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
42nd
of 46 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 42nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.2% | — |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 43% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 40 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 40 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 43 Sweden 1.8% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 1.7% compare
- 45 Switzerland 1.3% 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 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 42nd out of 46 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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