Statistics Norway

Income statistics for households. Different households

1 Registered incomes for residents. Number of persons with amount. Amount in NOK million. 2009-2011
  2009 2010 2011
  Number of persons with amount NOK million Number of persons with amount NOK million Number of persons with amount NOK million
Income from work 2 923 015  945 996 2 949 216  983 443 2 984 042 1 043 953
Wages and salaries 2 804 442  881 345 2 829 702  915 656 2 863 979  971 782
Net income from self-employment  334 513 64 651  336 377 67 787  343 660 72 171
             
Property income 3 736 055 53 370 3 789 895 65 176 3 856 278 70 837
Interest received 3 727 617 20 261 3 782 100 18 907 3 848 926 22 568
Share dividends received  376 964 24 711  499 765 30 445  536 104 31 771
Realised capital gains  124 125 10 675  215 077 15 521  200 347 17 757
Realised capital losses  153 900 10 324  119 264 8 618  165 313 10 539
Other capital incomes  881 708 8 047  846 386 8 923  868 281 9 281
             
Transfers received 2 742 414  347 845 2 805 563  368 522 2 848 143  391 433
Taxable transfers 2 037 525  309 026 2 077 995  328 667 2 099 840  351 043
Social security benefits 1 148 950  192 116 1 167 927  205 230 1 222 667  224 217
Old-age pensions  618 628  107 668  629 688  115 370  681 942  129 271
Disability pension1  354 791 58 332  308 862 51 833  316 389 54 657
Work Assessment Allowance2      203 300 27 267  220 219 35 067
Service pensions etc  693 298 46 215  705 567 49 035  727 422 52 213
Contractual pension (AFP) 58 499 9 602 64 720 10 661 71 977 11 501
Contractual pension (AFP) in public sector3         61 921 11 201
Contractual pension (AFP) in private sector         10 062  300
Unemployment benefits  156 689 9 339  186 915 11 645  178 636 10 722
Sickness benefits4  767 413 35 899  755 669 34 210  736 368 34 368
Other taxable transfers5  204 635 15 855  218 293 17 886  216 507 18 322
             
Tax-free transfers 1 368 664 38 819 1 405 662 39 855 1 432 583 40 390
Familiy allowances  675 161 14 594  681 759 14 656  689 529 14 731
Dwelling support  132 819 2 646  145 815 3 085  151 725 3 459
Scholarships  367 028 6 885  389 371 7 354  402 859 7 765
Social assistance  115 355 4 574  117 000 4 503  115 484 4 416
Basic and attendance benefits  181 917 3 301  180 945 3 326  179 751 3 367
Cash for care 72 666 1 462 68 035 1 354 65 635 1 310
Other tax-free transfers6  216 683 5 357  218 766 5 577  218 804 5 343
             
Total income 3 918 957 1 347 211 3 973 449 1 417 142 4 034 097 1 506 223
             
Assessed taxes and negative transfers 3 460 612  342 298 3 508 706  361 247 3 526 302  384 015
Assessed taxes 3 446 213  333 713 3 494 997  352 325 3 512 761  374 699
Negative transfers7 1 089 376 8 585 1 096 918 8 922 1 108 244 9 317
             
After-tax income 3 919 579 1 004 913 3 973 936 1 055 895 4 034 468 1 122 208
             
Number of residents 4 858 192   4 920 304   4 985 869  
1  In 2009 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). From 2010 disability benefits includes permanent disability pension and preliminary disability benefits.
2  Work Assessment Allowance comprises as of 1 March 2010 time-limited disability, vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation benefits.
3  Included contractual pension in private sector which started before 1 January 2011.
4  Sickness benefits from the National Insurance Scheme. Holiday payments from sickness benefits are included.
5  Other taxable transfers include benefits such as parental benefit, annuity, introduction benefits for newly arrived refugees and qualification benefit (from 2008).
6  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.
7  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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