Share of population in extreme poverty in Norway
Norway: Share of population in extreme poverty was 0.1971 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1971
Change on year
down 33.1%
World rank
95th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 1991
All-time low
0.0869
in 2009
Years of data
26
1979–2023
Share of population in extreme poverty in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1971 for share of population in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty 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.
Share of population in extreme poverty in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 0.2188 | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2949 | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2121 | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1645 | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1543 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2402 | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0869 | -63.8% |
| 2010 | 0.151 | +73.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1285 | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1272 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1649 | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1129 | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 0.17 | +50.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2807 | +65.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2917 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2818 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1904 | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.295 | +54.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1702 | -42.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2947 | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1971 | -33.1% |
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
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population in extreme poverty in Norway?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Norway was 0.1971 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0869 in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population in extreme 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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