Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 1,905 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1,905 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Sweden peaked at 1,905 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,673 Thousand persons, in 2017.
That places Sweden 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,758 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,733 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,673 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,761 Thousand persons | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1,850 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1,803 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,761 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,870 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1,846 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,772 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 1,905 Thousand persons | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,755 Thousand persons | 1,673 Thousand persons | 1,850 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,826 Thousand persons | 1,761 Thousand persons | 1,905 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Sweden was 1,905 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,905 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,673 Thousand persons in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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