Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Sweden
Sweden: Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived was 8.2 Average in 2025. ▬ Flat
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 8.2 Average for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Sweden peaked at 8.2 Average in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.7 Average, in 2019.
That places Sweden 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9 Average | — |
| 2016 | 7.8 Average | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9 Average | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1 Average | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7 Average | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1 Average | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 8 Average | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.1 Average | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8 Average | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8 Average | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.2 Average | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.88 Average | 7.7 Average | 8.1 Average | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.07 Average | 8 Average | 8.2 Average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Sweden?
- Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Sweden was 8.2 Average in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 Average in 2025.
- What is the lowest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 Average in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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