Social Development in Norway

164 indicators covering social development for Norway.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age of full democracy 80 years 2025 up 14.3% 1st
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 9.5% 2030 down 40.6% 126th
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 449,000 2030 down 35.6% 115th
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 11.7% 2020 down 6.6% 165th
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 22.2% 2020 down 2.0% 174th
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 38.4% 2020 down 2.6% 104th
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 77.8% 2020 up 0.6% 13th
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 10.5% 2020 up 3.7% 111th
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 33.4% 2020 up 0.2% 29th
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 20.6 2020 down 1.1% 110th
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 9.49 2020 down 1.1% 110th
Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 16.03 2020 down 0.6% 58th
Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 4th
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 9.2% 2030 down 41.8% 117th
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 9.5% 2030 down 40.6% 117th
Public and private social expenditure 24.05 Percentage of GDP 2024 up 6.0% 13th
Social expenditure aggregates 24.05 Percentage of GDP 2024 up 6.0% 13th
Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th
Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 167 2024 up 24.9% 68th
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 104th
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 511,891 National currency 2025 up 55.6% 13th
Age of democracy 74 years 2018 up 15.6% 11th
Homicides, by sex of the victim 18 homicides 2023 down 10.0% 78th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim 0.7911 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 22.4% 121st
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 4.64 2025 up 7.9% 47th
Press Freedom Index 6.72 2021 up 3.1% 177th
Age of liberal democracy 80 years 2025 up 14.3% 8th
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 30.6% 2025 up 14.2% 73rd
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 2.65 2016 down 12.0% 70th
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 792,608 National currency 2022 up 67.7% 7th
Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 8 2024 down 42.9% 34th
Share of voting rights in international organizations 1.2% 2024 unchanged 24th
Trust in government 58.0% 2024 down 12.1% 7th
Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 2.9 2014 down 9.4% 32nd
Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 19.00 million 2022 down 26.9% 32nd
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 72.1% 2022 down 1.6% 2nd
Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of 72.1% 2022 down 1.6% 2nd
Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations 50.2% 2022 up 7.1% 20th
Total number of indoor cinemas 204 2017 down 3.8% 24th
Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 2,326 2015 up 63.2% 12th
Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 2,326 2015 up 63.2% 11th
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure 2.2% 2014 down 31.2% 10th
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 1.5% 2015 down 6.2% 14th
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 1.5% 2015 down 6.2% 14th