Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Sweden
The richest fifth of people in Sweden received 4.58 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2025.
Sweden, 2025
4.58
Change from 2024
+5.5%
European Union, 2025
4.62 times
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.60 times
Position in 2025
18th of 31
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Sweden over time
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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.58 times | 4.62 times |
| 2024 | 4.34 times | 4.66 times |
| 2023 | 4.73 times | 4.72 times |
| 2022 | 4.34 times | 4.74 times |
| 2021 | 4.04 times | 4.98 times |
| 2020 | 4.12 times | 4.89 times |
| 2019 | 4.33 times | 4.99 times |
| 2018 | 4.13 times | 5.05 timese (estimated) |
| 2017 | 4.27 times | 5.03 timese (estimated) |
| 2016 | 4.25 times | 5.16 timese (estimated) |
| 2015 | 4.06 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2014 | 4.15 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2013 | 3.97 times | 5.05 times |
| 2012 | 3.98 times | 4.98 times |
| 2011 | 3.95 times | 4.99 times |
| 2010 | 3.85 times | 4.89 times |
| 2009 | 3.96 times | – |
| 2008 | 3.70 timesb (break in time series) | – |
| 2007 | 3.35 times | – |
| 2006 | 3.58 times | – |
| 2005 | 3.33 times | – |
| 2004 | 3.31 timesb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +5.5% from 4.34 times in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.06 times, the figure has changed by +12.8%.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.62 times.
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Severe material and social deprivation
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Gini index
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Income share held by the richest 10%
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