At-risk-of-poverty rate among foreign-born citizens in the Nordic countries 2011-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

Of the Nordic countries, Sweden has had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate among the foreign-born population since 2013. Over 30 percent of Sweden's foreign-born citizens were at risk of poverty in 2020. Iceland has the lowest rate, with 12 percent in 2018, the latest 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 2020

Country of residency	Denmark	Finland	Sweden	Iceland	Norway
2020	25.6%	18.8%	30.7%	-	23.7%
2019	23.8%	17.5%	33.5%	-	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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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Numbers for Iceland are missing for 2019 and 2020.

The at-risk-of-poverty rate shows the share of people who have an equivalized disposable income below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. The threshold is 60 % of the median income after tax and social transfers.

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