Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Norway
Norway: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in 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
In 2023, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Norway stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Norway peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
That places Norway 104th 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 living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4% | — |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -55.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +40.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +105.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -44.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +116.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -46.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 41% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Norway?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in 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 share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Norway ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in 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 $4.20 per day.