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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +62.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +66.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -76.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +181.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -49.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +92.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +164.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -36.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +85.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +61.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -37.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
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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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.