Minifacts about Norway 2012

 

4. Living conditions and consumption



Housing figures, 2010
Total dwellings (occupied and vacant) 2 343 010
Cabins, summer dwellings and the like  405 883
Building work started, dwellings 27 735
Building work started, holiday houses 6 373
Building work started, utility floor space (m²) 3 804 550
   
Multi-dwelling buildings by number of dwellings Per cent
Detached houses 52.2
Houses with two dwellings 9.1
Row houses, linked houses and houses with 3 or 4 dwellings 11.6
Multi-dwelling buildings 22.6
Residence for communities 1.9
Other building types 2.6
   
Building types – share of all dwellings  
10 or less dwellings 51.8
More than 10 dwellings 48.2
   
Year of construction  
–1945 15.0
1946-1970 25.3
1971– 51.3
Unknown 8.4
   
Dwellings by densely/sparsely populated areas  
Dwellings in densely populated areas 78.3
Dwellings in sparsely populated areas 21.7
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/bygg_en/

Average annual expenditure per household. 1997-1999 and 2007-2009
Commodity and service category 1999 NOK Per cent 2009 NOK Per cent
Expenditures, total  268 500  100.0  395 100  100.0
Food and non-alcoholic beverages 32 400 11.5 46 500 11.8
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 7 600 2.9 10 300 2.6
Clothing and footwear 15 200 5.3 20 900 5.3
Housing, lighting and heating 69 600 26.7  123 400 31.2
Furniture and household articles 16 800 7.0 23 300 5.9
Health 6 900 2.8 10 100 2.5
Transport 53 300 17.3 64 500 16.3
Postal and telecommunication services 5 100 2.5 7 600 1.9
Culture and leisure 31 600 12.6 49 300 12.5
Education 2 800 0.3  900 0.2
Restaurant and hotel services 10 900 3.9 13 600 3.4
Other 16 300 7.2 24 700 6.3
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/fbu_en/

Proportion of household expenditure on food, housing and transport



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/fbu_en/