Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 45.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Norway, 2003–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Norway stood at 45.8%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 47.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2003.
That places Norway 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40.3% | — |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 43.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 40.6% | 47.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,073 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 541,338 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5247 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Norway?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Norway was 45.8% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.