Sweden: trust in the government 2010-2021

In 2020 and 2021, the share of Swedes in a survey who had trust in their government increased to 43 percent, the highest since 2014, underlining that the Swedish government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the trust in it to rise. The level of trust was at its lowest in 2016, when only 31 percent had high or very high levels of trust in the government.

Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2021

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Number of respondents

3,500 respondents*

Age group

16-85 years

Special properties

residents of Sweden

Supplementary notes

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.

* The number of respondents in each year was as follows:
2019: 3,500>br> 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
2009: 4,807
2008: 3,172.

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