Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden
Sweden: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 1.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2004–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden is 1.8%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden peaked at 2.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.
That places Sweden 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.9% | — |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +45.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 39% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 42% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 40 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 40 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 42 Norway 2.0% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 1.7% compare
- 45 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 46 Iceland 1.0% compare
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 deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden was 1.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Sweden ranks 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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