Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden
Sweden: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 274 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden stood at 274 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden peaked at 285 Thousand persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 213 Thousand persons, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 232 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 240 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 242 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 213 Thousand persons | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 226 Thousand persons | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 236 Thousand persons | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 285 Thousand persons | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 248 Thousand persons | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 271 Thousand persons | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 272 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 274 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 230.6 Thousand persons | 213 Thousand persons | 242 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 264.33 Thousand persons | 236 Thousand persons | 285 Thousand persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden was 274 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 285 Thousand persons in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 213 Thousand persons in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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