Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden
Sweden: Children living in households with very low work intensity by was 40.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden is 40.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 78.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% 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, 22.4%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 59.5% | — |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +48.7% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -47.7% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +78.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.5% | 30.8% | 59.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 22.4% | 44.0% | 6 |
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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 40.0% 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 22.4% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 39 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 32.8%. 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 living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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