Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway
Norway: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway is 1.41, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway peaked at 2.96 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 2023.
Norway ranks 186th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.52 | — |
| 1951 | 2.47 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 2.58 | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 2.64 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 2.67 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.76 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 2.83 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 2.82 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.87 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.88 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 2.85 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 2.92 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 2.89 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 2.9 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.96 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 2.92 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.89 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.79 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 2.75 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.7 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.51 | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 2.49 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.39 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.23 | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 2.13 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 1.99 | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 1.87 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.76 | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.77 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.7 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.71 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.66 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.66 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.68 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.71 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.74 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.84 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.89 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.93 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.92 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.89 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.86 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.87 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.87 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.89 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.86 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.82 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.85 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.85 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.79 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.83 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.83 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.95 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.97 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.88 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.78 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.73 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.71 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.57 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.53 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.48 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.56 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.42 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.41 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 | 2.47 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 2.7 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 1.75 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 | 1.76 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 184 Wallis and Futuna 1.41 compare
- 185 Uruguay 1.41 compare
- 187 Bermuda 1.4 compare
- 188 Luxembourg 1.4 compare
- 189 Cyprus 1.39 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Norway was 1.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 186th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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