Italy vs Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth
Italy
32.5%
in 2025
Sweden
27.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.5% against 27.6% in Sweden, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 21 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 21.9% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 23.7% | 8.3% | Italy |
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, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 32.5% against 27.6% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth between Italy and Sweden?
- 4.9%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth?
- Italy ranks 1st 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.