Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 9.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9.5% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden peaked at 9.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 25th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.1% | — |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 6 |
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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 persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden was 9.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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