Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden
Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 77.59 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden is 77.59, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden peaked at 87.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 69.6, in 2015.
That places Sweden 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.4 | — |
| 2002 | 87.2 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.1 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.2 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.1 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 79.6 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 77.2 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 75.4 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 74.4 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 73 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.1 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.5 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 79.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.1 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 77.7 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.2 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 77.47 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 77.59 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.76 | 77.2 | 87.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.1 | 69.6 | 79.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.68 | 77 | 78.2 | 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 tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Sweden was 77.59 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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