Of the Nordic countries, the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate among both women and men is found in Sweden, with rates of 16.7 and 15.3 percent, respectively. Moreover, while the at-risk-of-poverty rate of women was one percentage point or more higher than that of men in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, it was roughly the same in Finland and Iceland in 2021. Over the past 10 years, the rate remained more or less unchanged in Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, while increasing slightly in Norway and falling somewhat in Finland.
At-risk-of-poverty rate in Nordic countries in 2022, by country and gender
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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. (September 22, 2023). At-risk-of-poverty rate in Nordic countries in 2022, by country and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331304/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country-gender/
Eurostat. "At-risk-of-poverty rate in Nordic countries in 2022, by country and gender." Chart. September 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331304/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country-gender/
Eurostat. (2023). At-risk-of-poverty rate in Nordic countries in 2022, by country and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331304/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country-gender/
Eurostat. "At-risk-of-poverty Rate in Nordic Countries in 2022, by Country and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331304/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country-gender/
Eurostat, At-risk-of-poverty rate in Nordic countries in 2022, by country and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331304/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country-gender/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
At-risk-of-poverty rate in Nordic countries in 2022, by country and gender [Graph], Eurostat, September 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331304/at-risk-poverty-rate-nordics-country-gender/
