Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Norway
Norway: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 10,877 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Norway stood at 10,877 people.
The figure is down 32.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Norway, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 12,218 people | — |
| 1986 | 8,335 people | -31.8% |
| 1991 | 17,047 people | +104.5% |
| 1995 | 17,437 people | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 13,473 people | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 9,988 people | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 13,540 people | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 9,805 people | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 7,667 people | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 7,268 people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 11,451 people | +57.6% |
| 2009 | 4,198 people | -63.3% |
| 2010 | 7,382 people | +75.8% |
| 2011 | 6,365 people | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 6,382 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8,376 people | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 5,801 people | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 8,823 people | +52.1% |
| 2016 | 14,692 people | +66.5% |
| 2017 | 15,390 people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 14,969 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 10,184 people | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 15,867 people | +55.8% |
| 2021 | 9,207 people | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 16,080 people | +74.6% |
| 2023 | 10,877 people | -32.4% |
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)
- 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Norway?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17,437 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,198 people in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Norway ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.