Statistics Norway

Income statistics for households. Particular groups

1 Trend in persistent low-income. 1996-2009. Proportion of people with equivalent income below 50 per cent and 60 per cent of average median equivalent income for different three-year periods. Two different equivalent scales
Period OECD-scale EU-scale
50 per cent 60 per cent 50 per cent 60 per cent Number of observations
All persons          
1996-1998 2.4 7.5 4.0 9.7 17 351
1997-1999 2.3 6.8 3.7 9.0 17 334
1998-2000 2.1 6.1 3.4 8.8 17 214
1999-2001 2.2 6.1 3.3 8.5 17 162
2000-2002 2.7 6.6 3.7 9.0 17 259
2001-2003 2.9 6.5 4.0 8.9 17 339
2002-2004 3.6 7.2 4.1 9.6 13 671
2003-2005 3.9 7.4 4.9 9.5 18 500
2004-2006 3.8 7.8 4.5 9.3 4 424 148
2005-2007 3.9 7.9 4.6 9.4 4 459 642
2006-2008 4.1 8.1 4.7 9.5 4 502 896
2007-2009 4.1 8.0 4.7 9.5 4 557 471
           
All persons excluding students1          
1996-1998 2.0 6.8 3.5 8.9 17 204
1997-1999 1.9 6.2 3.1 8.1 17 187
1998-2000 1.7 5.6 2.9 8.2 17 089
1999-2001 1.8 5.5 2.8 7.8 16 999
2000-2002 2.1 5.9 3.0 8.1 17 073
2001-2003 2.4 5.8 3.3 7.9 17 110
2002-2004 3.0 6.4 3.3 8.5 13 516
2003-2005 3.0 6.1 3.6 7.9 18 246
2004-2006 2.9 6.7 3.4 7.9 4 307 976
2005-2007 3.0 6.8 3.5 8.1 4 345 819
2006-2008 3.2 6.9 3.6 8.2 4 389 644
2007-2009 3.3 6.8 3.5 8.1 4 441 889
1  People living alone in the last year of a three years period and in receipt of a student loan.

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