Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Sweden
Sweden: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to 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 to escape poverty — Working hours needed to 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% |
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 of America 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
- 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.3991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 330,025 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 30,092 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2523 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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.