Over the past five years, Swedish women showed more trust in the Swedish government than Swedish men. Moreover, the Swedes' trust in their government increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching 48 percent among women and 43 percent among men.
Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender
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.
* Refers to most recent year. The number of respondents in each year was as follows:
2021: 3,146
2020: 3,556
2019: 3,500
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
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SOM-institutet. (July 5, 2023). Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901420/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-gender/
SOM-institutet. "Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901420/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-gender/
SOM-institutet. (2023). Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901420/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-gender/
SOM-institutet. "Share of People with Very/Rather Large Trust in The Government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901420/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-gender/
SOM-institutet, Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901420/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-gender/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph], SOM-institutet, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901420/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden-by-gender/
