In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Norway
Norway: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.3%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
28th
of 49 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2003
All-time low
5.7%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 13.3% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in 2025.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Norway peaked at 20.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2008.
That places Norway 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.3% | — |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -69.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +40.6% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 13.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 13.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.7% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.4% | 14.2% | 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 full-/part-time work in Norway?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Norway was 13.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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