Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Norway
Norway: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 8.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.5
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
9
in 2024
All-time low
4.3
in 2014
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Norway, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 8.5 for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Norway peaked at 9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2014.
Norway ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.6 | — |
| 2011 | 6.2 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 5 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7 | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.9 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.4 | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 9 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.49 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.53 | 5.9 | 9 | 6 |
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More population data for Norway
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.231 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.6612 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Norway?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Norway was 8.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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