Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9.7% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden peaked at 9.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2016.
That places Sweden 24th 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 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.2% | — |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Sweden was 9.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. 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 who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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