Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Norway
Norway: Gender differences in the relative median income ratio was 0.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.97
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1
in 2015
All-time low
0.81
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.97 for gender differences in the relative median income ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Norway peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 2003.
Norway ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.81 | — |
| 2004 | 0.83 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.85 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.86 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.97 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8657 | 0.81 | 0.92 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.979 | 0.93 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.975 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 6 France 0.99 compare
- 6 Iceland 0.99 compare
- 6 Montenegro 0.99 compare
- 9 Austria 0.97 compare
- 11 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.95 compare
- 12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 0.94 compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,073 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 541,338 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Norway?
- Gender differences in the relative median income ratio in Norway was 0.97 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender differences in the relative median income ratio recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender differences in the relative median income ratio recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for gender differences in the relative median income ratio?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender differences in the relative median income ratio rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Gender differences in the relative median income ratio (60+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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