Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden
Sweden: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 8.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden stood at 8.9. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden peaked at 8.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 29th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.6 | — |
| 2011 | 8.4 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 6.9 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.4 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2 | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 8.6 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 8.9 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.07 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1 compare
- 28 Switzerland 10.3 compare
- 30 Iceland 8.8 compare
- 31 Finland 8.6 compare
- 32 Norway 8.5 compare
More population data for Sweden
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.051 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4637 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Sweden was 8.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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