Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) vs Sweden: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
12.9%
in 2021
Sweden
18.6%
in 2025
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank
6th
Sweden rank
3rd

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of over time

  • Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
  • Sweden
0510152025200920172025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 18.6% against 12.9% in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ahead.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 22 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 10.4% 7.5% 2.9% Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
2020s 10.1% 11.8% 1.8% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of, Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 18.6% against 12.9% in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) as of 2025.
What is the difference in persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of between Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) and Sweden?
5.7%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) and Sweden?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2021.
How do Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) and Sweden rank globally for persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of citizenship (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of citizenship (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
25 places, 331 data points, 2009–2025
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