Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Norway
Norway: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 15.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Norway, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2020, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Norway stood at 15.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Norway peaked at 16.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 32 Dominican Republic 16.4% compare
- 33 Netherlands 16.3% compare
- 34 Finland 16.0% compare
- 35 Denmark 15.9% compare
- 37 Slovenia 15.0% compare
- 38 Slovak Republic 14.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Norway?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Norway was 15.9% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor