Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden
Sweden: Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status was 2.1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.1 for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden peaked at 4.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2014.
That places Sweden 43rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.7 | — |
| 2005 | 3.5 | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1 | -65.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5 | +250.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 2 | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -70.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | +77.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.4, 33% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3, 40% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +250.0% | 1 | 3.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 | 1 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 0.9 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 41 Norway 2.3 compare
- 42 Austria 2.2 compare
- 43 Netherlands 2.1 compare
- 43 Netherlands 2.1 compare
- 46 Malta 1.8 compare
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 severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden?
- Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status in Sweden was 2.1 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status?
- Sweden ranks 43rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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