At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway
Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex was 30.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway is 30.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway peaked at 31.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2005.
That places Norway 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.9% | — |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | -2.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 30.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.9%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 30.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +33.0% | 20.6% | 27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 20.6% | 28.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.2% | 31.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More urban development data for Norway
- Population in the largest city 23.8% (2025)
- Population density 15.15 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1988 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.12 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 2.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.12 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0.95 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Norway was 30.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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