Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Norway
Norway: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 17.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.7%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.2%
in 2024
All-time low
12.7%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 17.7% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Norway peaked at 18.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2005.
Norway ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.9% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 59,460 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 83,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 868,396 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Norway?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Norway was 17.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Norway ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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