Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway
Norway: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway is 1.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway peaked at 2.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Norway ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +118.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -58.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +142.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 33 Czechia 1.8% compare
- 34 Netherlands 1.7% compare
- 34 Netherlands 1.7% compare
- 37 Estonia 1.2% compare
- 37 Estonia 1.2% compare
- 39 Switzerland 1.1% 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Norway was 1.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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