In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden
Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 16.7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16.7
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.7
in 2015
All-time low
13.5
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden is 16.7, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden peaked at 21.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 18th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.1 | — |
| 2005 | 13.5 | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 20.1 | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 18.3 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.7 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.4 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 17.7 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 13.7 | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 14 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.7 | +55.0% |
| 2016 | 13.6 | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 18.9 | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 17.8 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 17.7 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 16.2 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 18.8 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 18.7 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 16.7 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.57 | 13.5 | 20.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.93 | 13.6 | 21.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Sweden was 16.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5 in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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