Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 26.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden stood at 26.6%.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden peaked at 31.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.4% | — |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.5% | 29.3% | 31.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 25.3% | 30.8% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Sweden was 26.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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