Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Sweden
Sweden: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree was 288.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
288.1
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
295.9
in 2021
All-time low
228.3
in 2019
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden is 288.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Sweden peaked at 295.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 228.3, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 260.8 | — |
| 2014 | 255.4 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 253.4 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 253 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 257.8 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 238.8 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 228.3 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 245 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 295.9 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 266.5 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 282.9 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 272.3 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 288.1 | +5.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 288.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 288.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 249.64 | 228.3 | 260.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 275.12 | 245 | 295.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- 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)
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- 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 288.1 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 295.9 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 228.3 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 45 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 13.7%. 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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