Poverty and living standards in Agder (Agder og Sør-Østlandet, Norway): official figures

Disability benefit was paid to 14.3% of working-age residents (18 to 66) in Agder county in 2025, the joint 2nd highest among Norway's 15 counties, up from 14.2% in 2024.

How many elderly people live alone in Agder?

Living alone was the situation for 56.2% of people aged 80 or older in Agder county in 2025 (the 5th lowest among Norway's 15 counties).

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What is the divorce rate in Agder?

In 2025, divorced and separated people made up 10.6% of 16- to 66-year-olds in Agder county, the 5th highest among Norway's 15 counties.

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How many single parents get benefits in Agder?

National Insurance single-parent benefits went to 678 lone parents in Agder county in 2025, or 2.09 per 1,000 inhabitants (the 3rd highest among Norway's 15 counties).

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How much do single parents earn in Agder?

In 2024 the median lone-parent household with a child under six in Agder county had NOK 477,700 after tax, the lowest among Norway's 15 counties.

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What is the average pension in Agder?

In 2024, the median income after tax of people 67 or older who lived alone in Agder county was NOK 352,100, the 5th lowest among Norway's 15 counties.

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How Agder compares with other counties in Norway

Residents aged 18-66 receiving disability benefit (%) (2025)

Agder ranks 3 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Residents aged 18-66 receiving disability benefit (%)
1	Innlandet	14.4%
2	Telemark	14.3%
3	Agder	14.3%
4	Østfold	13.9%
5	Nordland/Nordlánnda	13.0%
6	Vestfold	12.8%
7	Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku	11.7%

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Residents aged 80 and over living alone (%) (2025)

Agder ranks 11 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Residents aged 80 and over living alone (%)
8	Vestfold	57.2%
9	Telemark	57.1%
10	Trøndelag/Trööndelage	56.5%
11	Agder	56.2%
12	Møre og Romsdal	56.1%
13	Vestland	56.0%
14	Akershus	54.7%

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Residents aged 16-66 who are divorced or separated (%) (2025)

Agder ranks 5 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Residents aged 16-66 who are divorced or separated (%)
2	Vestfold	11.9%
3	Telemark	11.3%
4	Buskerud	10.9%
5	Agder	10.6%
6	Innlandet	10.4%
7	Akershus	10.0%
8	Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku	9.7%

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Median after-tax income, single parents with youngest child aged 0-5 (NOK) (2024)

Agder ranks 15 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median after-tax income, single parents with youngest child aged 0-5 (NOK)
9	Østfold	NOK 501,700
10	Nordland/Nordlánnda	NOK 499,500
11	Buskerud	NOK 494,400
12	Vestfold	NOK 494,100
13	Telemark	NOK 485,800
14	Innlandet	NOK 481,600
15	Agder	NOK 477,700

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Median after-tax income, people aged 67 and over living alone (NOK) (2024)

Agder ranks 11 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median after-tax income, people aged 67 and over living alone (NOK)
8	Trøndelag/Trööndelage	NOK 357,300
9	Troms/Romsa/Tromssa	NOK 356,500
10	Telemark	NOK 353,000
11	Agder	NOK 352,100
12	Nordland/Nordlánnda	NOK 349,900
13	Møre og Romsdal	NOK 347,200
14	Østfold	NOK 346,300

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Sources

Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 11820: Selected key figures, population profile, by county and municipality (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81b324c873b0…)
Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 06946: Household income by type of household and county, number of households and median, 2014-2024, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5d79eb28821b…)

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