Sweden vs United Kingdom: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth
Sweden
27.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom
14.4%
in 2018
Sweden rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
5th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.6% against 14.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 21 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 27.6% against 14.4% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 13.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth?
- Sweden ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 5th 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.