Statistikk innhold
Statistics on
Holiday house areas
These statistics provide information about the number of holiday houses and holiday house areas in Norway.
Selected figures from these statistics
- Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.Download table as ...Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.
2025 Number of holiday houses1 Percentage of total number of holiday houses Number of holiday houses areas Area (km²) Percentage area by the total Inside densely built-up holiday house areas 251 566 52 13 804 441 63 5-24 holiday houses 107 485 22 11 752 179 26 25-49 holiday houses 41 536 9 1 215 76 11 50 or more holiday houses 102 545 21 837 186 27 Scattered holiday houses2 232 065 48 174 832 254 37 Total 483 631 100 188 636 695 100 1The number of holiday houses in these statistics can deviate when comparing to other statistics of related topics, for more information se 'About the statistics'. 2All other holiday houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of up to four holiday houses. Due to errors in the numbers for 2025, the tables were re-uploaded on 29.01.2026. This results in changes in the numbers and area of recreational building areas. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area, last 2 years. Count. CountryDownload table as ...Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area, last 2 years. Count. Country
Holiday houses as of 1 january Change New holiday houses1 2024 2025 Inside densely built-up holiday house areas 250 257 251 566 1 309 1 323 5-24 holiday houses 107 520 107 485 -35 477 25-49 holiday houses 41 575 41 536 -39 207 50 or more holiday houses 101 162 102 545 1 383 639 Outside of holiday house areas2 232 674 232 065 -609 530 Total 482 931 483 631 700 1 853 1'New holiday houses' inlcude only new-built holiday houses, but not existing houses that were converted into holiday houses or extensions to houses. The number of new holiday houses applies for the period 1 january to 1 january in the following year. 2All other houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of up to four holiday houses. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Holiday houses by type of building. Count. 1st January. County.Download table as ...Holiday houses by type of building. Count. 1st January. County.1
2025 Holiday house (chalet, summerhouse etc.) Detached house used as holiday house Farmhouse used as holiday house Total The hole country 291 915 11 246 14 013 317 174 Østfold 19 871 216 206 20 293 Akershus 19 535 115 143 19 793 Oslo - Oslove 2 196 3 3 2 202 Buskerud 48 936 111 240 49 287 Innlandet 89 098 1 281 1 501 91 880 Vestfold 13 481 333 136 13 950 Telemark 32 860 380 594 33 834 Agder 39 733 1 154 2 296 43 183 Rogaland 19 114 531 532 20 177 Vestland 42 964 2 122 2 735 47 821 Møre og Romsdal 18 133 1 133 1 366 20 632 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 51 641 2 004 1 618 55 263 Nordland - Nordlánnda 29 036 3 018 3 962 36 016 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 13 350 1 608 1 738 16 696 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 11 435 532 637 12 604 1The number of holiday houses in these statistics can deviate when comparing to other statistics of related topics, for more information se 'About the statistics' Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Contiguous holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.Download table as ...Contiguous holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.
2025 Number of holiday houses1 Percentage of total number of holiday houses Number of holiday house areas Area (km²) Percent area by the total Inside contiguous holiday house areas 423 784 88 11 977 2 965 97 5-24 holiday houses 91 876 19 9 154 550 18 25-49 holiday houses 49 126 10 1 424 377 12 50 or more holiday houses 282 782 58 1 399 2 038 66 Scattered holiday houses2 59 847 12 36 804 103 3 Total 483 631 100 48 781 3 068 100 1The number of holiday houses in these statistics can deviate when comparing to other statistics of related topics, for more information se 'About the statistics'. 2All other holiday houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of up to four holiday houses. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 23 April 2021.
Holiday house area: A cluster of at least 5 holiday houses, situated at a distance not exeeding 75 metres from each other for densely built-up areas and 500 metres for contiguous areas.
Densely built-up holiday house areas: Highly intensive used areas. These areas are often characterized by a well integrated infrastructure for the residents.
Contiguous holiday house areas: Areas with a distance of no more than 500 metres between each house. Densely built-up areas are included in the contiguous holiday house areas.
