Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Sweden
Sweden: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 10.21 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10.21 million people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 119 countries
All-time high
10.22 million people
in 2020
All-time low
8.01 million people
in 1975
Years of data
27
1975–2021
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Sweden, 1975–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Sweden is 10.21 million people, 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 between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Sweden peaked at 10.22 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.01 million people, 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.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.01 million people | — |
| 1981 | 8.08 million people | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 8.23 million people | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.52 million people | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.58 million people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.78 million people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.81 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.84 million people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.81 million people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.85 million people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.80 million people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.93 million people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.02 million people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.07 million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.14 million people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.22 million people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.27 million people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.34 million people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.40 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.55 million people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.63 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.75 million people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.93 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.96 million people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.14 million people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.22 million people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.21 million people | -0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 10.21 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.78 million people, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 10.21 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.94 million people, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.01 million people | 8.01 million people | 8.01 million people | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.15 million people | 8.08 million people | 8.23 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.55 million people | 8.52 million people | 8.58 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.90 million people | 8.78 million people | 9.14 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 million people | 9.22 million people | 10.14 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 million people | 10.21 million people | 10.22 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Sweden?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Sweden was 10.21 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.22 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 million people in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.