Netherlands vs Norway: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2020
Norway
0.3%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
81st
Norway rank
84th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 81st and Norway ranks 84th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.4% | 0.9% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 1960s | -0.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1970s | -1.1% | -0.3% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | -1.0% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Netherlands ranks 81st and Norway ranks 84th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.