Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden stood at 79.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden peaked at 79.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2003.
That places Sweden 11th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28.0% | — |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 21.9% | 47.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 50.0% | 74.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 66.7% | 79.1% | 5 |
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release