Between 2009 and 2019, people's trust towards the government in Sweden fluctuated but increased in general. While 35 percent of the respondents in the youngest age group trusted the government to a large extent in 2009, 32 percent could say the same in 2019. During the period under consideration, Swedes exhibited the greatest trust in 2010. As of 2019, 36 percent of people between 30 and 49 years had very or rather large trust in the Swedish government.
Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by age group
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hur stort förtroende har du för på det sätt på vilket följande institutioner och grupper sköter sitt arbete?"
The percentage refers to the combined share of respondents stating to be "very large trust (1)" and "rather large trust (2)". The share answering to be "not very large trust (3)" and "not large trust at all (4)" is not included in this statistic.
* The number of respondents in each year was as follows:
2018: 3,485
2017: 3,485
2016: 3,157
2015: 4,817
2014: 4,986
2013: 6,435
2012: 6,076
2011: 4,556
2010: 4,821
2009: 4,807
2008: 3,172.
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SOM-institutet. (September 1, 2020). Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901402/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-age-group/
SOM-institutet. "Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by age group." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901402/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-age-group/
SOM-institutet. (2020). Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901402/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-age-group/
SOM-institutet. "Share of People with Very/Rather Large Trust in The Government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901402/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-age-group/
SOM-institutet, Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901402/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2009 to 2019, by age group [Graph], SOM-institutet, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901402/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-age-group/
