Home ownership rate in Norway
80.0% of people in Norway lived in a home owned by their household in 2025.
Norway, 2025
80.0%
Change from 2024
+1.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
68.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
71.1%
Position in 2025
11th of 31
Home ownership rate in Norway over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.0% | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | 69.1% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | 69.1% |
| 2021 | 78.3%b (break in time series) | 69.8% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | 69.8% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | 69.9%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 81.5% | 70.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 82.9% | 70.1%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 82.8% | 70.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 84.4% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 83.5% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 84.8% | 71.0%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 84.0% | 70.8%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 82.9% | 70.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 85.4% | – |
| 2008 | 86.1% | – |
| 2007 | 83.8% | – |
| 2006 | 83.7% | – |
| 2005 | 82.7% | – |
| 2004 | 82.9% | – |
| 2003 | 83.2% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 78.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 82.8%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 68.5%.
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