Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Norway
Norway: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Norway stood at 4.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.5% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Norway peaked at 4.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.2% | — |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +35.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 42% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 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 tenure status - total population in Norway?
- Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population in Norway was 4.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 tenure status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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