Statistics Norway

Income statistics for households. Different households

1 Registered incomes for residents. Number of persons with amount. Amount in NOK million. 2007-2009
  2007 2008 2009
  Number of persons with amount NOK million Number of persons with amount NOK million Number of persons with amount NOK million
Income from work 2 851 400  847 132 2 908 700  923 682 2 923 000  945 996
Wages and salaries 2 732 600  781 357 2 790 700  857 554 2 804 400  881 345
Net income from self-employment  334 100 65 776  333 100 66 128  334 500 64 651
             
Property income 3 633 000 78 417 3 693 300 74 347 3 736 100 53 370
Interest received 3 614 900 27 192 3 685 600 38 399 3 727 600 20 261
Share dividends received  318 100 17 260  355 500 25 050  377 000 24 711
Realised capital gains  295 600 27 948  117 800 15 927  124 100 10 675
Realised capital losses  145 100 5 221  257 300 17 108  153 900 10 324
Other capital incomes  818 000 11 238  854 500 12 079  881 700 8 047
             
Transfers received 2 590 800  296 895 2 626 700  316 343 2 742 400  347 845
Taxable transfers 1 932 500  260 389 1 957 200  279 705 2 037 500  309 026
Social security benefits 1 127 200  165 609 1 128 000  177 758 1 149 000  192 116
Old-age pensions  607 100 92 849  610 500  100 460  618 600  107 668
Disability pension1  342 200 50 242  347 500 54 487  354 800 58 332
Service pensions etc  674 900 40 622  680 400 43 503  693 300 46 215
Contractual pension (AFP) 50 400 7 700 54 300 8 720 58 500 9 602
Unemployment benefits 94 400 4 328 99 500 4 261  156 700 9 339
Sickness benefits2  723 700 27 778  747 000 31 166  767 400 35 899
Other taxable transfers3  170 100 14 352  194 100 14 297  204 600 15 855
             
Tax-free transfers 1 273 700 36 506 1 293 200 36 638 1 368 700 38 819
Familiy allowances  655 100 14 313  664 700 14 420  675 200 14 594
Dwelling support  127 500 2 258  122 200 2 334  132 800 2 646
Scholarships  318 100 6 456  329 600 6 539  367 000 6 885
Social assistance  107 500 4 201  106 800 4 291  115 400 4 574
Basic and attendance benefits  181 800 3 103  181 100 3 195  181 900 3 301
Cash for care 91 100 1 942 80 100 1 649 72 700 1 462
Other tax-free transfers4  179 600 4 233  176 000 4 209  216 700 5 357
             
Total income 3 812 000 1 222 445 3 861 800 1 314 372 3 919 000 1 347 211
             
Assessed taxes and negative transfers 3 373 500  309 548 3 427 100  328 756 3 460 600  342 298
Assessed taxes 3 357 800  301 957 3 411 700  320 562 3 446 200  333 713
Negative transfers5 1 063 000 7 591 1 085 400 8 194 1 089 400 8 585
             
After-tax income 3 812 800  912 897 3 862 400  985 616 3 919 600 1 004 913
             
Number of residents 4 737 171   4 799 239   4 858 192  
1  Disability benefits includes permanent disability pension, preliminary disability benefits, time limited disability benefits and means-tested child supplement for receivers of time limited disability benefits (from 2007).
2  Sickness benefits from the National Insurance Scheme. Holiday payments from sickness benefits are included.
3  Other taxable transfers include benefits such as parental benefit, annuity, introduction benefits for newly arrived refugees and qualification benefit (from 2008).
4  Other tax-free transfers include benefits such as childcare benefit to single parents, lump sum maternity grants, compensation for work injury, education benefit to single parents and received child support managed by public arrangement. Various benefits received by people attending job creating programs are included from 2009.
5  Negative transfers include paid child support managed by public arrangement, paid annuity and mandatory contribution to private pension plan.
Source: Income statistics for households.

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