Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2025, Sweden's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 3.3% compared to 2024, reaching 59.6.

Sweden accounts for 147.2% of the EU-27 total of 40.5.

Sweden ranks 5th 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 10.2% (from 54.1 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.