Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden

Sweden: Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent was 1 Thousand persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1 Thousand persons
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1 Thousand persons
in 2023
All-time low
0 Thousand persons
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden, 2015–2025

00.20.40.60.812015202020252015: 0 Thousand persons2016: 0 Thousand persons2017: 0 Thousand persons2018: 0 Thousand persons2019: 0 Thousand persons2020: 0 Thousand persons2021: 0 Thousand persons2022: 0 Thousand persons2023: 1 Thousand persons2024: 0 Thousand persons2025: 1 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden stood at 1 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden peaked at 1 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Thousand persons, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 8th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent activity status in Sweden, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2015 0 Thousand persons
2016 0 Thousand persons
2017 0 Thousand persons
2018 0 Thousand persons
2019 0 Thousand persons
2020 0 Thousand persons
2021 0 Thousand persons
2022 0 Thousand persons
2023 1 Thousand persons
2024 0 Thousand persons -100.0%
2025 1 Thousand persons

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0 Thousand persons 0 Thousand persons 0 Thousand persons 5
2020s 0.3333 Thousand persons 0 Thousand persons 1 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 5 Albania 2 Thousand persons compare
  2. 5 Greece 2 Thousand persons compare
  3. 5 Hungary 2 Thousand persons compare
  4. 8 France 1 Thousand persons compare
  5. 8 Italy 1 Thousand persons compare
  6. 8 North Macedonia 1 Thousand persons compare
  7. 8 Norway 1 Thousand persons compare
  8. 8 Portugal 1 Thousand persons compare
  9. 8 Serbia 1 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden?
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent in Sweden was 1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1 Thousand persons in 2023.
What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0 Thousand persons in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent?
Sweden ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and most frequent activity status
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 296 data points, 2015–2025
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