Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Sweden
Sweden: Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl was 1.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Sweden, 2006–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Sweden is 1.0%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 209.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 21 Spain 1.6% compare
- 22 Switzerland 1.5% compare
- 23 Belgium 1.1%
- 25 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
- 26 Slovenia 0.2% compare
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 households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Sweden?
- Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Sweden was 1.0% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.7%. 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 pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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