Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Sweden
Sweden: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2015
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Sweden, 2006–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.9% for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 197.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3% | — |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +150.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +82.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Sweden?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Sweden was 0.9% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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