Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Norway
Norway: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 5.06 million in 2023. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Norway, 1979β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Norway is 5.06 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Norway peaked at 5.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 1979.
Norway ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million | 1.05 million | 1.05 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.09 million | 2.09 million | 2.09 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.40 million | 2.35 million | 2.45 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.79 million | 3.24 million | 4.24 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.64 million | 4.30 million | 4.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 million | 4.81 million | 5.06 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0768 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Norway?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Norway was 5.06 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 1979.
- How does Norway rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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