Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sweden
Sweden: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 10.45 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 10.45 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sweden peaked at 10.45 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.15 million, in 1975.
That places Sweden 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.15 million | 8.15 million | 8.15 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.33 million | 8.29 million | 8.38 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.72 million | 8.65 million | 8.78 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.00 million | 8.86 million | 9.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 million | 9.32 million | 10.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.36 million | 10.31 million | 10.45 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sweden?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Sweden was 10.45 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.45 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 million in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Sweden ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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