Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden
Sweden: Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing was 2.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden, 2006–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden stood at 2.84 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden peaked at 2.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.45 million | — |
| 2007 | 2.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.77 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.84 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.50 million | 2.45 million | 2.53 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.53 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million | 2.75 million | 2.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden?
- Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing in Sweden was 2.84 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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