Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden
Sweden: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 348 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden is 348 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 255.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden peaked at 348 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67 Thousand persons, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 19th 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.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 67 Thousand persons | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 96 Thousand persons | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 130 Thousand persons | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 145 Thousand persons | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 193 Thousand persons | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 140 Thousand persons | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 214 Thousand persons | +52.9% |
| 2023 | 231 Thousand persons | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 274 Thousand persons | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 348 Thousand persons | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 107.2 Thousand persons | 67 Thousand persons | 145 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 233.33 Thousand persons | 140 Thousand persons | 348 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden was 348 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 348 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.1%. 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 rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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