Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway
Norway: Overcrowding rate by household type - total population was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway stood at 7.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway peaked at 15.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2023.
That places Norway 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.2% | — |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.2%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.3% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More population data for Norway
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway?
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population in Norway was 7.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by household type - total population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for overcrowding rate by household type - total population?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by household type - total population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by household type - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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