Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway

Norway: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 36 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
36 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
35th
of 46 countries
All-time high
36 Thousand persons
in 2020
All-time low
15 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway, 2008–2020

0102030402008201420202008: 17 Thousand persons2009: 17 Thousand persons2010: 23 Thousand persons2011: 15 Thousand persons2012: 17 Thousand persons2013: 29 Thousand persons2014: 18 Thousand persons2015: 18 Thousand persons2016: 26 Thousand persons2017: 30 Thousand persons2018: 25 Thousand persons2019: 27 Thousand persons2020: 36 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Norway recorded 36 Thousand persons for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway peaked at 36 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15 Thousand persons, in 2011.

Norway ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Norway, 2008 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 17 Thousand persons
2009 17 Thousand persons +0.0%
2010 23 Thousand persons +35.3%
2011 15 Thousand persons -34.8%
2012 17 Thousand persons +13.3%
2013 29 Thousand persons +70.6%
2014 18 Thousand persons -37.9%
2015 18 Thousand persons +0.0%
2016 26 Thousand persons +44.4%
2017 30 Thousand persons +15.4%
2018 25 Thousand persons -16.7%
2019 27 Thousand persons +8.0%
2020 36 Thousand persons +33.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17 Thousand persons 17 Thousand persons 17 Thousand persons 2
2010s 22.8 Thousand persons 15 Thousand persons 30 Thousand persons 10
2020s 36 Thousand persons 36 Thousand persons 36 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 32 Latvia 49 Thousand persons compare
  2. 32 Latvia 49 Thousand persons compare
  3. 34 Denmark 37 Thousand persons compare
  4. 36 Montenegro 30 Thousand persons compare
  5. 37 Ireland 28 Thousand persons compare
  6. 38 Finland 25 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway was 36 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 36 Thousand persons in 2020.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 15 Thousand persons in 2011.
How does Norway rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Norway ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 638 data points, 2008–2020
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