At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Norway
Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 45.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 45.9% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Norway peaked at 47.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2023.
That places Norway 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.5% | — |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 45.9% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.9% | 44.9% | 47.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 40.2% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Norway?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Norway was 45.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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