Holiday houses:
- 161 Holiday house (chalet, summerhouse, etc.)
- 162 Detatched house used as holiday house
- 163 Farmhouse used as holiday house
Holiday house areas according to size: classified by number of holyday houses
- In holiday house areas:
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Small size areas: 5 to 24 holiday houses
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Medium size areas: 25 to 49 holiday houses
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Large size areas: 50 or more holiday houses
- Outside holiday house areas:
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Scattered holiday houses: all other holiday houses outside of holiday house areas, scattered or in groups of less than 5 holiday houses
New holiday houses:
The number of new holiday houses applies for the period 1 january to 1 january in the following year. Number of new holiday houses is based on the start date of building work.
Land use: describes built-up areas by socio-economic purpose, and covers for example areas used for dwellings, business, recreation or roads.
Classification of land use and land cover
Classification of type of building / GAB
Name: Holiday house areas
Topic: Nature and the environment
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Municipalities, counties, country
Annual
Not relevant
The maps are stored as spatial data sets and can be used for other analyses as required in the geodatabase of Statistics of Norway
The objective of the statistics is to monitor the status and changes of holiday house areas
The statistics is mainly used by civil administration (ministries, directorates, county- and municipality administrations) as well as for research purposes
The statistics are related to land use and land cover statistics.
The number of holiday houses is not directly comparable with the Building Stock and Building statistics. This is mainly due to differences in input data.
The statistics on holiday house areas:
- uses a geographic dataset which joins data from the Cadastre and the public map database (FKB)
- only includes buildings that have coordinates
- Extensions to buildings are not included
The Building Stock and Building statistics use a direct extract from the Cadastre.
The number of New holiday houses is also not directly comparable with numbers in the Building statistics, due to a differance in the selection process of the input data. The statistics on holiday house areas uses the actual start date of building activities, while the Building statistics uses the registert start date of building activities.
Register information. Act concerning official statistics and the Central Bureau of Statistics § 3.2
Not relevant
The statistics include all of Norway’s municipalities exlucive Svalbard.
The map databases are:
1. Land use and land cover class "Recreational facilities"
2. Classification of type of building by Norwegian Mapping Authority
- 161 Holiday house
- 162 Detached house used as holiday house
- 163 Farmhouse used as holiday house
3. New holiday houses: The selection for New holiday houses is based on the actual start date of building activities taken from the Cadastre. The number of new holiday houses applies for the period 1 january to 1 january in the following year.
Data revised by owners of the registers, e.g. Statistics Norway and Norwegian Mapping Authorities.
Digital maps are processed in a GIS-system (Geographical Information system), and the statistics area are calculated by automatic routines for delimiting and classifying areas by size and type of building.
Not relevant
The statistics are based on digital maps and automatic processingmethods, and will therefore bee comparable over time and Space.
New in 2018:
The method/source data for for counting buildings has been adjusted. In former versions of the statistics SSB-bygg was used to count the number of buildings. Information on buildings from the Cadastre was joined to building outline polygons from the public map database (FKB). In incidents where several building points from the Cadastre intersected only one building outline polygon, it was counted as one building in SSB-bygg (could happen for detatched housing). The method is changed so that number of buidlings is solely based on building points from the Cadastre. Every registered building in the Cadastre is counted as a building, giving better conformity to other building statistics.
This change in method has resulted in an increase in total number of holiday houses. For 2018 this increase was 0,25 percent, or 1100 buildings. The same applies to new-built holiday houses, an increase of 0,25 percent, or 12 buildings.
New in 2017:
A new variable "New holiday houses" has been added. The numbers are based on the actual start date of building activity taken from the Cadastre.
New in 2016:
The method has been adjusted, the statistics for all year are updated. All years since 2013 are therefore comparable.
The statistics by 2011 and 2013 is however not completely comparable after the register of holiday houses/building have been change from point to polygon. This leads to a general reduction in the total number of holiday house areas, with larger holiday house areas and less scattered holiday houses.
The quality of the statistics is highly dependent on the quality of the contents of the Land use and land cover and the Register of building in Matrikkelen.