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 76.2% 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 76.2%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2003.
Sweden ranks 4th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19.5% | — |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +65.5% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 16.8% | 44.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 49.2% | 60.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 69.9% | 79.0% | 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 76.2% 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 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 65 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 29.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release