Population density in Norway

Norway: Population density was 14.86 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
14.86 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
214th
of 235 countries
All-time high
16.2 people per km²
in 2050
All-time low
0.549 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Norway, 1000–2100

051015100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Norway stood at 14.86 people per km².

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 people per km² in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.549 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Norway, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.549 people per km²
1100 0.7412 people per km² +35.0%
1200 0.9334 people per km² +25.9%
1300 1.1 people per km² +17.6%
1400 0.549 people per km² -50.0%
1500 1.1 people per km² +100.0%
1600 1.37 people per km² +25.0%
1700 1.65 people per km² +20.0%
1710 1.71 people per km² +3.6%
1720 1.77 people per km² +3.6%
1730 1.83 people per km² +3.6%
1740 1.9 people per km² +3.6%
1750 1.97 people per km² +3.6%
1760 2.04 people per km² +3.6%
1770 2.11 people per km² +3.6%
1780 2.19 people per km² +3.6%
1790 2.26 people per km² +3.6%
1800 2.47 people per km² +9.1%
1801 2.47 people per km² -0.2%
1802 2.46 people per km² -0.2%
1803 2.46 people per km² -0.2%
1804 2.45 people per km² -0.2%
1805 2.45 people per km² -0.2%
1806 2.45 people per km² -0.2%
1807 2.44 people per km² -0.2%
1808 2.44 people per km² -0.2%
1809 2.43 people per km² -0.2%
1810 2.45 people per km² +0.5%
1811 2.46 people per km² +0.5%
1812 2.47 people per km² +0.7%
1813 2.5 people per km² +0.9%
1814 2.52 people per km² +0.9%
1815 2.54 people per km² +0.9%
1816 2.57 people per km² +0.9%
1817 2.59 people per km² +0.9%
1818 2.61 people per km² +0.9%
1819 2.64 people per km² +1.0%
1820 2.67 people per km² +1.1%
1821 2.71 people per km² +1.3%
1822 2.74 people per km² +1.4%
1823 2.78 people per km² +1.5%
1824 2.83 people per km² +1.5%
1825 2.87 people per km² +1.5%
1826 2.91 people per km² +1.5%
1827 2.95 people per km² +1.5%
1828 3 people per km² +1.5%
1829 3.04 people per km² +1.4%
1830 3.08 people per km² +1.3%
1831 3.11 people per km² +1.2%
1832 3.15 people per km² +1.1%
1833 3.18 people per km² +1.0%
1834 3.21 people per km² +1.0%
1835 3.24 people per km² +1.0%
1836 3.27 people per km² +1.0%
1837 3.31 people per km² +1.0%
1838 3.34 people per km² +1.0%
1839 3.37 people per km² +1.0%
1840 3.41 people per km² +1.1%
1841 3.45 people per km² +1.1%
1842 3.49 people per km² +1.1%
1843 3.53 people per km² +1.2%
1844 3.57 people per km² +1.2%
1845 3.61 people per km² +1.2%
1846 3.65 people per km² +1.2%
1847 3.69 people per km² +1.2%
1848 3.74 people per km² +1.2%
1849 3.78 people per km² +1.2%
1850 3.83 people per km² +1.2%
1851 3.88 people per km² +1.3%
1852 3.93 people per km² +1.3%
1853 3.98 people per km² +1.4%
1854 4.04 people per km² +1.4%
1855 4.09 people per km² +1.4%
1856 4.15 people per km² +1.4%
1857 4.21 people per km² +1.4%
1858 4.27 people per km² +1.4%
1859 4.32 people per km² +1.3%
1860 4.37 people per km² +1.2%
1861 4.42 people per km² +1.1%
1862 4.46 people per km² +1.0%
1863 4.5 people per km² +0.8%
1864 4.54 people per km² +0.8%
1865 4.57 people per km² +0.8%
1866 4.61 people per km² +0.8%
1867 4.65 people per km² +0.8%
1868 4.69 people per km² +0.8%
1869 4.73 people per km² +0.9%
1870 4.78 people per km² +0.9%
1871 4.82 people per km² +1.0%
1872 4.87 people per km² +1.0%
1873 4.92 people per km² +1.0%
1874 4.97 people per km² +1.0%
1875 5.02 people per km² +1.0%
1876 5.07 people per km² +1.0%
1877 5.12 people per km² +1.0%
