Children per private household by labour status within households in Sweden
Sweden: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
13th
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2009
All-time low
0.4
in 2011
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Children per private household by labour status within households and in Sweden, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per private household by labour status within households and in Sweden is 0.4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in Sweden peaked at 0.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 13th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children per private household by labour status within households in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5 | — |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 13 Austria 0.4 compare
- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4 compare
- 13 Czechia 0.4 compare
- 13 Denmark 0.4 compare
- 13 Estonia 0.4 compare
- 13 Greece 0.4 compare
- 13 Spain 0.4 compare
- 13 France 0.4 compare
- 13 Croatia 0.4 compare
- 13 Hungary 0.4 compare
- 13 Luxembourg 0.4 compare
- 13 Latvia 0.4 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 13 Norway 0.4 compare
- 13 Poland 0.4 compare
- 13 Portugal 0.4 compare
- 13 Serbia 0.4 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4 compare
- 13 Estonia 0.4 compare
- 13 Croatia 0.4 compare
- 13 Latvia 0.4 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 13 Poland 0.4 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4 compare
- 13 Serbia 0.4 compare
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in Sweden?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in Sweden was 0.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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