Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Norway
12.2% of people in Norway lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Norway, 2021
12.2%
Change from 2020
−0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
14.8%
Position in 2021
61st of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Norway over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | 12.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 12.6% in 2020.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Norway has the 61st highest value.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Extreme poverty rate
0.2%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
11.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
16.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
23.7 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.39 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.6%
2025 · Eurostat