Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Sweden
Sweden: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 17.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Sweden, 2010–2024
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 17.5% for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 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, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 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.
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
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.007 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 28.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0823 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1694 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Sweden?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Sweden was 17.5% in 2024, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Sweden ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions 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 National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)