Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 37.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden stood at 37.9%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden peaked at 45.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43.8% | — |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 37.9% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.1% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 36.0% | 41.6% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Sweden was 37.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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