Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway
Norway: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 38.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway stood at 38.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway peaked at 61.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2025.
That places Norway 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.5% | — |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 38.7% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.2% | 42.8% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 38.7% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 6 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 39.0% compare
- 6 Poland 39.0% compare
- 6 Poland 39.0% compare
- 10 Romania 38.6% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.2% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 38.2% compare
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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Norway was 38.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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