Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden

Sweden: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 83.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
83.0%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
13th
of 43 countries
All-time high
92.1%
in 2024
All-time low
83.0%
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden, 2015–2025

0204060801002015202020252015: 87.6 Percentage2016: 89 Percentage2017: 86.9 Percentage2018: 90 Percentage2019: 89.3 Percentage2020: 83.3 Percentage2021: 83.5 Percentage2022: 85 Percentage2023: 84.2 Percentage2024: 92.1 Percentage2025: 83 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden stood at 83.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2025.

Sweden ranks 13th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status in Sweden, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 87.6%
2016 89.0% +1.6%
2017 86.9% -2.4%
2018 90.0% +3.6%
2019 89.3% -0.8%
2020 83.3% -6.7%
2021 83.5% +0.2%
2022 85.0% +1.8%
2023 84.2% -0.9%
2024 92.1% +9.4%
2025 83.0% -9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 88.6% 86.9% 90.0% 5
2020s 85.2% 83.0% 92.1% 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 10 Iceland 87.4% compare
  2. 11 Slovakia 86.2% compare
  3. 11 Slovakia 86.2% compare
  4. 14 Slovenia 82.5% compare
  5. 14 Slovenia 82.5% compare
  6. 16 Switzerland 82.0% compare
  7. 16 Estonia 82.0% compare
  8. 16 Estonia 82.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden?
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Sweden was 83.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2025.
How does Sweden rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
Sweden ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 480 data points, 2015–2025
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