Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden
Sweden: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden, 1975–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden stood at 1.3%.
The figure is up 86.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden peaked at 1.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 92nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7% | — |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +49.8% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -74.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +99.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -50.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +240.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +85.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -47.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +142.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -54.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +86.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Sweden was 1.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Sweden ranks 92nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.