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 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.4%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2006
All-time low
9.0%
in 2023
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden stood at 10.4%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Sweden peaked at 13.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2023.
That places Sweden 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 11.0% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +25.6% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 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 10.4% 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 13.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 47 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 down 3.7%. 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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