Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 11.0% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sweden peaked at 11.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1987.
That places Sweden 71st out of 130 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.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 11.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More infrastructure data for Sweden
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sweden?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Sweden was 11.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1987.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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