Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Sweden
Sweden: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 a day in Sweden is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Sweden peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Sweden 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.22 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -3.74 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.27 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.13 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Sweden?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Sweden was 0.9% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Sweden ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.