Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway
Norway: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 133 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway stood at 133 Thousand persons.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway peaked at 143 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84 Thousand persons, in 2015.
That places Norway 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84 Thousand persons | — |
| 2017 | 103 Thousand persons | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 88 Thousand persons | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 104 Thousand persons | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 124 Thousand persons | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 106 Thousand persons | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 97 Thousand persons | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 135 Thousand persons | +39.2% |
| 2024 | 143 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 133 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.75 Thousand persons | 84 Thousand persons | 104 Thousand persons | 4 |
| 2020s | 123 Thousand persons | 97 Thousand persons | 143 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Norway was 133 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 143 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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