Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway
Norway: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 2.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.0%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
33rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2005
All-time low
1.2%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway peaked at 3.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 33rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 30 Czechia 2.4% compare
- 30 Denmark 2.4% compare
- 32 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 34 Sweden 1.8% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 1.7% compare
- 36 Switzerland 1.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0768 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway was 2.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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