Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 3.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Sweden is 3.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and up 254.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 3.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 25th of 43 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.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +64.3% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +30.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 3.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.5%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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