Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Sweden
Sweden: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Sweden is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Sweden peaked at 9.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2007.
That places Sweden 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 tenure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Sweden?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Sweden was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure 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 tenure 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 tenure?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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