Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most in Norway

Norway: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most was 0.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
38th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2013
All-time low
0.3
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2020

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

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.32009: 0.32010: 0.42011: 0.32012: 0.42013: 0.62014: 0.32015: 0.32016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.6 for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Norway peaked at 0.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2008.

Norway ranks 38th of 48 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: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … most in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Norway, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3 —
2009 0.3 +0.0%
2010 0.4 +33.3%
2011 0.3 -25.0%
2012 0.4 +33.3%
2013 0.6 +50.0%
2014 0.3 -50.0%
2015 0.3 +0.0%
2016 0.5 +66.7%
2017 0.5 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +0.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.6 +20.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1, 55% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3 0.3 0.3 2
2010s 0.43 0.3 0.6 10
2020s 0.6 0.6 0.6 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 36 Austria 0.7 compare
  2. 36 Belgium 0.7 compare
  3. 38 Czechia 0.6 compare
  4. 38 Denmark 0.6 compare
  5. 38 Luxembourg 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 in 2013.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2008.
How does Norway rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Norway ranks 38th out of 48 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 50.0%. 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 and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - 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 and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 657 data points, 2008–2020
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