Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 in Norway
Norway: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 was 9.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Norway stood at 9.6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Norway peaked at 9.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2018.
That places Norway 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk … 0-17 in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.1 | — |
| 2016 | 6.4 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 6 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 7.8 | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 9.6 | +23.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.6, 44% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19, 51% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.16 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.73 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 34 Luxembourg 11 compare
- 35 Finland 10.1 compare
- 36 Ireland 9.7 compare
- 38 Malta 5.9 compare
- 39 Netherlands 5.7 compare
- 39 Netherlands 5.7 compare
More population data for Norway
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Norway?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Norway was 9.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Norway ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. 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 Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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