Poverty and living standards in Oslo, Norway: official figures
In 2025, the municipality of Oslo had 31,933 disability benefit recipients aged 18 to 66, 6.3% of that age group and the lowest among Norway's three largest cities (Norway 10.3%), unchanged from 2024.
How many elderly people live alone in Oslo?
61.7% of residents aged 80 and over in the municipality of Oslo lived alone in 2025, above the national figure of 57.3%; that is the highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyWhat is the divorce rate in Oslo?
8.4% of residents aged 16 to 66 in the municipality of Oslo were divorced or separated in 2025, below the national figure of 9.5% (the highest among Norway's three largest cities).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many single parents get benefits in Oslo?
1,362 single parents in the municipality of Oslo received single-parent benefits from the National Insurance Scheme in 2025, 1.87 per 1,000 residents, against 1.86 nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyIs disability benefit use rising in Oslo?
The share of Oslo residents aged 18 to 66 on disability benefit went from 6.1% in 2020 to 6.3% in 2025, while the national rate moved from 10.2% to 10.3%.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Oslo?
60% of the 360,699 households in Oslo were people living alone in 2022, and 4.2% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Oslo afford their bills?
In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 7% of residents of Oslo said they had difficulty paying their bills at the end of the month most of the time.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 22% of residents of Oslo agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 80% of residents of Oslo felt safe walking alone at night in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Oslo compares with other cities in Norway
Residents aged 18-66 receiving disability benefit (%) (2025)
Oslo ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyResidents aged 80 and over living alone (%) (2025)
Oslo ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyResidents aged 16-66 who are divorced or separated (%) (2025)
Oslo ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyMore on Oslo: overview · health · all cities in Norway
Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 11820: Selected key figures, population profile, by county and municipality (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81b324c873b0…)
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