Statistics Norway

Income statistics for households. Different households

1 Registered incomes for residents. Number of persons with amount. Amount in NOK million. 2008-2010
  2008 2009 2010
  Number of persons with amount NOK million Number of persons with amount NOK million Number of persons with amount NOK million
Income from work 2 908 700  923 682 2 923 000  945 996 2 949 216 983 443
Wages and salaries 2 790 700  857 554 2 804 400  881 345 2 829 702  915 656
Net income from self-employment  333 100 66 128  334 500 64 651 336 377 67 787
             
Property income 3 693 300 74 347 3 736 100 53 370 3 789 895 65 176
Interest received 3 685 600 38 399 3 727 600 20 261 3 782 100 18 907
Share dividends received  355 500 25 050  377 000 24 711  499 765 30 445
Realised capital gains  117 800 15 927  124 100 10 675  215 077 15 521
Realised capital losses  257 300 17 108  153 900 10 324  119 264 8 618
Other capital incomes  854 500 12 079  881 700 8 047  846 386 8 923
             
Transfers received 2 626 700  316 343 2 742 400  347 845 2 805 563  368 522
Taxable transfers 1 957 200  279 705 2 037 500  309 026 2 077 995  328 667
Social security benefits 1 128 000  177 758 1 149 000  192 116 1 167 927  205 230
Old-age pensions  610 500  100 460  618 600  107 668  629 688  115 370
Disability pension1  347 500 54 487  354 800 58 332  498 926 86 159
Service pensions etc  680 400 43 503  693 300 46 215  705 567 49 035
Contractual pension (AFP) 54 300 8 720 58 500 9 602 64 720 10 661
Unemployment benefits 99 500 4 261  156 700 9 339  186 915 11 645
Sickness benefits2  747 000 31 166  767 400 35 899  755 669 34 210
Other taxable transfers3  194 100 14 297  204 600 15 855  218 293 17 886
             
Tax-free transfers 1 293 200 36 638 1 368 700 38 819 1 405 662 39 855
Familiy allowances  664 700 14 420  675 200 14 594  681 759 14 656
Dwelling support  122 200 2 334  132 800 2 646  145 815 3 085
Scholarships  329 600 6 539  367 000 6 885  389 371 7 354
Social assistance  106 800 4 291  115 400 4 574  117 000 4 503
Basic and attendance benefits  181 100 3 195  181 900 3 301  180 945 3 326
Cash for care 80 100 1 649 72 700 1 462 68 035 1 354
Other tax-free transfers4  176 000 4 209  216 700 5 357  218 766 5 577
             
Total income 3 861 800 1 314 372 3 919 000 1 347 211 3 973 449 1 417 142
             
Assessed taxes and negative transfers 3 427 100  328 756 3 460 600  342 298 3 508 706  361 247
Assessed taxes 3 411 700  320 562 3 446 200  333 713 3 494 997  352 325
Negative transfers5 1 085 400 8 194 1 089 400 8 585 1 096 918 8 922
             
After-tax income 3 862 400  985 616 3 919 600 1 004 913 3 973 936 1 055 895
             
Number of residents 4 799 239   4 858 192   4 920 304  
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). Work Assesment Allowance comprises as of 1 March 2010 time-limited disability, vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation benefits.
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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