Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway
Norway: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
Norway ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.5% | — |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +16.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 35 Netherlands 6.7% compare
- 35 Netherlands 6.7% compare
- 37 Cyprus 6.2% compare
- 39 Slovakia 5.6% compare
- 39 Slovakia 5.6% compare
- 41 Luxembourg 5.3% compare
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Norway was 5.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. 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 Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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