Number of residential housings in Norway 2023, by type

Detached houses were the most common dwelling type in Norway. In 2023, there were roughly 1.3 million detached houses in the country, while the number of multi-dwellings was approximately 686,000. Multi-dwelling homes is the property type that has experienced the fastest price growth since 2015.

How many new buildings were started?

As of 2019, nearly 32 thousand new residential buildings had been started in Norway. This was a decrease, when compared to the year before, but still an increase from 2008, when the corresponding figures were approximately 26 thousand new buildings started. The number peaked in 2016, when over 26 thousand new dwelling buildings had been started.

 How much does it cost to buy a dwelling in Norwegian cities? 

A report from 2022 investigated dwelling prices in some major Norwegian cities. The average price per square meter turned out to be the highest in the capital, Oslo, amounting to over 90,000 Norwegian kroner. The Northern city of Tromsø was second in the ranking, followed by Bergen and Trondheim.