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

Latest (2025)
6.8
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2025
All-time low
4.6
in 2014
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway, 2003–2025

02462003201420252003: 5.42004: 6.22005: 5.82006: 5.32007: 5.32008: 5.22009: 52010: 5.32011: 5.12012: 5.62013: 62014: 4.62015: 5.22016: 5.12017: 5.32018: 62019: 6.12020: 6.22021: 6.52022: 5.92023: 62024: 5.82025: 6.8

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

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Norway, 2003 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 29 Luxembourg 8.8 compare
  2. 30 Switzerland 7.6 compare
  3. 32 Belgium 6.6 compare
  4. 33 Ireland 5.4 compare
  5. 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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Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
45 places, 839 data points, 2003–2025
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