Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Norway
Norway: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 9.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.1%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2003
All-time low
6.0%
in 2014
Years of data
21
2003–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 9.1% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Norway peaked at 22.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2014.
That places Norway 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.1% | — |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -63.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -26.1% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 6.5% | 22.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 4 |
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 21,958 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 228,273 current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Norway?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Norway was 9.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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