Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden
Sweden: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 187 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
187
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
269
in 2004
All-time low
80
in 2016
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden stood at 187.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden peaked at 269 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 269 | — |
| 2005 | 216 | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 192 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 197 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 161 | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 186 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 177 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 162 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 170 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 181 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 96 | -47.0% |
| 2015 | 112 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 80 | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 113 | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 159 | +40.7% |
| 2019 | 184 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 187 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203.5 | 161 | 269 | 6 |
| 2010s | 143.4 | 80 | 184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 187 | 187 | 187 | 1 |
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 deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Sweden was 187 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 269 in 2004.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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