Norway vs United Kingdom: Urban population share 2050
Norway
83.57
in 2025
United Kingdom
83.32
in 2025
Norway rank
57th
United Kingdom rank
58th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.57 against 83.32 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.25.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Norway ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 58th of 231 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1185 | 2.4 | 2.28 | United Kingdom |
| 1100s | 0.1778 | 3.1 | 2.92 | United Kingdom |
| 1200s | 0.2667 | 2.2 | 1.93 | United Kingdom |
| 1300s | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | United Kingdom |
| 1400s | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1500s | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1600s | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | Norway |
| 1710s | 5.86 | 6.32 | 0.4619 | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 7.72 | 10.54 | 2.82 | United Kingdom |
| 1730s | 9.57 | 14.76 | 5.19 | United Kingdom |
| 1740s | 11.43 | 18.98 | 7.55 | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 13.29 | 23.2 | 9.91 | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 15.15 | 24.3 | 9.15 | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 17.01 | 25.4 | 8.39 | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 18.87 | 26.5 | 7.63 | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 20.72 | 27.6 | 6.88 | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 22.58 | 28.7 | 6.12 | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 24.44 | 32.05 | 7.61 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 26.3 | 35.4 | 9.11 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 28.16 | 38.76 | 10.6 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 30.01 | 42.11 | 12.09 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 31.87 | 45.46 | 13.59 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 33.73 | 48.81 | 15.08 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 35.59 | 52.16 | 16.58 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 37.45 | 55.52 | 18.07 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 39.3 | 58.87 | 19.56 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 41.16 | 62.22 | 21.06 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 43.02 | 65.57 | 22.55 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 44.88 | 68.92 | 24.05 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 46.74 | 72.28 | 25.54 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 48.6 | 75.63 | 27.03 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 48.2 | 79.72 | 31.52 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 55.46 | 77.72 | 22.26 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 68.37 | 77.54 | 9.17 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 71.22 | 78.41 | 7.19 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 73.75 | 78.68 | 4.93 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 77.63 | 80.38 | 2.75 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 80.83 | 81.77 | 0.9451 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 83.08 | 83.12 | 0.033 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Norway or United Kingdom?
- Norway, at 83.57 against 83.32 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 0.25, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Norway ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 58th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.