Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in Sweden
Sweden: Persons living: EU 2030 strategy was 274 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
274
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 43 countries
All-time high
285
in 2021
All-time low
213
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden stood at 274.
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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 213, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 10th of 43 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: EU 2030 strategy in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 232 | — |
| 2016 | 240 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 242 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 213 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 226 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 236 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 285 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 248 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 271 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 272 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 274 | +0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 274 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 274 is above the median for high income countries, which is 117.5, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 230.6 | 213 | 242 | 5 |
| 2020s | 264.33 | 236 | 285 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 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 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 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 in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 43 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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