1878 5.17 people per km² +1.0%
1879 5.22 people per km² +0.9%
1880 5.26 people per km² +0.8%
1881 5.29 people per km² +0.6%
1882 5.32 people per km² +0.5%
1883 5.34 people per km² +0.4%
1884 5.37 people per km² +0.4%
1885 5.39 people per km² +0.4%
1886 5.41 people per km² +0.4%
1887 5.43 people per km² +0.4%
1888 5.45 people per km² +0.4%
1889 5.48 people per km² +0.5%
1890 5.52 people per km² +0.7%
1891 5.57 people per km² +0.8%
1892 5.62 people per km² +1.0%
1893 5.69 people per km² +1.1%
1894 5.75 people per km² +1.1%
1895 5.81 people per km² +1.1%
1896 5.88 people per km² +1.1%
1897 5.94 people per km² +1.1%
1898 6.01 people per km² +1.1%
1899 6.07 people per km² +1.0%
1900 6.13 people per km² +0.9%
1901 6.18 people per km² +0.9%
1902 6.23 people per km² +0.8%
1903 6.27 people per km² +0.7%
1904 6.31 people per km² +0.7%
1905 6.36 people per km² +0.7%
1906 6.4 people per km² +0.7%
1907 6.44 people per km² +0.7%
1908 6.49 people per km² +0.7%
1909 6.53 people per km² +0.7%
1910 6.59 people per km² +0.8%
1911 6.65 people per km² +0.9%
1912 6.71 people per km² +0.9%
1913 6.78 people per km² +1.0%
1914 6.85 people per km² +1.0%
1915 6.91 people per km² +1.0%
1916 6.98 people per km² +1.0%
1917 7.06 people per km² +1.0%
1918 7.13 people per km² +1.0%
1919 7.19 people per km² +0.9%
1920 7.25 people per km² +0.9%
1921 7.31 people per km² +0.8%
1922 7.36 people per km² +0.7%
1923 7.41 people per km² +0.6%
1924 7.46 people per km² +0.6%
1925 7.5 people per km² +0.6%
1926 7.55 people per km² +0.6%
1927 7.6 people per km² +0.6%
1928 7.65 people per km² +0.6%
1929 7.69 people per km² +0.6%
1930 7.74 people per km² +0.6%
1931 7.79 people per km² +0.6%
1932 7.83 people per km² +0.6%
1933 7.88 people per km² +0.6%
1934 7.92 people per km² +0.6%
1935 7.97 people per km² +0.6%
1936 8.02 people per km² +0.6%
1937 8.06 people per km² +0.6%
1938 8.11 people per km² +0.6%
1939 8.16 people per km² +0.7%
1940 8.22 people per km² +0.7%
1941 8.29 people per km² +0.8%
1942 8.36 people per km² +0.9%
1943 8.44 people per km² +0.9%
1944 8.52 people per km² +0.9%
1945 8.6 people per km² +0.9%
1946 8.68 people per km² +0.9%
1947 8.76 people per km² +0.9%
1948 8.84 people per km² +0.9%
1949 8.92 people per km² +0.9%
1950 8.96 people per km² +0.4%
1951 9.05 people per km² +0.9%
1952 9.14 people per km² +1.0%
1953 9.23 people per km² +1.0%
1954 9.32 people per km² +1.0%
1955 9.41 people per km² +1.0%
1956 9.5 people per km² +0.9%
1957 9.59 people per km² +0.9%
1958 9.67 people per km² +0.9%
1959 9.75 people per km² +0.8%
1960 9.83 people per km² +0.8%
1961 9.91 people per km² +0.8%
1962 9.99 people per km² +0.8%
1963 10.07 people per km² +0.8%
1964 10.14 people per km² +0.8%
1965 10.22 people per km² +0.8%
1966 10.3 people per km² +0.8%
1967 10.39 people per km² +0.8%
1968 10.48 people per km² +0.8%
1969 10.56 people per km² +0.8%
1970 10.64 people per km² +0.7%
1971 10.71 people per km² +0.7%
1972 10.8 people per km² +0.8%
1973 10.87 people per km² +0.7%
1974 10.94 people per km² +0.6%
1975 11 people per km² +0.6%
1976 11.05 people per km² +0.5%
1977 11.1 people per km² +0.4%
1978 11.14 people per km² +0.4%
1979 11.18 people per km² +0.3%
1980 11.22 people per km² +0.3%
1981 11.25 people per km² +0.3%
1982 11.3 people per km² +0.4%
1983 11.33 people per km² +0.3%
1984 11.37 people per km² +0.3%
1985 11.4 people per km² +0.3%
1986 11.44 people per km² +0.4%
1987 11.49 people per km² +0.5%
1988 11.56 people per km² +0.5%
1989 11.6 people per km² +0.4%
1990 11.64 people per km² +0.3%
1991 11.7 people per km² +0.5%
1992 11.77 people per km² +0.6%
1993 11.84 people per km² +0.6%
1994 11.9 people per km² +0.6%
