Of the Nordic countries, Sweden has had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate from 2011 to 2020. In 2020, 16 percent of Sweden's population lived at risk of poverty. Since 2015, Norway, Denmark, and Finland all have similar at-risk-of-poverty rates, around 12 percent in 2020. Iceland had the lowest rate, below 10 percent except for 2017. The numbers for Iceland are only available until 2018.
At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2020, by country
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Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Iceland
Norway
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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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Eurostat. (October 27, 2021). At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/
Eurostat. "At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2020, by country." Chart. October 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/
Eurostat. (2021). At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/
Eurostat. "At-risk-of-poverty Rate in The Nordic Countries from 2011 to 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/
Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/ (last visited July 05, 2024)
At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2020, by country [Graph], Eurostat, October 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/