How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Norway
Norway: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.2% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2023.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Norway peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 94th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -63.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +73.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +65.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +54.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -42.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -33.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Norway?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Norway was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Norway ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.