At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway
Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2018
All-time low
25.3%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway stood at 31.7%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway peaked at 33.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2003.
Norway ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.3% | — |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.3% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.6% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.4% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 52.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Norway was 31.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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