Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Sweden
Sweden: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 2.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Sweden, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Sweden is 2.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 190.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Sweden peaked at 2.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
That places Sweden 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2% | — |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +77.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +133.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +111.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +88.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +58.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2.9% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Sweden?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Sweden was 2.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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