Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

Norway
0.1647 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1669 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
167th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
165th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1669 units per person against 0.1647 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0022 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 167th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4454 units per person 0.2229 units per person 0.2224 units per person Norway
1970s 0.3163 units per person 0.2246 units per person 0.0917 units per person Norway
1980s 0.2878 units per person 0.216 units per person 0.0718 units per person Norway
1990s 0.2625 units per person 0.2137 units per person 0.0488 units per person Norway
2000s 0.2237 units per person 0.1969 units per person 0.0268 units per person Norway
2010s 0.1918 units per person 0.1832 units per person 0.0086 units per person Norway
2020s 0.1693 units per person 0.1697 units per person 0.0004 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Norway or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1669 units per person against 0.1647 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0022 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
Norway ranks 167th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.