Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Norway
Norway: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 3.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 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
Norway recorded 3.8% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a 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 of population living on less than $30 a day in Norway peaked at 52.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 52.9% | — |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -55.0% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -50.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 52.9% | 52.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 117 Switzerland 6.0% compare
- 118 Netherlands 5.7% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 4.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Norway?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Norway was 3.8% 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 $30 a day recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Norway ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a 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 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 $30 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 $30 per day.