Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Norway
Norway: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 7.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2023, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Norway stood at 7.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Norway peaked at 13.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2009.
That places Norway 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.87 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.12 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 87 Jamaica 10.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 88 Montenegro 8.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 89 Netherlands 8.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 91 Finland 7.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 92 Russia 7.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 93 Latvia 6.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1427 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Norway?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Norway was 7.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.