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At-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202515.6%
Change on 2024+0.8 pts
Rank14th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high17.12019
Series low92001

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden, 2001 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

8101214161820012006201020142018202220252001: 9 %2002: 11 %2004: 11.3 %2005: 9.5 %2006: 12.3 %2007: 10.5 %2008: 13.5 %2009: 14.4 %2010: 14.8 %2011: 15.4 %2012: 15.2 %2013: 16 %2014: 15.6 %2015: 16.3 %2016: 16.2 %2017: 15.8 %2018: 16.4 %2019: 17.1 %2020: 16.1 %2021: 15.7 %2022: 16 %2023: 16.1 %2024: 14.8 %2025: 15.6 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-05.
All 24 values
Period%
202515.6
202414.8
202316.1
202216
202115.7
202016.1
201917.1
201816.4
201715.8
201616.2
201516.3
201415.6
201316
201215.2
201115.4
201014.8
200914.4
200813.5 Series break
200710.5
200612.3
20059.5
200411.3 Series break
200211 Series break
20019

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Sweden15.6
European Union (27)16.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden?

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.8 pts from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate in Sweden?

17.1% in 2019, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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