Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway
Norway: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 507,075 people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
507,075 people
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
143rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.84 million people
in 1961
All-time low
198,800 people
in 1400
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway stood at 507,075 people.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway peaked at 1.84 million people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 198,800 people, in 1400.
Norway ranks 143rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 199,763 people | — |
| 1100 | 269,520 people | +34.9% |
| 1200 | 339,093 people | +25.8% |
| 1300 | 398,400 people | +17.5% |
| 1400 | 198,800 people | -50.1% |
| 1500 | 396,400 people | +99.4% |
| 1600 | 493,000 people | +24.4% |
| 1700 | 576,044 people | +16.8% |
| 1710 | 585,214 people | +1.6% |
| 1720 | 594,298 people | +1.6% |
| 1730 | 603,279 people | +1.5% |
| 1740 | 612,137 people | +1.5% |
| 1750 | 620,852 people | +1.4% |
| 1760 | 629,401 people | +1.4% |
| 1770 | 637,763 people | +1.3% |
| 1780 | 645,911 people | +1.3% |
| 1790 | 653,820 people | +1.2% |
| 1800 | 661,463 people | +1.2% |
| 1810 | 668,810 people | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 714,064 people | +6.8% |
| 1830 | 790,761 people | +10.7% |
| 1840 | 867,230 people | +9.7% |
| 1850 | 960,022 people | +10.7% |
| 1860 | 1.06 million people | +10.2% |
| 1870 | 1.13 million people | +6.9% |
| 1880 | 1.17 million people | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 1.21 million people | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 1.32 million people | +8.5% |
| 1910 | 1.36 million people | +3.4% |
| 1920 | 1.46 million people | +7.2% |
| 1930 | 1.50 million people | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 1.55 million people | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 1.70 million people | +10.0% |
| 1951 | 1.72 million people | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.73 million people | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.75 million people | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.76 million people | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.78 million people | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.79 million people | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 1.80 million people | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.81 million people | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 1.83 million people | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 1.84 million people | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 1.84 million people | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.82 million people | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.77 million people | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.71 million people | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.64 million people | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.57 million people | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.49 million people | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.43 million people | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.37 million people | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 1.33 million people | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.31 million people | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.29 million people | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.28 million people | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.26 million people | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.25 million people | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.24 million people | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.22 million people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.21 million people | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.21 million people | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million people | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million people | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 million people | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million people | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.19 million people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million people | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million people | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million people | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million people | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million people | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million people | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million people | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.16 million people | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million people | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million people | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.09 million people | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million people | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 996,053 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 973,714 people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 959,232 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 951,409 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 943,090 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 936,196 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 930,454 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 926,877 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 930,037 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 934,293 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 929,664 people | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 923,838 people | -0.6% |
| 2026 | 914,845 people | -1.0% |
| 2027 | 903,935 people | -1.2% |
| 2028 | 892,502 people | -1.3% |
| 2029 | 880,484 people | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 867,914 people | -1.4% |
| 2031 | 854,822 people | -1.5% |
| 2032 | 841,182 people | -1.6% |
| 2033 | 826,976 people | -1.7% |
| 2034 | 812,225 people | -1.8% |
| 2035 | 796,944 people | -1.9% |
| 2036 | 781,178 people | -2.0% |
| 2037 | 764,923 people | -2.1% |
| 2038 | 748,169 people | -2.2% |
| 2039 | 730,908 people | -2.3% |
| 2040 | 713,090 people | -2.4% |
| 2041 | 694,771 people | -2.6% |
| 2042 | 675,954 people | -2.7% |
| 2043 | 656,574 people | -2.9% |
| 2044 | 636,680 people | -3.0% |
| 2045 | 616,337 people | -3.2% |
| 2046 | 595,495 people | -3.4% |
| 2047 | 574,126 people | -3.6% |
| 2048 | 552,291 people | -3.8% |
| 2049 | 529,952 people | -4.0% |
| 2050 | 507,075 people | -4.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 507,075 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 507,075 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 million people, 46% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 | +99.4% | 198,800 people | 396,400 people |
| 1400 | -50.1% | 398,400 people | 198,800 people |
| 1100 | +34.9% | 199,763 people | 269,520 people |
| 1200 | +25.8% | 269,520 people | 339,093 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 199,763 people | 199,763 people | 199,763 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 269,520 people | 269,520 people | 269,520 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 339,093 people | 339,093 people | 339,093 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 398,400 people | 398,400 people | 398,400 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 198,800 people | 198,800 people | 198,800 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 396,400 people | 396,400 people | 396,400 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 493,000 people | 493,000 people | 493,000 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 576,044 people | 576,044 people | 576,044 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 585,214 people | 585,214 people | 585,214 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 594,298 people | 594,298 people | 594,298 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 603,279 people | 603,279 people | 603,279 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 612,137 people | 612,137 people | 612,137 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 620,852 people | 620,852 people | 620,852 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 629,401 people | 629,401 people | 629,401 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 637,763 people | 637,763 people | 637,763 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 645,911 people | 645,911 people | 645,911 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 653,820 people | 653,820 people | 653,820 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 661,463 people | 661,463 people | 661,463 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 668,810 people | 668,810 people | 668,810 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 714,064 people | 714,064 people | 714,064 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 790,761 people | 790,761 people | 790,761 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 867,230 people | 867,230 people | 867,230 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 960,022 people | 960,022 people | 960,022 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.06 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.06 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.13 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.13 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.17 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.17 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.32 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.32 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.46 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.46 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.55 million people | 1.55 million people | 1.55 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.77 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.83 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.84 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.20 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.19 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 984,582 people | 936,196 people | 1.03 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 916,693 people | 880,484 people | 934,293 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 802,524 people | 730,908 people | 867,914 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 624,527 people | 529,952 people | 713,090 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 507,075 people | 507,075 people | 507,075 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Norway was 507,075 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million people in 1961.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,800 people in 1400.
- How does Norway rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Norway ranks 143rd out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.