At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys

In 2025, Sweden's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 2.8% compared to 2024, reaching 11.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.3%.

Sweden ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 26.8% (from 15.3% in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.