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Norway · Housing

Prices, rents, affordability, mortgages and construction.

12 indicators · 8 with data

Prices

Real house prices

index (2015 = 100)

38th of 55 · 26th in Europe & C. Asia
Real house pricesNorway's real house prices rose from 102.5 in 2018 to 111.5 in 2026.20182020202220242026100105110115120125111.5

Norway's real house prices rose from 102.5 in 2018 to 111.5 in 2026.

Nominal house price index

index (2015 = 100)

34th of 55 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Nominal house price indexNorway's nominal house price index rose from 112.4 in 2018 to 156.7 in 2026.20182020202220242026100120140160156.7

Norway's nominal house price index rose from 112.4 in 2018 to 156.7 in 2026.

Real house price growth (year on year)

annual %

37th of 55 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Real house price growth (year on year)Norway's real house price growth (year on year) rose from -1.1 % in 2018 to 0.5 % in 2026.20182020202220242026-10%-5%0%5%10%0.5 %

Norway's real house price growth (year on year) rose from -1.1 % in 2018 to 0.5 % in 2026.

Rent price index

index (2015 = 100)

18th of 30 · 12th in Europe & C. Asia
Rent price indexNorway's rent price index rose from 107.6 in 2019 to 132.1 in 2026.20192020202120222023202420252026110120130132.1

Norway's rent price index rose from 107.6 in 2019 to 132.1 in 2026.

Affordability

House price-to-income ratio

index (2015 = 100)

9th of 29 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia
House price-to-income ratioNorway's house price-to-income ratio fell from 105.3 in 2019 to 102.8 in 2026.20192020202120222023202420252026100105110102.8

Norway's house price-to-income ratio fell from 105.3 in 2019 to 102.8 in 2026.

House price-to-rent ratio

index (2015 = 100)

17th of 24 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia
House price-to-rent ratioNorway's house price-to-rent ratio rose from 108.1 in 2019 to 119.7 in 2026.20192020202120222023202420252026105110115120125130119.7

Norway's house price-to-rent ratio rose from 108.1 in 2019 to 119.7 in 2026.

Housing cost overburden rate

% of population

28th of 30 · 27th in Europe & C. Asia
Housing cost overburden rateNorway's housing cost overburden rate rose from 8.2 % in 2004 to 13.5 % in 2025.200520102015202020250%5%10%15%20%13.5 %

Norway's housing cost overburden rate rose from 8.2 % in 2004 to 13.5 % in 2025.

Tenure

Homeownership rate

% of households

10th of 31 · 10th in Europe & C. Asia
Homeownership rateNorway's homeownership rate fell from 83.2 % in 2003 to 80.0 % in 2025.2005201020152020202576%78%80%82%84%86%88%80.0 %

Norway's homeownership rate fell from 83.2 % in 2003 to 80.0 % in 2025.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Norway.

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