Canada vs Norway: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Canada
1.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
1.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
115th
Norway rank
117th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.18 % change on previous year against 1.12 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 115th and Norway ranks 117th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.86 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 0.8249 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.0366 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.557 % change on previous year | 0.7862 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.265 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.31 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.1012 % change on previous year | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.22 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 0.236 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.1828 % change on previous year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 1.18 % change on previous year against 1.12 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Canada and Norway?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Canada ranks 115th and Norway ranks 117th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.