Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden

Sweden: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.7%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
23rd
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2025
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden, 2015–2025

00.511.52015202020252015: 0.8 Percentage2016: 0.7 Percentage2017: 0.9 Percentage2018: 0.9 Percentage2019: 0.8 Percentage2020: 1 Percentage2021: 0.7 Percentage2022: 1.2 Percentage2023: 1.3 Percentage2024: 1.5 Percentage2025: 1.7 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden is 1.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden peaked at 1.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.

That places Sweden 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile in Sweden, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 0.8%
2016 0.7% -12.5%
2017 0.9% +28.6%
2018 0.9% +0.0%
2019 0.8% -11.1%
2020 1.0% +25.0%
2021 0.7% -30.0%
2022 1.2% +71.4%
2023 1.3% +8.3%
2024 1.5% +15.4%
2025 1.7% +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 5
2020s 1.2% 0.7% 1.7% 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 20 Hungary 2.0% compare
  2. 21 Slovakia 1.9% compare
  3. 21 Slovakia 1.9% compare
  4. 23 Lithuania 1.7% compare
  5. 23 Serbia 1.7% compare
  6. 23 Lithuania 1.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden?
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most in Sweden was 1.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most?
Sweden ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. 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 two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by most frequent activity status and income quantile
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 478 data points, 2015–2025
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