Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 16.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Sweden, 2007–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 16.1% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Sweden peaked at 17.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2007.
That places Sweden 41st out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.5% | — |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.5% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.1% | 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Sweden?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Sweden was 16.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Sweden ranks 41st out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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