Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Norway
Norway: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 3.77 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.77
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
120th
of 120 countries
All-time high
52.9
in 1979
All-time low
3.35
in 2013
Years of data
26
1979–2023
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.77 for poverty share on less than 30 per day in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Norway peaked at 52.9 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.35, in 2013.
Norway ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.15 | 19 | 19.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.58 | 5.46 | 9.4 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.28 | 3.35 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 3.77 | 4.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 117 Iceland 6.14 compare
- 118 Netherlands 5.65 compare
- 119 Luxembourg 4.55 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0768 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Norway?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Norway was 3.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9 in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Norway ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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