Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 18.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Sweden stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 18.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2017.
That places Sweden 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.2% | — |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 18.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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