Denmark vs Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth
Denmark
20.6%
in 2025
Sweden
27.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
3rd
Sweden rank
2nd
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.6% against 20.6% in Denmark, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 21 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 27.1% | 8.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 23.7% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.6% against 20.6% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth between Denmark and Sweden?
- 7.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.