Norway Poverty Rate 1979-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Norway poverty rate for 2019 was 0.50%, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Norway poverty rate for 2018 was 0.50%, a 0.1% decline from 2017.
  • Norway poverty rate for 2017 was 0.60%, a 0.1% decline from 2016.
  • Norway poverty rate for 2016 was 0.70%, a 0.3% increase from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Panama 12.10%
Argentina 12.00%
Uruguay 5.10%
Israel 4.00%
Greece 3.90%
Spain 2.80%
Italy 2.60%
Latvia 2.60%
Hungary 2.50%
Croatia 2.40%
Slovak Republic 2.00%
United States 1.70%
Lithuania 1.60%
Portugal 1.50%
Estonia 1.40%
Sweden 0.90%
Poland 0.80%
Austria 0.80%
United Kingdom 0.70%
Canada 0.70%
Malta 0.70%
South Korea 0.50%
Norway 0.50%
Germany 0.50%
France 0.40%
Netherlands 0.40%
Denmark 0.40%
Cyprus 0.30%
Czech Republic 0.30%
Luxembourg 0.30%
Switzerland 0.20%
Finland 0.20%
Belgium 0.20%
Ireland 0.20%
Slovenia 0.10%
Norway Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 0.50% 0.00%
2018 0.50% -0.10%
2017 0.60% -0.10%
2016 0.70% 0.30%
2015 0.40% 0.00%
2014 0.40% 0.00%
2013 0.40% 0.10%
2012 0.30% 0.00%
2011 0.30% -0.10%
2010 0.40% 0.10%
2009 0.30% -0.20%
2008 0.50% 0.00%
2007 0.50% -0.20%
2006 0.70% 0.20%
2005 0.50% -0.10%
2004 0.60% 0.20%
2003 0.40% -0.10%
2000 0.50% -0.20%
1995 0.70% 0.00%
1991 0.70% 0.20%
1986 0.50% -0.70%
1979 1.20% -0.70%