Wealth and income percentiles in Sweden
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Sweden? Model estimates for 8.2 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Sweden
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, SEK | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | SEK 1,160,000 | USD 126,000 |
| Top 10% | SEK 6,290,000 | USD 683,000 |
| Top 5% | SEK 11,600,000 | USD 1,260,000 |
| Top 1% | SEK 46,300,000 | USD 5,030,000 |
| Top 0.1% | SEK 117,000,000 | USD 12,800,000 |
| Average (mean) | SEK 3,100,000 | USD 336,000 |
Income thresholds in Sweden
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, SEK | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | SEK 538,000 | USD 58,400 |
| Top 10% | SEK 971,000 | USD 105,000 |
| Top 5% | SEK 1,390,000 | USD 151,000 |
| Top 1% | SEK 3,200,000 | USD 348,000 |
| Top 0.1% | SEK 10,500,000 | USD 1,140,000 |
| Average (mean) | SEK 703,000 | USD 76,400 |
Sweden in a global context
Sweden has 0.15% of the world’s adults. About 45.0% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 5.5% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 75.2% and 3.8%.
The median adult in Sweden is in the global top 11.9% by net worth and the global top 6.6% by income. Sweden is home to about 0.81% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | The current wealth distribution relies primarily on UBS 2025. Statistics Sweden’s direct person-level wealth tables end in 2007 and are not used as the current distribution. |
| Income | 3 | Statistics Sweden provides a direct official median for earned income and a top-1% anchor. The rest of the curve requires modelling and capital income is treated separately. |
- UBS Global Wealth Report 2025, data ved end of 2024
- Statistics Sweden: wealth tables 1999–2007
- SCB: Inkomster for people in Sweden, updated 21. januar 2026
- SCB: Swedens toppincomestakere, 30. august 2023
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Sweden?
About SEK 46,300,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about SEK 6,290,000.
What is the median income in Sweden?
The median adult in Sweden has a broad pre-tax economic income of about SEK 538,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Sweden are in the global top 1%?
About 5.5% of adults in Sweden are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 3.8% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Sweden is 3/5 for net worth and 3/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.