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Sweden: Severe material and social deprivation rate

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Sweden Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate Year: 2025

Country overview

Sweden

Current reading for Severe material and social deprivation rate in a European context.

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Latest value

3.90 Percent of people

Burden rank in Europe

European ranking unavailable

vs Europe burden

-2.1 puntos

Sweden is 2.1 points below the European average.

EU: 5.96

Data year

2025

EU context

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Editorial note

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Country Sweden Indicator Severe material and social deprivation rate Year 2025

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Indicator ecosystem

Topic overview for Quality of life. Each card compares Sweden against Europe.

Severe material and social deprivation rate

Open trend

Latest: 3.90 Percent of people Europe benchmark: 5.96 Percent of people Year: 2025

Internal regions

Embedded regional ranking preview with real regional values and shared semantic bars.

Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate

Granularity: Regions

Context Top, middle, and bottom regional positions for Sweden
  1. 1

    Småland med öarna

    +15.40

    4.50

  2. 2

    Östra Mellansverige

    +15.40

    4.50

  3. 3

    Norra Mellansverige

    +12.80

    4.40

  4. 4

    Stockholm

    +10.30

    4.30

  5. 5

    Sydsverige

    —

    3.90

  6. 6

    Västsverige

    -17.90

    3.20

  7. 7

    Mellersta Norrland

    -23.10

    3.00

  8. 8

    Övre Norrland

    -64.10

    1.40

Editorial insights

Short narrative blocks for strongest change and pressure points.

Country view

Sweden records 3.9 compared with a European average of 6.0 in 2025.

Regional contrasts in Sweden

Within Sweden, Östra Mellansverige records the highest value for Severe deprivation (4.50), while Övre Norrland records the lowest (1.40).

Östra Mellansverige versus the national value

Östra Mellansverige stands 0.60 points above the national value for Sweden on Severe deprivation.

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Sweden records 3.9 compared with a European average of 6.0 in 2025.
  • Highest region: Östra Mellansverige
  • Highest value: 4.5
  • Lowest region: Övre Norrland
  • Lowest value: 1.4