Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway
Norway: Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway peaked at 6.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.5% | — |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +90.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +81.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -29.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 6.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway?
- Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within in Norway was 3.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of population by number of years spent in poverty within a four-year period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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