1995 11.97 people per km² +0.5%
1996 12.03 people per km² +0.5%
1997 12.09 people per km² +0.5%
1998 12.16 people per km² +0.6%
1999 12.25 people per km² +0.7%
2000 12.33 people per km² +0.7%
2001 12.39 people per km² +0.5%
2002 12.46 people per km² +0.5%
2003 12.53 people per km² +0.6%
2004 12.61 people per km² +0.6%
2005 12.69 people per km² +0.7%
2006 12.79 people per km² +0.8%
2007 12.93 people per km² +1.0%
2008 13.09 people per km² +1.3%
2009 13.26 people per km² +1.3%
2010 13.42 people per km² +1.3%
2011 13.6 people per km² +1.3%
2012 13.78 people per km² +1.3%
2013 13.95 people per km² +1.2%
2014 14.1 people per km² +1.1%
2015 14.25 people per km² +1.0%
2016 14.37 people per km² +0.9%
2017 14.49 people per km² +0.8%
2018 14.58 people per km² +0.7%
2019 14.68 people per km² +0.7%
2020 14.77 people per km² +0.6%
2021 14.85 people per km² +0.5%
2022 14.98 people per km² +0.9%
2023 15.15 people per km² +1.1%
2024 15.31 people per km² +1.0%
2025 15.44 people per km² +0.8%
2026 15.52 people per km² +0.5%
2027 15.58 people per km² +0.4%
2028 15.63 people per km² +0.3%
2029 15.68 people per km² +0.3%
2030 15.73 people per km² +0.3%
2031 15.77 people per km² +0.3%
2032 15.82 people per km² +0.3%
2033 15.86 people per km² +0.2%
2034 15.89 people per km² +0.2%
2035 15.93 people per km² +0.2%
2036 15.96 people per km² +0.2%
2037 15.99 people per km² +0.2%
2038 16.02 people per km² +0.2%
2039 16.05 people per km² +0.2%
2040 16.07 people per km² +0.2%
2041 16.09 people per km² +0.1%
2042 16.11 people per km² +0.1%
2043 16.13 people per km² +0.1%
2044 16.14 people per km² +0.1%
2045 16.16 people per km² +0.1%
2046 16.17 people per km² +0.1%
2047 16.18 people per km² +0.1%
2048 16.19 people per km² +0.1%
2049 16.19 people per km² +0.0%
2050 16.2 people per km² +0.0%
2051 16.2 people per km² -0.0%
2052 16.19 people per km² -0.0%
2053 16.19 people per km² -0.0%
2054 16.18 people per km² -0.1%
2055 16.17 people per km² -0.1%
2056 16.15 people per km² -0.1%
2057 16.13 people per km² -0.1%
2058 16.12 people per km² -0.1%
2059 16.1 people per km² -0.1%
2060 16.08 people per km² -0.1%
2061 16.06 people per km² -0.1%
2062 16.04 people per km² -0.1%
2063 16.01 people per km² -0.2%
2064 15.98 people per km² -0.2%
2065 15.96 people per km² -0.2%
2066 15.93 people per km² -0.2%
2067 15.9 people per km² -0.2%
2068 15.88 people per km² -0.2%
2069 15.85 people per km² -0.2%
2070 15.83 people per km² -0.2%
2071 15.8 people per km² -0.2%
2072 15.78 people per km² -0.2%
2073 15.75 people per km² -0.2%
2074 15.72 people per km² -0.2%
2075 15.7 people per km² -0.2%
2076 15.67 people per km² -0.2%
2077 15.64 people per km² -0.2%
2078 15.61 people per km² -0.2%
2079 15.58 people per km² -0.2%
2080 15.55 people per km² -0.2%
2081 15.52 people per km² -0.2%
2082 15.49 people per km² -0.2%
2083 15.45 people per km² -0.2%
2084 15.42 people per km² -0.2%
2085 15.38 people per km² -0.2%
2086 15.34 people per km² -0.2%
2087 15.3 people per km² -0.2%
2088 15.27 people per km² -0.2%
2089 15.23 people per km² -0.2%
2090 15.2 people per km² -0.2%
2091 15.16 people per km² -0.2%
2092 15.13 people per km² -0.2%
2093 15.09 people per km² -0.2%
2094 15.06 people per km² -0.2%
2095 15.03 people per km² -0.2%
2096 14.99 people per km² -0.2%
2097 14.96 people per km² -0.2%
2098 14.93 people per km² -0.2%
2099 14.9 people per km² -0.2%
2100 14.86 people per km² -0.2%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 14.86 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 14.86 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 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.

