Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway
Norway: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 6.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 6.8 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway peaked at 6.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2014.
Norway ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.4 | — |
| 2004 | 6.2 | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 6.8 | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 | 5 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.43 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 29 Luxembourg 8.8 compare
- 30 Switzerland 7.6 compare
- 32 Belgium 6.6 compare
- 33 Ireland 5.4 compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.8 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway was 6.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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