Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Sweden
Sweden: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 1.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
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 34th out of 37 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.
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
- 32 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 33 Norway 2.0% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 1.7% compare
- 36 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 37 Iceland 1.0% compare
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0823 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1694 (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 34th out of 37 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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