Of the Nordic countries, Sweden has had the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate in the entire documented time period. In 2023, 15 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, although since 2022, Norway's rate has reached below 12 percent. Iceland had the lowest rate, below 10 percent, except for 2017.
At-risk-of-poverty rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2023, by country
Numbers for Iceland are missing from 2020 and forward.
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 in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274305/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country/
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