Statistikk innhold
Statistics about
Building stock
Building stock statistics gives an overview of number of buildings in Norway by type of building and county/municipality. The statistics has been published since 1997.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Building stock by type of buildingDownload table as ...Building stock by type of building
2021 2025 2021 - 2025 In all 4 237 753 4 343 042 105 289 Residential buildings 1 573 172 1 604 505 31 333 Non-residential buildings 2 664 581 2 738 537 73 956 Residential buildings Detached house 1 177 792 1 191 500 13 708 House with 2 dwellings 173 168 178 441 5 273 Row house, linked house and house with 3 dwellings or more 174 445 183 896 9 451 Multi-dwelling building 42 346 45 087 2 741 Residence for communities 5 421 5 581 160 Non-residential buildings Holiday house, garage linked to dwelling etc 1 913 649 1 983 311 69 662 Of which: Chalet, summerhouses and other holiday houses 440 443 451 394 10 951 Detached houses and farmhouses used as holiday houses 33 099 32 218 -881 Industrial building 113 045 118 367 5 322 Agricultural and fishery building 494 588 490 837 -3 751 Office and business building 38 811 38 809 -2 Transport and communications building 12 351 12 985 634 Hotel and restaurant building 32 388 33 510 1 122 Building used for education, research, public entertainment and religious activities 48 920 49 544 624 Hospital and institutional care building 5 683 5 618 -65 Prison, building for emergency preparedness etc. 5 146 5 556 410 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 1 August 2023.
Building
As a main rule, freestanding building units are to be given a unique building number. Combined units can be assigned individual building numbers when the building parts can be torn down independent of each other.
Row houses in which each dwelling unit lies on the ground are assigned one building number for each dwelling. Vertically divided semi-detached houses in which the housing units are equal shall be given one building number for each unit. On the other hand, horizontally divided semi-detached homes, four-unit houses and larger residential buildings in which the housing units lie on top of each other are assigned one building number for the entire building.
Type of building
The building type is established according to the function of the building. Combined buildings, for instance combined dwelling and business buildings, are classified by the function that occupies the main part of the utility floor space. The building types in the dwelling statistics is aggregated from the detailed classification in the Cadastre.