Deprivation levels in vulnerable areas

versus the Swedish average

Areas designated vulnerable by police

Sweden

10

20

30

0%

At risk of poverty*

Not in employment or education (ages 20-64)**

Long term unemployed (20-64)***

Finished school early****

Deprivation levels in vulnerable areas versus the Swedish average

Areas designated vulnerable by police

Sweden

35%

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

At risk of

poverty*

Not in employment or

education (ages 20-64)**

Long term

unemployed (20-64)

Finished

school early

Guardian graphic. Source: The Swedish statistics agency, SCB. Notes: *Defined as an economic standard of less than 60% of the median. **Figures include some people who live in Sweden but work elsewhere. Data 2021, except “Finished school early”, which is 2022 data