Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 17.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden is 17.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden peaked at 18.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.7% | — |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 5 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Sweden was 17.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Sweden ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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