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.
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 9th of 47 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 | Value | 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 | +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 26.15, 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 | 37.53 | 32.7 | 43.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.97 | 32.9 | 38.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
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 9th out of 47 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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