Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Sweden
Sweden: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 37 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2015
All-time low
18.1%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 19.5% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in 2025.
The figure is down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Sweden peaked at 22.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2023.
That places Sweden 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.4% | — |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.0% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 285,074 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4029 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 25,438 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7241 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Sweden?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Sweden was 19.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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