Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden

Sweden: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
41st
of 46 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden, 2008–2020

0.20.40.60.812008201420202008: 1 Percentage2009: 0.8 Percentage2010: 0.9 Percentage2011: 0.8 Percentage2012: 0.3 Percentage2013: 0.5 Percentage2014: 0.5 Percentage2015: 0.6 Percentage2016: 0.2 Percentage2017: 0.6 Percentage2018: 0.7 Percentage2019: 0.5 Percentage2020: 1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

That places Sweden 41st out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Sweden, 2008 to 2020.
Year Percentage Change
2008 1.0%
2009 0.8% -20.0%
2010 0.9% +12.5%
2011 0.8% -11.1%
2012 0.3% -62.5%
2013 0.5% +66.7%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2015 0.6% +20.0%
2016 0.2% -66.7%
2017 0.6% +200.0%
2018 0.7% +16.7%
2019 0.5% -28.6%
2020 1.0% +100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.2% 0.9% 10
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 38 France 1.2% compare
  2. 38 Iceland 1.2% compare
  3. 40 Belgium 1.1% compare
  4. 42 Finland 0.9% compare
  5. 43 Switzerland 0.6% compare
  6. 43 Luxembourg 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Sweden was 1.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Sweden ranks 41st out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 638 data points, 2008–2020
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