Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Norway
Norway: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 5.31 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Norway, 1979–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 5.31 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Norway peaked at 5.31 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million, in 1979.
Norway ranks 55th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.94 million | 3.94 million | 3.94 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.12 million | 4.12 million | 4.12 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.26 million | 4.21 million | 4.31 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.62 million | 4.46 million | 4.80 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.11 million | 4.85 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Norway?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Norway was 5.31 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million in 1979.
- How does Norway rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Norway ranks 55th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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