Share of people living: total population … degree in Norway
Norway: Share of people living: total population … degree was 36.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
36.2
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
47.7
in 2012
All-time low
36.2
in 2025
Years of data
21
2004–2025
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 36.2 for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Norway peaked at 47.7 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 2025.
Norway ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people living: total population … degree in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44.9 | — |
| 2005 | 45.2 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.1 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 46.7 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.7 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 44.2 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 47.3 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 47 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.7 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 47.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 37.2 | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 37.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.1 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 36.6 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 36.9 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.7 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.6 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 37.5 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 39.4 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 38 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 36.2 | -4.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 36.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 36.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.8, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.47 | 44.2 | 46.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.73 | 36.6 | 47.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.57 | 36.2 | 39.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 8 Spain 50.2 compare
- 9 Belgium 39.4 compare
- 10 Luxembourg 38.8 compare
- 12 Finland 32.4 compare
- 13 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 30.9 compare
- 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 30.5 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)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Norway?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Norway was 36.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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