Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Sweden
Sweden: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 30.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Sweden stood at 30.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Sweden peaked at 41.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2020.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.9% | — |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +19.3% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 28.3% | 41.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 24.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 24.1% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Montenegro 39.3% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 34.0% compare
- 3 Austria 30.9% compare
- 5 Netherlands 30.7% compare
- 5 Netherlands 30.7% compare
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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Sweden?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Sweden was 30.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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