Population density in Norway
Norway: Population density was 14.86 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
14.86
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
214th
of 235 countries
All-time high
16.2
in 2050
All-time low
0.549
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Norway, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population density in Norway stood at 14.86.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Norway peaked at 16.2 in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.549, in 1000.
Norway ranks 214th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.549 | — |
| 1100 | 0.7412 | +35.0% |
| 1200 | 0.9334 | +25.9% |
| 1300 | 1.1 | +17.6% |
| 1400 | 0.549 | -50.0% |
| 1500 | 1.1 | +100.0% |
| 1600 | 1.37 | +25.0% |
| 1700 | 1.65 | +20.0% |
| 1710 | 1.71 | +3.6% |
| 1720 | 1.77 | +3.6% |
| 1730 | 1.83 | +3.6% |
| 1740 | 1.9 | +3.6% |
| 1750 | 1.97 | +3.6% |
| 1760 | 2.04 | +3.6% |
| 1770 | 2.11 | +3.6% |
| 1780 | 2.19 | +3.6% |
| 1790 | 2.26 | +3.6% |
| 1800 | 2.47 | +9.1% |
| 1801 | 2.47 | -0.2% |
| 1802 | 2.46 | -0.2% |
| 1803 | 2.46 | -0.2% |
| 1804 | 2.45 | -0.2% |
| 1805 | 2.45 | -0.2% |
| 1806 | 2.45 | -0.2% |
| 1807 | 2.44 | -0.2% |
| 1808 | 2.44 | -0.2% |
| 1809 | 2.43 | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 2.45 | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 2.46 | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 2.47 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 2.5 | +0.9% |
| 1814 | 2.52 | +0.9% |
| 1815 | 2.54 | +0.9% |
| 1816 | 2.57 | +0.9% |
| 1817 | 2.59 | +0.9% |
| 1818 | 2.61 | +0.9% |
| 1819 | 2.64 | +1.0% |
| 1820 | 2.67 | +1.1% |
| 1821 | 2.71 | +1.3% |
| 1822 | 2.74 | +1.4% |
| 1823 | 2.78 | +1.5% |
| 1824 | 2.83 | +1.5% |
| 1825 | 2.87 | +1.5% |
| 1826 | 2.91 | +1.5% |
| 1827 | 2.95 | +1.5% |
| 1828 | 3 | +1.5% |
| 1829 | 3.04 | +1.4% |
| 1830 | 3.08 | +1.3% |
| 1831 | 3.11 | +1.2% |
| 1832 | 3.15 | +1.1% |
| 1833 | 3.18 | +1.0% |
| 1834 | 3.21 | +1.0% |
| 1835 | 3.24 | +1.0% |
| 1836 | 3.27 | +1.0% |
| 1837 | 3.31 | +1.0% |
| 1838 | 3.34 | +1.0% |
| 1839 | 3.37 | +1.0% |
| 1840 | 3.41 | +1.1% |
| 1841 | 3.45 | +1.1% |
| 1842 | 3.49 | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 3.53 | +1.2% |
| 1844 | 3.57 | +1.2% |
| 1845 | 3.61 | +1.2% |
| 1846 | 3.65 | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 3.69 | +1.2% |
| 1848 | 3.74 | +1.2% |
| 1849 | 3.78 | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 3.83 | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 3.88 | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 3.93 | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 3.98 | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 4.04 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 4.09 | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 4.15 | +1.4% |
| 1857 | 4.21 | +1.4% |
| 1858 | 4.27 | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 4.32 | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 4.37 | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 4.42 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 4.46 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 4.5 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 4.54 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 4.57 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 4.61 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 4.65 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 4.69 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 4.73 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 4.78 | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 4.82 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 4.87 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 4.92 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 4.97 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 5.02 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 5.07 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 5.12 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 5.17 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 5.22 | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 5.26 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 5.29 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 5.32 | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 5.34 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 5.37 | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 5.39 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 5.41 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 5.43 | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 5.45 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 5.48 | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 5.52 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 5.57 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 5.62 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 5.69 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 5.75 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 5.81 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 5.88 | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 5.94 | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 6.01 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 6.07 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 6.13 | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 6.18 | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 6.23 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 6.27 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 6.31 | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 6.36 | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 6.4 | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 6.44 | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 6.49 | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 6.53 | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 6.59 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 6.65 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 6.71 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 6.78 | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 6.85 | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 6.91 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | 6.98 | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 7.06 | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 7.13 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 7.19 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 7.25 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 7.31 | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 7.36 | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 7.41 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 7.46 | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 7.5 | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 7.55 | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 7.6 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 7.65 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 7.69 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 7.74 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 7.79 | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 7.83 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 7.88 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 7.92 | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 7.97 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 8.02 | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 8.06 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 8.11 | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 8.16 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 8.22 | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 8.29 | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 8.36 | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 8.44 | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 8.52 | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 8.6 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 8.68 | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 8.76 | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 8.84 | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 8.92 | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 8.96 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 9.05 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 9.14 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 9.23 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 9.32 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 9.41 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 9.5 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 9.59 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 9.67 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 9.75 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 9.83 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 9.91 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 9.99 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 10.07 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 10.14 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 10.22 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 10.3 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 10.39 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 10.48 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 10.56 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 10.64 