Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden
Sweden: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 1.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden is 1.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden peaked at 2.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.
That places Sweden 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -63.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +105.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -34.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +88.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -38.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +54.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Sweden was 1.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Sweden ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.