Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden
Sweden: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden is 21.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden peaked at 21.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2005.
That places Sweden 17th out of 45 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.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.7% | — |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 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 share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden was 21.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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