At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway
Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2019
All-time low
3.5%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2003.
Norway ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +62.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +43.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 43 Belgium 6.1% compare
- 44 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 44 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 47 Iceland 2.2% compare
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,331 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6775 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Norway was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Norway ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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 by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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