Self-reported life satisfaction in Sweden
Sweden: Self-reported life satisfaction was 7.25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-reported life satisfaction in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 7.25 for self-reported life satisfaction in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Sweden peaked at 7.48 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.25, in 2025.
That places Sweden 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7.48 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.35 | 7.25 | 7.39 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 128 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 3.23 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 195 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,661 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 148,777 (2025)
- Press freedom 2 (2016)
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 62.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Sweden?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Sweden was 7.25 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 in 2012.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.