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.
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 31st out of 37 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 | Value | 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 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.6 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 6.8 | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 | 5 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.44 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 29 Luxembourg 8.8 compare
- 30 Switzerland 7.6 compare
- 32 Belgium 6.6 compare
- 33 Ireland 5.4 compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.8 compare
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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 83,813 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 7.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 715,378 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.3869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3491 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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 31st out of 37 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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