Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden
Sweden: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden peaked at 9.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2007.
That places Sweden 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.7% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
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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 persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Sweden was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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