Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 6.9 in 2025. β² Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2014β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden is 6.9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 6.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2017.
That places Sweden 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.18 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 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 material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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