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
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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.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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