Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Sweden
Sweden: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk was 0.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.8% for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Sweden peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Sweden 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 296 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 296 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Sweden?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Sweden was 0.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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