Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of population below the international poverty line of was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden, 2003–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
Sweden ranks 44th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -77.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +150.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | +150.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
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 proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden?
- Proportion of population below the international poverty line of in Sweden was 0.5% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below the international poverty line of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of population below the international poverty line of?
- Sweden ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of population below the international poverty line of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 Proportion of population below the international poverty line of US$1.90 per day (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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