Share of population urban in Norway
Norway: Share of population urban was 83.57 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.57
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
59th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.57
in 2025
All-time low
47.86
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Norway, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Norway is 83.57, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Norway peaked at 83.57 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.86, in 1950.
That places Norway 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of population urban in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.86 | — |
| 1951 | 47.92 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 47.99 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 48.06 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 48.14 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 48.23 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 48.31 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 48.41 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 48.5 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 48.61 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 48.7 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 49.04 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 50.06 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 51.63 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 53.61 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 55.85 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 58.2 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 60.51 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 62.62 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 64.39 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 65.63 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 66.43 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 67.12 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 67.75 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 68.33 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.85 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 69.33 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 69.74 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 70.1 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.4 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.65 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 70.84 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.99 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 71.1 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 71.2 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.28 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 71.37 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.46 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 71.57 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.71 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.88 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 72.16 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 72.65 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.2 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 73.65 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.92 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.7 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75.33 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 75.84 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.13 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.4 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.8 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.26 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.57 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.83 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.09 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.41 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.75 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.06 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.25 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.31 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.49 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.97 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.61 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.24 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.68 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.97 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.25 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.49 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.7 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.86 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.96 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.07 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.33 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 83.57 | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 83.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 83.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.2 | 47.86 | 48.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.46 | 48.7 | 64.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.37 | 65.63 | 70.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.22 | 70.65 | 71.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.75 | 71.88 | 75.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.63 | 76.13 | 79.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.83 | 79.25 | 82.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.08 | 82.7 | 83.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 56 Peru 85.6 compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 84.61 compare
- 58 New Zealand 84 compare
- 60 United Kingdom 83.32 compare
- 61 Canada 82.88 compare
- 62 Germany 82.14 compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Norway?
- Share of population urban in Norway was 83.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.57 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.86 in 1950.
- How does Norway rank for share of population urban?
- Norway ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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