Urban population growth in Norway
The urban population of Norway changed by 0.98% in 2025.
Norway, 2025
0.98%
Change from 2024
−0.28percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.69%
Position in 2025
124th of 217
Urban population growth in Norway over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.98% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.26% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.28% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.01% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 0.73% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 0.84% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 0.98% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.00% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.16% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.42% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.77% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.92% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.81% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.54% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 1.38% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 1.48% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 1.65% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1.69% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 1.44% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 1.14% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.01% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 0.99% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.19% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.06% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 0.85% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.28 percentage points from 1.26% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.77%, the figure has changed by −0.79 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 124th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Urban population share
83.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.69%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
8.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat