Of the Nordic countries, Sweden has had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate among the foreign-born population since 2013. In 2023, 28 percent of Sweden's foreign-born citizens were at risk of poverty. Iceland has the lowest rate, with 13 percent in 2019, the last year for which numbers are available for the country. The at-risk-of-poverty rate among Finland's foreign-born citizens decreased by over 10 percentage points over the last decade.
At-risk-of-poverty rate among foreign-born citizens in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2023
Country of residency
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Iceland
Norway
2023
23.3%
18.2%
28.3%
-
17.6%
2022
18.8%
19.7%
28.8%
-
18.7%
2021
22.4%
15.3%
30.8%
-
21.6%
2020
25.6%
18.8%
30.7%
-
23.7%
2019
23.8%
17.5%
33.5%
13%
24.1%
2018
26.2%
17.5%
30.9%
12.3%
24.1%
2017
27.5%
19.2%
30.4%
13.6%
20.5%
2016
22.7%
22.9%
29.8%
16.4%
22.9%
2015
25.8%
23.7%
30.7%
14.2%
20%
2014
19.1%
24.1%
30.1%
9.9%
18.4%
2013
20.7%
22.6%
28%
13.5%
20.2%
2012
25.4%
28.2%
27.1%
12.6%
18.8%
2011
25.6%
29.5%
27.4%
19.7%
19.7%
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Numbers for Iceland are missing for 2020 and forward. Â
The at-risk-of-poverty rate shows the share of people who have an equalized disposable income below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. The threshold is 60 percent of the median income after tax and social transfers.
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Eurostat. (June 20, 2024). At-risk-of-poverty rate among foreign-born citizens in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274057/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-foreign-born-population/
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