In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Norway
Norway: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.6%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
1st
of 47 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2019
All-time low
17.9%
in 2012
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Norway, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 23.6% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Norway peaked at 34.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2012.
That places Norway 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.7% | — |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -7.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 23.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 23.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4% | 17.9% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 23.6% | 26.7% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Norway?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Norway was 23.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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