Norway Urban Population 1960-2023

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 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.
  • Norway urban population for 2018 was 4,368,945, a 1.13% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Norway Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %