Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Norway
Norway: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 15.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Norway, 2010–2023
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Norway is 15.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Norway peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 36th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 33 Cyprus 16.7% compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 16.4% compare
- 35 Poland 16.3% compare
- 37 Netherlands 15.4% compare
- 38 Slovenia 14.4% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 13.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0768 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Norway?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Norway was 15.8% in 2023, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)