Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Sweden
Sweden: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 10.36 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Sweden stood at 10.36 million. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Sweden peaked at 10.36 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.04 million, in 1975.
That places Sweden 42nd 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 | 8.04 million | 8.04 million | 8.04 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.20 million | 8.13 million | 8.26 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.59 million | 8.54 million | 8.63 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.92 million | 8.80 million | 9.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 million | 9.23 million | 10.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 million | 10.24 million | 10.36 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)
- 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 in Sweden?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Sweden was 10.36 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 million in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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