At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.3%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2018
All-time low
10.0%
in 2012
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 11.3% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 12.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2012.
That places Norway 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.8% | — |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 11.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 11.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.7% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Norway?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Norway was 11.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Norway ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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