Distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway
Norway: Distribution of households with children by number of children was 44.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway stood at 44.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway peaked at 45.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2014.
That places Norway 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.6% | — |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 44.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 39.7% | 43.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 39.6% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 42.4% | 45.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Norway was 44.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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