Statistics Norway

Income statistics for households. Wealth and debt

2 Number of households1, by size of debt compared to total income, 2008-NOK. 2004-2008. Per cent
  Total income
  Less than NOK 200 000 NOK 200 000-
299 999 		NOK 300 000-
399 999 		NOK 400 000-
499 999 		NOK 500 000-
749 999 		NOK 750 000-
1 000 000 		NOK 1 000 000
and more		 Total
2004                
No debt 46.9 30.3 20.0 14.4 7.1 4.1 4.5 19.1
Debt less than or equal to income 28.9 39.3 38.9 37.5 35.9 39.5 47.4 37.3
Debt 1-2 times income 9.7 13.0 16.7 21.2 29.5 34.3 31.7 21.9
Debt 2-3 times income 5.0 7.5 12.8 15.4 18.7 16.2 11.3 12.7
Debt 3-4 times income 2.7 4.3 6.6 7.1 5.8 3.9 3.1 4.9
Debt 4-5 times income 1.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.8
Debt more than 5 times income 5.3 3.3 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.9 1.1 2.4
All  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
Number of households  353 015  294 745  294 276  219 285  463 034  224 021  148 258 1 996 634
                 
2005                
No debt 46.4 29.4 19.6 13.9 7.0 3.9 4.4 18.3
Debt less than or equal to income 28.3 38.5 37.9 36.4 34.5 37.4 46.8 36.3
Debt 1-2 times income 9.9 13.0 16.1 20.5 28.1 33.7 31.0 21.5
Debt 2-3 times income 5.1 7.6 12.6 15.7 19.8 17.7 12.0 13.2
Debt 3-4 times income 2.8 4.7 7.5 8.0 7.0 4.8 3.4 5.5
Debt 4-5 times income 1.7 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.0 1.4 1.2 2.2
Debt more than 5 times income 5.9 4.1 3.1 2.5 1.7 1.2 1.2 2.9
All  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
Number of households  345 895  288 473  294 261  220 476  457 704  234 696  175 830 2 017 335
                 
2006                
No debt 46.0 29.4 19.8 14.0 7.2 3.7 3.3 17.9
Debt less than or equal to income 28.0 37.9 37.2 35.8 33.4 34.8 41.0 34.9
Debt 1-2 times income 9.8 12.9 15.4 19.3 26.4 32.9 32.7 21.1
Debt 2-3 times income 5.1 7.4 12.0 15.2 20.0 19.1 14.7 13.7
Debt 3-4 times income 2.8 4.7 7.8 8.8 8.1 6.0 4.6 6.2
Debt 4-5 times income 1.7 2.9 3.8 3.6 2.6 1.9 1.8 2.6
Debt more than 5 times income 6.6 4.9 3.9 3.3 2.3 1.7 1.9 3.5
All  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
Number of households  339 435  287 078  298 467  226 179  467 069  256 524  176 721 2 051 473
                 
2007                
No debt 46.5 30.6 20.5 14.7 8.0 3.7 3.3 17.4
Debt less than or equal to income 27.8 37.7 38.0 36.4 34.0 33.4 40.3 35.1
Debt 1-2 times income 9.8 12.5 14.7 17.8 23.9 31.5 32.3 20.8
Debt 2-3 times income 4.8 7.0 10.9 14.5 19.4 20.4 15.3 13.8
Debt 3-4 times income 2.6 4.4 7.6 9.2 9.1 7.0 5.1 6.6
Debt 4-5 times income 1.6 2.7 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.2 1.8 2.8
Debt more than 5 times income 6.9 5.1 4.3 3.5 2.6 1.8 1.9 3.6
All  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
Number of households  308 538  272 977  294 190  231 956  459 367  292 241  234 214 2 093 483
                 
2008                
No debt 47.1 31.6 21.3 15.4 8.6 3.8 3.2 17.3
Debt less than or equal to income 28.2 37.8 38.7 36.7 34.8 32.9 40.1 35.5
Debt 1-2 times income 9.4 12.2 14.1 16.9 22.6 30.6 32.3 20.4
Debt 2-3 times income 4.5 6.8 10.5 14.3 19.2 21.3 15.8 13.9
Debt 3-4 times income 2.5 4.2 7.4 9.4 9.1 7.4 5.1 6.7
Debt 4-5 times income 1.5 2.7 4.0 3.9 3.0 2.2 1.8 2.7
Debt more than 5 times income 6.9 4.8 4.0 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.8 3.5
All  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
Number of households  268 989  263 200  285 093  242 557  452 180  323 430  291 916 2 127 365
1  Students not included.

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