In 2023, Sweden had the highest rate of the foreign-born population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the Nordic region, with around 33 percent of the people living in Sweden born in another country were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Denmark had the second-highest rate, whereas Iceland had the lowest, but numbers for the latter are only available until 2019. The rate in Finland has decreased significantly over the documented time period, from over 41 percent in 2010 to around 28 percent in 2023.
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Eurostat. (July 12, 2024). Rate of foreign-born population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274228/foreigners-risk-poverty-social-exclusion-nordics/
Eurostat. "Rate of foreign-born population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2023." Chart. July 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274228/foreigners-risk-poverty-social-exclusion-nordics/
Eurostat. (2024). Rate of foreign-born population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274228/foreigners-risk-poverty-social-exclusion-nordics/
Eurostat. "Rate of Foreign-born Population at Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion in The Nordic Countries from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274228/foreigners-risk-poverty-social-exclusion-nordics/
Eurostat, Rate of foreign-born population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274228/foreigners-risk-poverty-social-exclusion-nordics/ (last visited July 28, 2024)
Rate of foreign-born population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], Eurostat, July 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274228/foreigners-risk-poverty-social-exclusion-nordics/