Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU was 17.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Sweden, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Sweden stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Sweden peaked at 18.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2007.
That places Sweden 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.6% | — |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.8% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
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 tenure status - eu in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Sweden was 17.9% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 tenure status - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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