Income share held by third 20% in Sweden
Sweden: Income share held by third 20% was 17.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by third 20% in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by third 20% in Sweden is 17.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Sweden peaked at 18.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 12th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 18.1% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 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 income share held by third 20% in Sweden?
- Income share held by third 20% in Sweden was 17.8% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by third 20% recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by third 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.