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During the first half of the past decade, the annual average disposable income of households in Sweden increased regularly year by year, although growth flattened somwhat from 2016 onwards.

The household type with the highest disposable income

The type of household with the highest disposable income in Sweden during 2021 was couples cohabiting with one or more adult children from 20 to 29 years. These households had on average a disposable income of more than one million Swedish kronor.  

Single-person household had the lowest disposable income

The most common type of households in Sweden in 2022 were single-person households without children, followed by cohabiting or married couples without children. Single-person households in 2021 were the household type that had the lowest average disposable income, amounting to 280,000 Swedish kronor. Single-women households without children had a lower average income than single-men.