Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway
Norway: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 8,371 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway, 1979–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway is 8,371 people, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and up 192.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway peaked at 13,517 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,862 people, in 2009.
Norway ranks 91st of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9,266 people | — |
| 1986 | 10,205 people | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 10,204 people | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,746 people | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 10,557 people | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 8,730 people | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 12,161 people | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 9,337 people | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 6,105 people | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 5,273 people | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 10,811 people | +105.0% |
| 2009 | 2,862 people | -73.5% |
| 2010 | 7,382 people | +157.9% |
| 2011 | 4,248 people | -42.5% |
| 2012 | 5,887 people | +38.6% |
| 2013 | 6,626 people | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 5,801 people | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 7,668 people | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 13,121 people | +71.1% |
| 2017 | 13,271 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 13,517 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 8,371 people | -38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,266 people | 9,266 people | 9,266 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 10,205 people | 10,205 people | 10,205 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 9,975 people | 9,746 people | 10,204 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,230 people | 2,862 people | 12,161 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 8,589 people | 4,248 people | 13,517 people | 10 |
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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway was 8,371 people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13,517 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,862 people in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Norway ranks 91st out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.