Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
24.1%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2013
All-time low
23.3%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Sweden, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 24.1% for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Sweden peaked at 30.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.5% | — |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 24.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 24.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.4% | 26.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.3% | 28.7% | 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 by level of disability (activity) in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Sweden was 24.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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