Norway - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Norway was 4,463,566 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,463,566 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,787,755 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,787,755
1961 1,840,926
1962 1,915,999
1963 1,991,003
1964 2,066,761
1965 2,143,353
1966 2,220,995
1967 2,299,864
1968 2,379,197
1969 2,457,954
1970 2,534,594
1971 2,584,983
1972 2,624,297
1973 2,662,165
1974 2,698,139
1975 2,732,467
1976 2,764,638
1977 2,795,553
1978 2,825,403
1979 2,854,061
1980 2,882,201
1981 2,902,056
1982 2,918,125
1983 2,933,210
1984 2,946,922
1985 2,961,159
1986 2,977,158
1987 2,996,568
1988 3,018,161
1989 3,036,098
1990 3,051,994
1991 3,079,741
1992 3,114,713
1993 3,150,384
1994 3,185,372
1995 3,216,511
1996 3,244,905
1997 3,280,785
1998 3,324,794
1999 3,371,823
2000 3,414,033
2001 3,447,513
2002 3,482,266
2003 3,518,773
2004 3,554,092
2005 3,591,141
2006 3,632,998
2007 3,684,159
2008 3,744,286
2009 3,805,760
2010 3,867,496
2011 3,935,476
2012 4,008,535
2013 4,078,226
2014 4,145,335
2015 4,207,493
2016 4,265,348
2017 4,320,306
2018 4,368,945
2019 4,418,218
2020 4,463,566

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Norway was 82.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.92 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.92
1961 51.00
1962 52.65
1963 54.30
1964 55.94
1965 57.57
1966 59.18
1967 60.77
1968 62.34
1969 63.88
1970 65.40
1971 66.23
1972 66.73
1973 67.22
1974 67.70
1975 68.19
1976 68.67
1977 69.14
1978 69.61
1979 70.08
1980 70.55
1981 70.79
1982 70.92
1983 71.05
1984 71.18
1985 71.31
1986 71.44
1987 71.57
1988 71.70
1989 71.83
1990 71.96
1991 72.27
1992 72.67
1993 73.06
1994 73.45
1995 73.79
1996 74.06
1997 74.48
1998 75.03
1999 75.57
2000 76.02
2001 76.38
2002 76.73
2003 77.08
2004 77.40
2005 77.68
2006 77.95
2007 78.23
2008 78.53
2009 78.82
2010 79.10
2011 79.46
2012 79.87
2013 80.29
2014 80.69
2015 81.09
2016 81.49
2017 81.87
2018 82.25
2019 82.62
2020 82.97

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization