Social Development in Sweden

176 indicators covering social development for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age of full democracy 80 years 2025 up 14.3% 1st
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 16.2% 2030 down 31.1% 87th
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 1.43 million 2030 down 26.2% 70th
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 12.2% 2020 down 8.8% 162nd
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 22.5% 2020 down 1.4% 173rd
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 37.0% 2020 down 5.0% 113th
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 77.5% 2020 up 0.4% 14th
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 10.2% 2020 up 9.2% 117th
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 32.7% 2020 down 2.8% 33rd
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 26.8 2020 down 2.7% 72nd
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 12.34 2020 down 2.7% 72nd
Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 20.78 2020 down 2.2% 35th
Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 4th
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 7.5% 2030 down 38.0% 129th
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 7.8% 2030 down 37.1% 128th
Public and private social expenditure 26.09 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 6.4% 8th
Social expenditure aggregates 26.09 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 6.4% 8th
Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th
Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 78 2024 up 1.9% 82nd
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 1 2024 unchanged 101st
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 3.00 million National currency 2025 up 53.6% 12th
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 224,675 National currency 2025 up 60.5% 17th
Age of democracy 105 years 2018 up 10.5% 7th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 683,002 National currency 2025 up 66.1% 13th
Homicides, by sex of the victim 33 homicides 2023 up 26.9% 63rd
Homicide rate by sex of the victim 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 30.1% 93rd
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 520,484 National currency 2025 up 59.5% 10th
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.69 2025 up 17.0% 21st
Press Freedom Index 7.24 2021 down 21.6% 175th
Age of liberal democracy 104 years 2025 up 10.6% 5th
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 28.3% 2024 up 10.5% 79th
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 2.61 2016 up 4.4% 71st
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 1.31 million National currency 2025 up 53.9% 5th
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 30 2024 up 328.6% 13th
HICP - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (Neither) 150.19 2026 up 5.5% 11th
HICP - Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and 58.36 2026 up 6.7% 15th
HICP - Water (ND) (Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted) 1.15 2026 up 187.5% 25th
HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 6.1 2025 up 1,320.0% 7th
HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels 2 2025 up 122.2% 25th
Share of voting rights in international organizations 1.6% 2024 unchanged 17th
HICP - Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices 4.6 2025 up 228.6% 17th
Trust in government 52.0% 2024 down 15.7% 10th
Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 2.6 2014 down 7.1% 36th
Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 40.00 million 2022 up 17.6% 24th
Homicide rate from firearms 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 85.5% 39th
Homicides by firearm 53 homicides 2023 up 103.8% 30th
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 100.0% 47th
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 62.8% 2022 down 1.8% 5th
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of 62.8% 2022 down 1.8% 5th
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations 47.4% 2022 up 8.1% 23rd
Total number of indoor cinemas 418 2016 down 24.0% 14th
Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 1,663 2015 up 27.6% 14th
Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 1,806 2015 up 38.6% 12th
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure 1.9% 2014 down 32.1% 12th
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 1.6% 2015 up 14.3% 13th
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 1.6% 2015 up 14.3% 13th