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. β² Rising
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2015β2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 21st of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (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 21st out of 34 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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