Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway
Norway: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 8.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway is 8.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway peaked at 74.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2023.
That places Norway 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 74.3% | — |
| 1986 | 49.9% | -32.8% |
| 1991 | 44.9% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 43.9% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 12.1% | 27.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 117 Denmark 14.9% compare
- 118 Netherlands 11.8% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 11.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Norway was 8.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Norway ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.