Norway - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Norway was -1.492 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.083 in 1988 and a minimum value of -3.558 in 1970.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

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

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Year Value
1961 -1.382
1962 -2.632
1963 -2.789
1964 -2.904
1965 -2.979
1966 -3.072
1967 -3.139
1968 -3.244
1969 -3.363
1970 -3.558
1971 -1.738
1972 -0.712
1973 -0.787
1974 -0.876
1975 -0.958
1976 -1.051
1977 -1.105
1978 -1.160
1979 -1.208
1980 -1.242
1981 -0.481
1982 -0.082
1983 -0.120
1984 -0.171
1985 -0.153
1986 -0.097
1987 0.012
1988 0.083
1989 -0.044
1990 -0.111
1991 -0.632
1992 -0.875
1993 -0.864
1994 -0.896
1995 -0.747
1996 -0.548
1997 -1.067
1998 -1.587
1999 -1.510
2000 -1.214
2001 -0.998
2002 -0.975
2003 -0.934
2004 -0.793
2005 -0.548
2006 -0.434
2007 -0.262
2008 -0.104
2009 -0.094
2010 -0.118
2011 -0.406
2012 -0.747
2013 -0.859
2014 -0.953
2015 -1.093
2016 -1.225
2017 -1.299
2018 -1.441
2019 -1.420
2020 -1.492

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization