Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Sweden
Sweden: Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 was 21.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 21.2 for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Sweden peaked at 21.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2017.
That places Sweden 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.1 | — |
| 2016 | 17.2 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1 | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 19.2 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 18.7 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 19 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 20.8 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 18.9 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 21.2 | +12.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 21.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.65, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 21.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.34 | 16.9 | 20.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.63 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Population density 27.91 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Sweden?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Sweden was 21.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 single-parent households 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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