Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway
Norway: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 37.6% on the previous year and up 107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Norway 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.27 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.74 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.84 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.11 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.43 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.