Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway
Norway: Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and was 21.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 21.1% for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2005.
Norway ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +70.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | -5.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 21.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 21.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +70.5% | 10.5% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 15.2% | 22.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway?
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and in Norway was 21.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and poverty status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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