Median equivalised net income in Sweden
Median equivalised net income in Sweden was €28,574 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Sweden, 2025
€28,574
Change from 2024
+6.2%
European Union, 2025
€22,939 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€20,416 per year
Position in 2025
10th of 31
Median equivalised net income in Sweden over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €28,574 per year | €22,939 per year |
| 2024 | €26,915 per year | €21,582 per year |
| 2023 | €27,250 per year | €20,290 per year |
| 2022 | €26,738 per year | €19,092 per year |
| 2021 | €25,498 per year | €18,381 per year |
| 2020 | €24,700 per year | €18,291 per year |
| 2019 | €24,474 per year | €17,325 per year |
| 2018 | €25,540 per year | €16,832 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2017 | €25,376 per year | €16,281 per year |
| 2016 | €25,164 per year | €15,847 per year |
| 2015 | €25,306 per year | €15,422 per year |
| 2014 | €25,838 per year | €15,101 per year |
| 2013 | €25,401 per year | €14,962 per year |
| 2012 | €23,852 per year | €14,924 per year |
| 2011 | €21,584 per year | €14,652 per year |
| 2010 | €18,897 per year | €14,521 per year |
| 2009 | €20,477 per year | €14,564 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2008 | €20,217 per yearb (break in time series) | €14,015 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2007 | €18,845 per year | €12,902 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2006 | €17,991 per year | €12,677 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2005 | €17,498 per year | €12,707 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2004 | €17,329 per year | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +6.2% from €26,915 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €25,306 per year, the figure has changed by +12.9%.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €22,939 per year.
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All statistics for Sweden
At-risk-of-poverty rate
15.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
28.6 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Consumer price level index
123 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
Unadjusted gender pay gap
11.2%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Hourly labour cost
€43.1 per hour
2025 · Eurostat
Net annual earnings
€38,950 per year
2025 · Eurostat