In 2022, the age group with most social welfare recipients in Sweden was people between 30 and 39 years of age. In detail, 42,600 in this age group received social welfare. The age group with the second largest amount of recipients was 40 to 49 year-olds, with 39,000 recipients. People aged 65 years or more made up the smallest age group, with nearly 9,000 recipients.
Number of social welfare recipients in Sweden in 2022, by age group
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Socialstyrelsen. (June 14, 2023). Number of social welfare recipients in Sweden in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531025/sweden-social-welfare-recipients-by-age-group/
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