Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Sweden
Sweden: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 40.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Sweden, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Sweden stood at 40.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Sweden peaked at 56.2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2009.
That places Sweden 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.7 | — |
| 2006 | 56.2 | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 53.2 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 50.2 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 36 | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 49.5 | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 50.8 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 49.2 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.9 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.5 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 45 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 47.4 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 50.7 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 46.9 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 45.9 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 44.2 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 45.6 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 43.1 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 42.3 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 40.3 | -4.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 40.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.85, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 40.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.6, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children in formal: % over the population of each age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +37.5% | 36 | 49.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.66 | 36 | 56.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.59 | 45 | 50.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.57 | 40.3 | 45.9 | 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 children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Sweden?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Sweden was 40.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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