YearChange FromTo
1500 +100.0% 0.549 people per km² 1.1 people per km²
1400 -50.0% 1.1 people per km² 0.549 people per km²
1100 +35.0% 0.549 people per km² 0.7412 people per km²
1200 +25.9% 0.7412 people per km² 0.9334 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.549 people per km² 0.549 people per km² 0.549 people per km² 1
1100s 0.7412 people per km² 0.7412 people per km² 0.7412 people per km² 1
1200s 0.9334 people per km² 0.9334 people per km² 0.9334 people per km² 1
1300s 1.1 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1
1400s 0.549 people per km² 0.549 people per km² 0.549 people per km² 1
1500s 1.1 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1.1 people per km² 1
1600s 1.37 people per km² 1.37 people per km² 1.37 people per km² 1
1700s 1.65 people per km² 1.65 people per km² 1.65 people per km² 1
1710s 1.71 people per km² 1.71 people per km² 1.71 people per km² 1
1720s 1.77 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1
1730s 1.83 people per km² 1.83 people per km² 1.83 people per km² 1
1740s 1.9 people per km² 1.9 people per km² 1.9 people per km² 1
1750s 1.97 people per km² 1.97 people per km² 1.97 people per km² 1
1760s 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 1
1770s 2.11 people per km² 2.11 people per km² 2.11 people per km² 1
1780s 2.19 people per km² 2.19 people per km² 2.19 people per km² 1
1790s 2.26 people per km² 2.26 people per km² 2.26 people per km² 1
1800s 2.45 people per km² 2.43 people per km² 2.47 people per km² 10
1810s 2.54 people per km² 2.45 people per km² 2.64 people per km² 10
1820s 2.85 people per km² 2.67 people per km² 3.04 people per km² 10
1830s 3.23 people per km² 3.08 people per km² 3.37 people per km² 10
1840s 3.59 people per km² 3.41 people per km² 3.78 people per km² 10
1850s 4.07 people per km² 3.83 people per km² 4.32 people per km² 10
1860s 4.55 people per km² 4.37 people per km² 4.73 people per km² 10
1870s 5 people per km² 4.78 people per km² 5.22 people per km² 10
1880s 5.38 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 5.48 people per km² 10
1890s 5.79 people per km² 5.52 people per km² 6.07 people per km² 10
1900s 6.33 people per km² 6.13 people per km² 6.53 people per km² 10
1910s 6.88 people per km² 6.59 people per km² 7.19 people per km² 10
1920s 7.48 people per km² 7.25 people per km² 7.69 people per km² 10
1930s 7.95 people per km² 7.74 people per km² 8.16 people per km² 10
1940s 8.56 people per km² 8.22 people per km² 8.92 people per km² 10
1950s 9.36 people per km² 8.96 people per km² 9.75 people per km² 10
1960s 10.19 people per km² 9.83 people per km² 10.56 people per km² 10
1970s 10.94 people per km² 10.64 people per km² 11.18 people per km² 10
1980s 11.4 people per km² 11.22 people per km² 11.6 people per km² 10
1990s 11.94 people per km² 11.64 people per km² 12.25 people per km² 10
2000s 12.71 people per km² 12.33 people per km² 13.26 people per km² 10
2010s 14.12 people per km² 13.42 people per km² 14.68 people per km² 10
2020s 15.29 people per km² 14.77 people per km² 15.68 people per km² 10
2030s 15.9 people per km² 15.73 people per km² 16.05 people per km² 10
2040s 16.14 people per km² 16.07 people per km² 16.19 people per km² 10
2050s 16.16 people per km² 16.1 people per km² 16.2 people per km² 10
2060s 15.97 people per km² 15.85 people per km² 16.08 people per km² 10
2070s 15.71 people per km² 15.58 people per km² 15.83 people per km² 10
2080s 15.39 people per km² 15.23 people per km² 15.55 people per km² 10
2090s 15.05 people per km² 14.9 people per km² 15.2 people per km² 10
2100s 14.86 people per km² 14.86 people per km² 14.86 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 211 Bolivia 16.39 people per km² compare
  2. 212 Finland 15.14 people per km² compare
  3. 213 Latvia 14.87 people per km² compare
  4. 215 Argentina 13.98 people per km² compare
  5. 216 USSR 13.35 people per km² compare
  6. 217 Uruguay 12.83 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Norway?
Population density in Norway was 14.86 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 16.2 people per km² in 2050.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.549 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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