Housing cost overburden rate in Norway
13.5% of people in Norway spent more than 40% of their disposable income on housing in 2025.
Norway, 2025
13.5%
Change from 2024
−1.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
6.5%
Position in 2025
3rd of 31
Housing cost overburden rate in Norway over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.5% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9%b (break in time series) | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 9.3% | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 9.7% | 10.9%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 11.2%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 8.2% | 11.5%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | – |
| 2008 | 12.5% | – |
| 2007 | 12.9% | – |
| 2006 | 10.8% | – |
| 2005 | 4.3% | – |
| 2004 | 8.2% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 15.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.4%, the figure has changed by +4.1 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 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.6%.