Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway
Norway: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8375 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway is 0.8375 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.8375 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.487 people per person, in 1960.
Norway ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.487 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4904 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5006 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5163 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5361 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5585 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.582 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.605 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6261 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6438 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6562 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6643 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6711 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6775 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6833 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6886 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6933 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6974 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.701 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.704 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7065 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7084 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7099 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.711 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.712 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7128 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7137 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7146 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7157 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7171 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7188 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7216 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7265 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.732 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7365 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7392 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.742 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.747 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7533 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7584 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7613 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7639 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7679 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7726 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7757 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7782 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7808 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7841 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7875 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7906 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7924 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7931 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7949 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7998 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8061 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8126 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.817 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8197 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8224 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8249 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.827 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8286 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8295 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8307 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8339 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8375 people per person | +0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.8375 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.8375 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5546 people per person | 0.487 people per person | 0.6438 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6837 people per person | 0.6562 people per person | 0.704 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7122 people per person | 0.7065 people per person | 0.7171 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7375 people per person | 0.7188 people per person | 0.7584 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7763 people per person | 0.7613 people per person | 0.7906 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8083 people per person | 0.7924 people per person | 0.8249 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8312 people per person | 0.827 people per person | 0.8375 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 43 Peru 0.856 people per person compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 0.8471 people per person compare
- 45 Switzerland 0.8455 people per person compare
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.834 people per person compare
- 48 New Zealand 0.8285 people per person compare
- 49 Germany 0.8271 people per person compare
More population data for Norway
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Norway was 0.8375 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8375 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.487 people per person in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Norway ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.