Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Norway

Norway: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
down 46.6%
World rank
104th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 2011
Years of data
26
1979–2023

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Norway, 1979–2023

0.10.20.30.40.51979200120231979: 0.4 %1986: 0.2 %1991: 0.4 %1995: 0.5 %2000: 0.3 %2003: 0.232 %2004: 0.31 %2005: 0.275 %2006: 0.268 %2007: 0.284 %2008: 0.294 %2009: 0.13 %2010: 0.151 %2011: 0.129 %2012: 0.181 %2013: 0.186 %2014: 0.144 %2015: 0.207 %2016: 0.426 %2017: 0.345 %2018: 0.292 %2019: 0.252 %2020: 0.366 %2021: 0.203 %2022: 0.44 %2023: 0.235 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Norway is 0.2%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Norway peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.

Norway ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 101 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
  2. 102 Russia 0.3% compare
  3. 103 Finland 0.2% compare
  4. 105 Ukraine 0.2% compare
  5. 106 Switzerland 0.2% compare
  6. 107 Thailand 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Norway?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Norway was 0.2% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
How does Norway rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
Norway ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.