Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway
Norway: Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway, 1979–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 38.5% on the previous year and up 164.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 89th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -35.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +102.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -73.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +154.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +69.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
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 share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Norway was 0.2% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Norway ranks 89th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.1%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.