Rank in country
4 / 6
Among 6 regions in Norway
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Oslo og Viken (2025).
Latest value
· 2025
2.50% of people
NO 2.6 · -0.1 pp vs country · Europe 6.0 · -3.5 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
4 / 6
Among 6 regions in Norway
Rank in Europe
153 / 198
Among 198 European regions
Population
2,050,625
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation rate ILC_MDSD18
Lower is better · Range 1.9–6.0
Oslo og Viken recorded 2.5% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Norway and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 51,000 people in the region.
After little overall change over the longer period, the latest year showed a modest improvement, moving from 3.1% to 2.5%.
Recent peer movements are mixed: the result for Rooms per person deteriorated, while the result for Material deprivation improved.