SE · 2016 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Sweden, 2016
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
16.8%
Sweden, 2016
▲ 5.7% vs 2015 (15.9%)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 5.7% compared to 2015, reaching 16.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.3%.
Sweden ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.7% (from 15.9% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
117.5%
EU-27: 14.3%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02