Number of people living in extreme poverty in Norway
Norway: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 10,877 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Norway is 10,877 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Norway peaked at 17,437 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4,198 people, in 2009.
Norway ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 12,218 people | 12,218 people | 12,218 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,335 people | 8,335 people | 8,335 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 17,242 people | 17,047 people | 17,437 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,674 people | 4,198 people | 13,540 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 9,836 people | 5,801 people | 15,390 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,008 people | 9,207 people | 16,080 people | 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)
- 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 number of people living in extreme poverty in Norway?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Norway was 10,877 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17,437 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,198 people in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.