At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of was 33.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden is 33.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden peaked at 33.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.4% | — |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 33.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 33.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 29.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.8% | 33.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More urban development data for Sweden
- Population in the largest city 18.4% (2025)
- Population density 25.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.26 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.164 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.74 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 4.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.74 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.95 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Sweden was 33.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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