Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Sweden
Sweden: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 13.06 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day in Sweden is 13.06, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Sweden peaked at 56.7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 11.2, in 2020.
That places Sweden 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.7 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.95 | 44.2 | 49.7 | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.85 | 30.3 | 35.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4 | 16.64 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.78 | 12.16 | 15.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.46 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 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 poverty share on less than 30 per day in Sweden?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Sweden was 13.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Sweden ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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