Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway
Norway: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.7%
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2024
All-time low
3.4%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.4% | — |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 35 Netherlands 6.7% compare
- 35 Netherlands 6.7% compare
- 37 Cyprus 6.3% compare
- 38 Slovakia 5.7% compare
- 38 Slovakia 5.7% compare
- 41 Luxembourg 5.4% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 418,186 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 39,799 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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