Proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway
Norway: Proportion of population below international poverty line was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 86th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.004 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway?
- Proportion of population below international poverty line in Norway was 0.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest proportion of population below international poverty line recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Norway ranks 86th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population below international poverty line rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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