Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Sweden
Sweden: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target was 1,971 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - EU2030 target in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in Sweden is 1,971 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in Sweden peaked at 1,971 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,716 Thousand persons, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, 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 - EU2030 target in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,772 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,744 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,716 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,791 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,879 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1,832 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,790 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,942 Thousand persons | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 1,932 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,843 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 1,971 Thousand persons | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,780 Thousand persons | 1,716 Thousand persons | 1,879 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,885 Thousand persons | 1,790 Thousand persons | 1,971 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 - eu2030 target in Sweden?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target in Sweden was 1,971 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,971 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,716 Thousand persons in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion - eu2030 target rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 - EU2030 target. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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