Wealth and income percentiles in Norway
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Norway? Model estimates for 4.4 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Norway
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, NOK | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | NOK 1,100,000 | USD 109,000 |
| Top 10% | NOK 9,700,000 | USD 962,000 |
| Top 5% | NOK 11,400,000 | USD 1,130,000 |
| Top 1% | NOK 29,500,000 | USD 2,930,000 |
| Top 0.1% | NOK 114,000,000 | USD 11,300,000 |
| Average (mean) | NOK 3,900,000 | USD 387,000 |
Income thresholds in Norway
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, NOK | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | NOK 890,000 | USD 88,300 |
| Top 10% | NOK 1,780,000 | USD 177,000 |
| Top 5% | NOK 2,510,000 | USD 249,000 |
| Top 1% | NOK 5,560,000 | USD 552,000 |
| Top 0.1% | NOK 17,300,000 | USD 1,720,000 |
| Average (mean) | NOK 1,180,000 | USD 117,000 |
Norway in a global context
Norway has 0.08% of the world’s adults. About 44.2% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 4.5% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 90.4% and 10.9%.
The median adult in Norway is in the global top 13.0% by net worth and the global top 3.8% by income. Norway is home to about 0.36% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | Statistics Norway tables 10318/10315 provide a direct household distribution of estimated net wealth, deciles and upper-tail thresholds. The household track scores 1/5; the synthetic person-wealth track is weaker (approximately 3/5). |
| Income | 3 | Statistics Norway table 10924 provides direct person-level gross-income data by income band, with counts, sums and means. This is an official Norwegian source track. Note: it measures gross income, not the separate wage distribution planned for the model. |
- Statistics Norway 10318 - Estimated net worth by decile
- Statistics Norway 10315 - Household wealth accounts
- Statistics Norway 12599 - Population in income and wealth statistics
- Statistics Norway 10924 - Gross income by income interval
- Statistics Norway - Personal tax, definitions
The calculator also offers a national source track for Norway based on official national statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). National tracks use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Norway?
About NOK 29,500,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about NOK 9,700,000.
What is the median income in Norway?
The median adult in Norway has a broad pre-tax economic income of about NOK 890,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Norway are in the global top 1%?
About 4.5% of adults in Norway are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 10.9% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Norway is 3/5 for net worth and 3/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.