Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sweden
Sweden: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 10.21 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sweden, 1975–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sweden is 10.21 million, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sweden peaked at 10.22 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.01 million, in 1975.
That places Sweden 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.01 million | 8.01 million | 8.01 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.15 million | 8.08 million | 8.23 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.55 million | 8.52 million | 8.58 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.90 million | 8.78 million | 9.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 million | 9.22 million | 10.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 million | 10.21 million | 10.22 million | 2 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0725 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0823 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1694 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sweden?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Sweden was 10.21 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.22 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 million in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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