Children living: EU 2020 strategy in Sweden
Sweden: Children living: EU 2020 strategy was 41.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.2
Change on year
up 91.6%
World rank
16th
of 49 countries
All-time high
59.5
in 2015
All-time low
21.5
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden is 41.2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 91.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden peaked at 59.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 16th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Children living: EU 2020 strategy in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.6 | — |
| 2005 | 35.7 | -26.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 38.3 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 22.9 | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 28.2 | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 30.8 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 41.9 | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 53.5 | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 57.2 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 34.4 | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 59.5 | +73.0% |
| 2016 | 41.9 | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 33.8 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 45.8 | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 44.5 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.1 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 44 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 42.8 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 21.5 | -49.8% |
| 2025 | 41.2 | +91.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 41.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.35, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 41.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.5, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.27 | 22.9 | 48.6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 44.33 | 30.8 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8 | 21.5 | 44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Netherlands 42.5 compare
- 14 Netherlands 42.5 compare
- 17 Latvia 33.3 compare
- 17 Latvia 33.3 compare
- 19 Norway 33.2 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)
- 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 living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden?
- Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden was 41.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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