Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Norway
Norway: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 10,877 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Norway stood at 10,877 people.
That represents a change of down 32.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Norway peaked at 17,437 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4,198 people, in 2009.
That places Norway 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,218 people | 12,218 people | 12,218 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,335 people | 8,335 people | 8,335 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 17,242 people | 17,047 people | 17,437 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,674 people | 4,198 people | 13,540 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 9,836 people | 5,801 people | 15,390 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,008 people | 9,207 people | 16,080 people | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.004 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0768 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Norway?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Norway was 10,877 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17,437 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,198 people in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Norway ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.