Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Norway
Norway: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Norway, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Norway stood at 16.1%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Norway peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 38th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 16.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 80% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 16.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 6 |
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)
- 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Norway?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Norway was 16.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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