In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Norway
Norway: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Norway stood at 4.1%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Norway peaked at 6.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2004.
That places Norway 30th out of 47 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 type of contract in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.5% | — |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +45.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 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 type of contract in Norway?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Norway was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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