Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Sweden
Sweden: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.8379 in 2023. β Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Sweden, 1975β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Sweden stood at 0.8379.
That represents a change of down 34.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Sweden peaked at 1.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 69th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.35 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4403 | 0.1 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5505 | 0.2655 | 0.8584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.801 | 0.4512 | 1.27 | 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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Sweden?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Sweden was 0.8379 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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