Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway
Norway: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway stood at 6.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway peaked at 6.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.
That places Norway 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.5% | — |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +17.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 6.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 47% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 6.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 39 Luxembourg 8.8% compare
- 40 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 42 Belgium 6.6% compare
- 43 Ireland 5.4% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 4.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,340 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4463 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 978.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Norway was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - 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 income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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