Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Norway, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 5.6% for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 6.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Norway 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.8% | — |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +15.5% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 56% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Norway?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Norway was 5.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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