Norway Urban Population 1960-2024
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Norway urban population for 2022 was 4,565,651, a 1.32% increase from 2021.
- Norway urban population for 2021 was 4,506,374, a 0.96% increase from 2020.
- Norway urban population for 2020 was 4,463,566, a 1.03% increase from 2019.
- Norway urban population for 2019 was 4,418,218, a 1.13% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| United States |
276,908,634 |
| Japan |
115,058,684 |
| Germany |
65,067,459 |
| United Kingdom |
56,522,518 |
| France |
55,402,736 |
| Argentina |
42,696,478 |
| Italy |
42,234,940 |
| South Korea |
42,039,227 |
| Spain |
38,845,702 |
| Canada |
31,825,973 |
| Saudi Arabia |
30,848,829 |
| Australia |
22,491,671 |
| Poland |
22,142,391 |
| Chile |
17,234,034 |
| Netherlands |
16,441,734 |
| Belgium |
11,469,977 |
| Sweden |
9,280,104 |
| Israel |
8,865,824 |
| Greece |
8,378,759 |
| UAE |
8,265,048 |
| Czech Republic |
7,937,601 |
| Hong Kong |
7,346,100 |
| Portugal |
7,014,163 |
| Hungary |
6,996,224 |
| Switzerland |
6,502,136 |
| Singapore |
5,637,022 |
| Austria |
5,357,839 |
| Denmark |
5,216,337 |
| Finland |
4,760,527 |
| Norway |
4,565,651 |
| New Zealand |
4,452,023 |
| Kuwait |
4,268,873 |
| Oman |
4,015,701 |
| Ireland |
3,290,772 |
| Uruguay |
3,275,203 |
| Panama |
3,048,137 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,015,917 |
| Slovak Republic |
2,928,203 |
| Qatar |
2,676,741 |
| Croatia |
2,244,692 |
| Lithuania |
1,938,682 |
| Bahrain |
1,321,226 |
| Latvia |
1,288,129 |
| Slovenia |
1,177,453 |
| Estonia |
938,914 |
| Cyprus |
837,383 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
816,659 |
| Macao |
695,168 |
| Luxembourg |
600,078 |
| Malta |
503,893 |
| Iceland |
359,052 |
| Brunei |
354,056 |
| Bahamas |
342,304 |
| New Caledonia |
194,713 |
| French Polynesia |
190,414 |
| Guam |
163,342 |
| Curacao |
133,534 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
101,340 |
| Barbados |
88,219 |
| Andorra |
70,094 |
| Seychelles |
70,004 |
| Cayman Islands |
68,706 |
| Bermuda |
63,532 |
| Channel Islands |
54,099 |
| Greenland |
49,707 |
| Aruba |
46,891 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
45,578 |
| Isle of Man |
45,024 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
42,982 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
42,848 |
| Monaco |
36,469 |
| San Marino |
32,897 |
| Gibraltar |
32,649 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
22,828 |
| Faroe Islands |
22,711 |
| British Virgin Islands |
15,443 |
| Palau |
14,797 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
14,769 |
| Liechtenstein |
5,717 |
| St. Martin (French part) |
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| Norway Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
4,565,651 |
83.66 |
1.31% |
| 2021 |
4,506,374 |
83.32 |
0.95% |
| 2020 |
4,463,566 |
82.97 |
1.02% |
| 2019 |
4,418,218 |
82.62 |
1.12% |
| 2018 |
4,368,945 |
82.25 |
1.12% |
| 2017 |
4,320,306 |
81.87 |
1.28% |
| 2016 |
4,265,348 |
81.49 |
1.37% |
| 2015 |
4,207,493 |
81.09 |
1.49% |
| 2014 |
4,145,335 |
80.69 |
1.63% |
| 2013 |
4,078,226 |
80.29 |
1.72% |
| 2012 |
4,008,535 |
79.87 |
1.84% |
| 2011 |
3,935,476 |
79.46 |
1.74% |
| 2010 |
3,867,496 |
79.10 |
1.61% |
| 2009 |
3,805,760 |
78.82 |
1.63% |
| 2008 |
3,744,286 |
78.53 |
1.62% |
| 2007 |
3,684,159 |
78.23 |
1.40% |
| 2006 |
3,632,998 |
77.95 |
1.16% |
| 2005 |
3,591,141 |
77.68 |
1.04% |
| 2004 |
3,554,092 |
77.40 |
1.00% |
| 2003 |
3,518,773 |
77.08 |
1.04% |
| 2002 |
3,482,266 |
76.73 |
1.00% |
| 2001 |
3,447,513 |
76.38 |
0.98% |
| 2000 |
3,414,033 |
76.02 |
1.24% |
| 1999 |
3,371,823 |
75.57 |
1.40% |
| 1998 |
3,324,794 |
75.03 |
1.33% |
| 1997 |
3,280,785 |
74.48 |
1.10% |
| 1996 |
3,244,905 |
74.06 |
0.88% |
| 1995 |
3,216,511 |
73.79 |
0.97% |
| 1994 |
3,185,372 |
73.45 |
1.10% |
| 1993 |
3,150,384 |
73.06 |
1.14% |
| 1992 |
3,114,713 |
72.67 |
1.13% |
| 1991 |
3,079,741 |
72.27 |
0.91% |
| 1990 |
3,051,994 |
71.96 |
0.52% |
| 1989 |
3,036,098 |
71.83 |
0.59% |
| 1988 |
3,018,161 |
71.70 |
0.72% |
| 1987 |
2,996,568 |
71.57 |
0.65% |
| 1986 |
2,977,158 |
71.44 |
0.54% |
| 1985 |
2,961,159 |
71.31 |
0.48% |
| 1984 |
2,946,922 |
71.18 |
0.47% |
| 1983 |
2,933,210 |
71.05 |
0.52% |
| 1982 |
2,918,125 |
70.92 |
0.55% |
| 1981 |
2,902,056 |
70.79 |
0.69% |
| 1980 |
2,882,201 |
70.55 |
0.98% |
| 1979 |
2,854,061 |
70.08 |
1.01% |
| 1978 |
2,825,403 |
69.61 |
1.06% |
| 1977 |
2,795,553 |
69.14 |
1.11% |
| 1976 |
2,764,638 |
68.67 |
1.17% |
| 1975 |
2,732,467 |
68.19 |
1.26% |
| 1974 |
2,698,139 |
67.70 |
1.34% |
| 1973 |
2,662,165 |
67.22 |
1.43% |
| 1972 |
2,624,297 |
66.73 |
1.51% |
| 1971 |
2,584,983 |
66.23 |
1.97% |
| 1970 |
2,534,594 |
65.40 |
3.07% |
| 1969 |
2,457,954 |
63.88 |
3.26% |
| 1968 |
2,379,197 |
62.34 |
3.39% |
| 1967 |
2,299,864 |
60.77 |
3.49% |
| 1966 |
2,220,995 |
59.18 |
3.56% |
| 1965 |
2,143,353 |
57.57 |
3.64% |
| 1964 |
2,066,761 |
55.94 |
3.73% |
| 1963 |
1,991,003 |
54.30 |
3.84% |
| 1962 |
1,915,999 |
52.65 |
4.00% |
| 1961 |
1,840,926 |
51.00 |
2.93% |
| 1960 |
1,787,755 |
49.92 |
0.00% |
