Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway
Norway: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway stood at 7.6%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway peaked at 9.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1986.
That places Norway 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.7% | — |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More infrastructure data for Norway
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,208 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0131 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,208 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Norway was 7.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1986.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Norway ranks 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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