Croatia vs Norway: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Croatia
1.80 million people
in 2020
Norway
1.91 million people
in 2020
Croatia rank
109th
Norway rank
107th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Croatia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.91 million people against 1.80 million people in Croatia, a difference of 107,820 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 109th and Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.09 million people | 1.64 million people | 447,075 people | Croatia |
| 1960s | 2.15 million people | 1.72 million people | 425,980 people | Croatia |
| 1970s | 2.18 million people | 1.79 million people | 393,620 people | Croatia |
| 1980s | 2.19 million people | 1.85 million people | 348,210 people | Croatia |
| 1990s | 2.16 million people | 1.86 million people | 305,700 people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.82 million people | 159,700 people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.86 million people | 39,520 people | Croatia |
| 2020s | 1.80 million people | 1.91 million people | 107,820 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Croatia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.91 million people against 1.80 million people in Croatia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Croatia and Norway?
- 107,820 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Norway?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Norway rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Croatia ranks 109th and Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.