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
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Sweden, 2014–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 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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