Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway
Norway: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 9.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway stood at 9.4.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway peaked at 11.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2009.
That places Norway 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.1 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7 | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 10.2 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 11.8 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 9.4 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.45 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.96 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.88 | 8.3 | 11.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 28 Switzerland 11.9 compare
- 29 Spain 10.5 compare
- 30 Hungary 10.4 compare
- 32 Ireland 9.1 compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.3 compare
- 34 Malta 5.7 compare
- 34 Netherlands 5.7 compare
More population data for Norway
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.231 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.6612 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 123,981 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Norway was 9.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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