Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Norway
Norway: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex was 894 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 894 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Norway peaked at 894 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 747 Thousand persons, in 2016.
Norway ranks 29th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 757 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 747 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 809 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 837 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 833 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 877 Thousand persons | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 893 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 879 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 858 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 863 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 894 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 796.6 Thousand persons | 747 Thousand persons | 837 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 877.33 Thousand persons | 858 Thousand persons | 894 Thousand persons | 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Norway?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex in Norway was 894 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 894 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 747 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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