Hungary vs Norway: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Hungary
0.3%
in 2025
Norway
0.3%
in 2025
Hungary rank
117th
Norway rank
115th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Hungary
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Hungary ranks 117th and Norway ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Hungary or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Hungary and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Norway rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Hungary ranks 117th and Norway ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.