Norway vs Palestine, State of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Norway
4.70 million people
in 2025
Palestine, State of
4.88 million people
in 2025
Norway rank
105th
Palestine, State of rank
102nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Norway
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 4.88 million people against 4.70 million people in Norway, a difference of 185,090 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 105th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 1.64 million people 400,634 people 1.24 million people Norway
1960s 2.06 million people 546,380 people 1.52 million people Norway
1970s 2.73 million people 745,316 people 1.98 million people Norway
1980s 2.96 million people 1.10 million people 1.86 million people Norway
1990s 3.21 million people 1.75 million people 1.45 million people Norway
2000s 3.59 million people 2.79 million people 801,382 people Norway
2010s 4.16 million people 3.81 million people 351,897 people Norway
2020s 4.56 million people 4.63 million people 69,493 people Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Norway or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 4.88 million people against 4.70 million people in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Norway and Palestine, State of?
185,090 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Palestine, State of?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Norway and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Norway ranks 105th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.