Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Norway
Norway: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 7.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Norway, 1979–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 7.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Norway peaked at 68.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2013.
Norway ranks 119th of 119 countries on this measure, 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 $30 a day … 2011 in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 68.7% | — |
| 1986 | 41.5% | -39.6% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.2% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 9.3% | 20.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 116 Switzerland 10.7% compare
- 117 Iceland 9.9% compare
- 118 Luxembourg 7.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $30 a day (2011 prices) in Norway?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Norway was 7.0% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Norway ranks 119th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.