Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Norway
Norway: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.1971 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Norway stood at 0.1971.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Norway peaked at 0.4 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0869, in 2009.
That places Norway 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
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 | 0.209 | 0.0869 | 0.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1899 | 0.1129 | 0.2917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2392 | 0.1702 | 0.295 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 92 Croatia, Republic of 0.2628 compare
- 93 Poland 0.2441 compare
- 94 Switzerland 0.2087 compare
- 96 Finland 0.1951 compare
- 97 Türkiye, Republic of 0.1751 compare
- 98 Uruguay 0.1672 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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Norway?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Norway was 0.1971 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0869 in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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