At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 45.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 45.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Sweden peaked at 51.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.6% | — |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 45.5% | +6.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 45.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 45.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.8%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.4% | 46.6% | 51.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 42.7% | 50.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Sweden was 45.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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