Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Norway
Norway: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 31.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 31.7% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Norway peaked at 53.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2025.
Norway ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.1% | — |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.7% | 35.1% | 53.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 31.7% | 36.6% | 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 level of disability in Norway?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Norway was 31.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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