Dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people - EU-SILC survey

In 2025, Sweden's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people increased by 14.3% compared to 2024, reaching 3.20.

Sweden accounts for 84.2% of the EU-27 total of 3.80.

Sweden ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 45.5% (from 2.20 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespn120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.