Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden

Sweden: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10.7%
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
14th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2025
All-time low
5.1%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden, 2014–2025

02.557.5102014201920252014: 5.9 Percentage2015: 5.7 Percentage2016: 5.3 Percentage2017: 5.9 Percentage2018: 5.7 Percentage2019: 5.1 Percentage2020: 6.1 Percentage2021: 5.2 Percentage2022: 6.7 Percentage2023: 9.2 Percentage2024: 9.6 Percentage2025: 10.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden is 10.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden peaked at 10.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2019.

That places Sweden 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile in Sweden, 2014 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2014 5.9%
2015 5.7% -3.4%
2016 5.3% -7.0%
2017 5.9% +11.3%
2018 5.7% -3.4%
2019 5.1% -10.5%
2020 6.1% +19.6%
2021 5.2% -14.8%
2022 6.7% +28.8%
2023 9.2% +37.3%
2024 9.6% +4.3%
2025 10.7% +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.6% 5.1% 5.9% 6
2020s 7.9% 5.2% 10.7% 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 11 Lithuania 10.9% compare
  2. 11 Lithuania 10.9% compare
  3. 13 France 10.8% compare
  4. 15 Netherlands 10.5% compare
  5. 15 Netherlands 10.5% compare
  6. 17 Hungary 10.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden?
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden was 10.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2019.
How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
Sweden ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. 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 spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 572 data points, 2014–2025
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