Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Norway
Norway: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.2% for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Norway peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places Norway 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0768 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0703 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Norway?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Norway was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.