Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Sweden
Sweden: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 24 Hours per week in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
24 Hours per week
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
25 Hours per week
in 2005
All-time low
23 Hours per week
in 2009
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 24 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Sweden peaked at 25 Hours per week in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23 Hours per week, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 Hours per week | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 Hours per week | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 Hours per week | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 Hours per week | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 Hours per week | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 24 Hours per week | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 24 Hours per week is above the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 24 Hours per week is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.11 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.9 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.17 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Czechia 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 599.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 903.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 659.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Sweden?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Sweden was 24 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 25 Hours per week in 2005.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Hours per week in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.