Italy vs Sweden: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure
Italy
8.6%
in 2025
Sweden
8.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
16th
Sweden rank
15th
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.8% against 8.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 15th of 47 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.4% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.8% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 1.5% | Italy |
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 tenure, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.8% against 8.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Italy ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 15th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.