Holiday house areas

Updated: 4 December 2023

Next update: 12 December 2024

Holiday houses in densely built-up holiday house areas
Holiday houses in densely built-up holiday house areas
2023
52
%
 
Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.
Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.
2023
Number of holiday houses1 Percentage of total number of holiday housesNumber of holiday houses areasArea (km²)Percentage area by the total
Inside densely built-up holiday house areas248 1125213 74343663
5-24 holiday houses107 3232211 71917926
25-49 holiday houses41 21991 2057611
50 or more holiday houses99 5702181918126
Scattered holiday houses2 233 21948175 70025437
Total481 331100189 443690100
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 symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area, last 2 years. Count. Country
    Densely built-up holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area, last 2 years. Count. Country
    Holiday houses as of 1 januaryChangeNew holiday houses1
    20222023
    Inside densely built-up holiday house areas244 464248 1123 6483 366
    5-24 holiday houses107 034107 3232891 074
    25-49 holiday houses40 71441 219505550
    50 or more holiday houses96 71699 5702 8541 742
    Outside of holiday house areas2 234 206233 219-987876
    Total478 670481 3312 6614 242
    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 symbols
  • Holiday houses by type of building. Count. 1st January. County.
    Holiday houses by type of building. Count. 1st January. County.1
    2023
    Holiday house (chalet, summerhouse etc.)Detached house used as holiday houseFarmhouse used as holiday houseTotal
    The hole country448 72914 63117 971481 331
    Viken87 63342760288 662
    Oslo2 207232 212
    Innlandet88 5911 3081 55491 453
    Vestfold og Telemark46 07873874447 560
    Agder39 2291 1922 35242 773
    Rogaland19 02455656520 145
    Vestland42 9742 1522 78947 915
    Møre og Romsdal17 9901 0721 32220 384
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage51 5702 0351 64255 247
    Nordland - Nordlánnda28 7663 0544 00435 824
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku24 6672 0952 39429 156
    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 symbols
  • Contiguous holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.
    Contiguous holiday house areas. Holiday houses by size of area. Count, proportion, area. 1st January. Country.
    2023
    Number of holiday houses1 Percentage of total number of holiday housesNumber of holiday house areasArea (km²)Percent area by the total
    Inside contiguous holiday house areas421 1568711 9892 96497
    5-24 holiday houses91 668199 15055018
    25-49 holiday houses49 620101 44038413
    50 or more holiday houses279 868581 3992 03066
    Scattered holiday houses2 60 1751336 9581033
    Total481 33110048 9473 067100
    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 symbols

About the statistics

These statistics provide information about the number of holiday houses and holiday house areas in Norway.

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:

  • Small size areas: 5 to 24 holiday houses

  • Medium size areas: 25 to 49 holiday houses

  • Large size areas: 50 or more holiday houses

- Outside holiday house areas:

  • 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

12 December 2024

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

Not relevant

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

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.

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