Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in Sweden
Sweden: Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.2%
Change on year
up 44.4%
World rank
17th
of 39 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2023
All-time low
1.1%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 5.2% for children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in 2025.
The figure is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 372.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in Sweden peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 17th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +136.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -48.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +105.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +70.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -42.9% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +44.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 5.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Hungary 6.5% compare
- 15 Germany 6.4% compare
- 16 Malta 5.6% compare
- 17 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 17 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 4.8% compare
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)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in Sweden?
- Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by in Sweden was 5.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 372.7%. 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 Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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