Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Norway
Norway: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 13.5% for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Norway peaked at 15.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2005.
That places Norway 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.2% | — |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -47.6% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +151.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 4.3% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 9.4% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 3 Switzerland 15.3% compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.1% compare
- 4 United Kingdom 15.1% compare
- 7 Iceland 13.1% compare
- 8 Germany 11.2% compare
- 9 Sweden 10.8% compare
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 housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Norway?
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status in Norway was 13.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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 Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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