At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 36.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 36.5% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden peaked at 43.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +77.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 36.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 36.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +77.2% | 19.7% | 34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 19.7% | 34.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 32.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 32.9% | 38.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Sweden was 36.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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