Gambia vs Norway: Rural population

Gambia
988,057
in 2025
Norway
921,833
in 2025
Gambia rank
129th
Norway rank
132nd

Rural population over time

  • Gambia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 988,057 against 921,833 in Norway, a difference of 66,224.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Gambia ranks 129th and Norway ranks 132nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.