Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway
Norway: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 5,556 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway stood at 5,556 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway peaked at 5,556 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,142 Thousand persons, in 2015.
Norway ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5,142 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 5,175 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,235 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5,295 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,328 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5,367 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,347 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,389 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5,430 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5,509 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 5,556 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5,556 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5,556 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,235 Thousand persons | 5,142 Thousand persons | 5,328 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,433 Thousand persons | 5,347 Thousand persons | 5,556 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Norway was 5,556 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5,556 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,142 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Norway ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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