Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area was 76.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Sweden, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 76.0% for proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Sweden peaked at 79.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2020.
That places Sweden 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 78.0% | — |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.6% | 72.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 70.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Switzerland 83.9% compare
- 7 France 78.0% compare
- 7 United Kingdom (England and Wales) 78.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 76.0% compare
- 11 Estonia 75.0% compare
- 11 United Kingdom (Scotland) 75.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Sweden?
- Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Sweden was 76.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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