At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Norway
Norway: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their was 18.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.4%
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
40th
of 45 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2017
All-time low
17.3%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 18.4% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Norway peaked at 26.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2022.
That places Norway 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.6% | — |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +24.7% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -15.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 18.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Norway's 18.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.1%, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.6% | 22.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 17.3% | 25.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More population data for Norway
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Norway?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their in Norway was 18.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by country of birth of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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