Financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway
Norway: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 8.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway stood at 8.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 79.6% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway peaked at 8.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.
That places Norway 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.7% | — |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +32.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 42 Lithuania 11.6% compare
- 42 Lithuania 11.6% compare
- 44 Sweden 9.7% compare
- 46 Netherlands 6.2% compare
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More urban development data for Norway
- Population in the largest city 23.8% (2025)
- Population density 15.15 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.52 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1988 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.12 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 2.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.12 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0.95 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Norway was 8.8% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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 Financial burden of the total housing cost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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