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 10.71 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 10.8 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 10.87 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 10.94 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 11 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 11.05 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 11.1 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 11.14 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.18 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 11.22 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 11.25 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 11.3 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.33 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 11.37 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.4 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 11.44 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.49 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 11.56 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 11.6 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 11.64 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.7 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 11.77 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 11.84 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.9 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.97 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.03 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.09 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.16 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.25 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 12.33 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.39 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.46 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.53 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.61 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.69 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.79 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.93 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.09 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.26 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.42 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.78 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.95 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.1 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.25 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.37 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.49 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.58 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.68 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.77 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.85 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.98 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.15 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.31 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.44 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 15.52 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 15.58 | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 15.63 | +0.3% |
| 2029 | 15.68 | +0.3% |
| 2030 | 15.73 | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 15.77 | +0.3% |
| 2032 | 15.82 | +0.3% |
| 2033 | 15.86 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 15.89 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 15.93 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 15.96 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 15.99 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 16.02 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 16.05 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 16.07 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 16.09 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 16.11 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 16.13 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 16.14 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 16.16 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 16.17 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 16.18 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 16.19 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 16.19 | +0.0% |
| 2050 | 16.2 | +0.0% |
| 2051 | 16.2 | -0.0% |
| 2052 | 16.19 | -0.0% |
| 2053 | 16.19 | -0.0% |
| 2054 | 16.18 | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 16.17 | -0.1% |
| 2056 | 16.15 | -0.1% |
| 2057 | 16.13 | -0.1% |
| 2058 | 16.12 | -0.1% |
| 2059 | 16.1 | -0.1% |
| 2060 | 16.08 | -0.1% |
| 2061 | 16.06 | -0.1% |
| 2062 | 16.04 | -0.1% |
| 2063 | 16.01 | -0.2% |
| 2064 | 15.98 | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 15.96 | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 15.93 | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 15.9 | -0.2% |
| 2068 | 15.88 | -0.2% |
| 2069 | 15.85 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 15.83 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 15.8 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 15.78 | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 15.75 | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 15.72 | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 15.7 | -0.2% |
| 2076 | 15.67 | -0.2% |
| 2077 | 15.64 | -0.2% |
| 2078 | 15.61 | -0.2% |
| 2079 | 15.58 | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 15.55 | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 15.52 | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 15.49 | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 15.45 | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 15.42 | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 15.38 | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 15.34 | -0.2% |
| 2087 | 15.3 | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 15.27 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 15.23 | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 15.2 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | 15.16 | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 15.13 | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 15.09 | -0.2% |
| 2094 | 15.06 | -0.2% |
| 2095 | 15.03 | -0.2% |
| 2096 | 14.99 | -0.2% |
| 2097 | 14.96 | -0.2% |
| 2098 | 14.93 | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 14.9 | -0.2% |
| 2100 | 14.86 | -0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 14.86 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 14.86 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 23% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | +100.0% | 0.549 | 1.1 |
| 1400 | -50.0% | 1.1 | 0.549 |
| 1100 | +35.0% | 0.549 | 0.7412 |
| 1200 | +25.9% | 0.7412 | 0.9334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.549 | 0.549 | 0.549 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.7412 | 0.7412 | 0.7412 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.9334 | 0.9334 | 0.9334 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.549 | 0.549 | 0.549 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.45 | 2.43 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.54 | 2.45 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1820s | 2.85 | 2.67 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1830s | 3.23 | 3.08 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 1840s | 3.59 | 3.41 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4.07 | 3.83 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.55 | 4.37 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5 | 4.78 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.38 | 5.26 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.79 | 5.52 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.33 | 6.13 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.88 | 6.59 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.48 | 7.25 | 7.69 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.95 | 7.74 | 8.16 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.56 | 8.22 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.36 | 8.96 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.19 | 9.83 | 10.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.94 | 10.64 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4 | 11.22 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.94 | 11.64 | 12.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.71 | 12.33 | 13.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.12 | 13.42 | 14.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.29 | 14.77 | 15.68 | 10 |
| 2030s | 15.9 | 15.73 | 16.05 | 10 |
| 2040s | 16.14 | 16.07 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 2050s | 16.16 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2060s | 15.97 | 15.85 | 16.08 | 10 |
| 2070s | 15.71 | 15.58 | 15.83 | 10 |
| 2080s | 15.39 | 15.23 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2090s | 15.05 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2100s | 14.86 | 14.86 | 14.86 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Norway?
- Population density in Norway was 14.86 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2050.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.549 in 1000.
- How does Norway rank for population density?
- Norway ranks 214th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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