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

02468102010201720252010: 5.62011: 6.22012: 5.92013: 62014: 4.32015: 4.82016: 52017: 5.12018: 5.72019: 6.32020: 5.92021: 6.62022: 6.82023: 8.42024: 92025: 8.5

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

Annual values for Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) in Norway, 2010 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.49 4.3 6.3 10
2020s 7.53 5.9 9 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 29 Sweden 8.9 compare
  2. 30 Iceland 8.8 compare
  3. 31 Finland 8.6 compare
  4. 33 Germany 7.3 compare
  5. 34 Netherlands 7 compare
  6. 35 Luxembourg 6.4 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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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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Indicator
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 576 data points, 2010–2025
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