In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway
Norway: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway stood at 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway peaked at 46.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2022.
That places Norway 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.5% | — |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -29.4% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +45.3% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -32.7% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +46.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -39.2% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -83.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +379.4% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 18.0% | 46.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 3.4% | 27.4% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Norway was 16.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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