Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16.1% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2016.
Norway ranks 35th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.7% | — |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 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 nuts 2 region in Norway?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Norway was 16.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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