Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Norway
Norway: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 6.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 6.5% for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Norway peaked at 6.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2014.
That places Norway 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.4% | — |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 36 Luxembourg 8.1% compare
- 37 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 38 Belgium 6.9% compare
- 40 Finland 5.5% compare
- 40 United Kingdom 5.5% compare
- 40 United Kingdom 5.5% 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)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Norway?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Norway was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Norway ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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