Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Sweden
Sweden: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 was 8.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.9%
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2011
All-time low
6.0%
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Sweden stood at 8.9%.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Sweden peaked at 9.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.7% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Sweden?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Sweden was 8.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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