Urban Development in Norway 74 indicators covering urban development for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 23.8% 2025 up 3.5% 102nd Population density 15.15 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 8.9% 200th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.52 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 21.9% 183rd Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.12 million 2025 up 15.2% 119th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.1988 units per person 2025 up 6.5% 69th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.34 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.7% 69th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 13.0% 115th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 2.98 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.7% 110th Population in largest city 1.12 million 2025 up 15.2% 123rd Crude steelmaking capacity 0.95 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 62nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 250.46 Hectares 2020 up 7.0% 34th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 3,088 Number 2025 up 20.9% 28th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 2.0% 2017 down 79.9% 187th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 40.59 million Number 2025 up 28.5% 21st Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 13.5% 2025 — 3rd Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 540.75 Million euro 2023 up 6.8% 16th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 1,524 Number 2024 — 42nd Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 23,494 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 1.5% 24th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 13.5% 2025 up 43.6% 6th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 30.7% 2025 up 23.8% 16th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 2.1 Average 2025 unchanged 2nd Total housing costs in pps 1,206 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 66.1% 1st Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 21.1% 2025 up 36.1% 4th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 4.8% 2025 up 4.3% 4th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 208 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.3% 26th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 48 Thousand 2001 down 11.1% 25th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 48 Thousand 2001 down 11.1% 25th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 44 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.8% 31st Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 2.1 Average 2025 unchanged 2nd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 269 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.7% 27th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 30.7% 2025 up 23.8% 15th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 23.7% 2025 up 32.4% 4th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 13.5% 2025 up 42.1% 6th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 21.0% 2025 down 10.3% 3rd Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 9.8% 2025 up 60.7% 34th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 3,088 Number 2025 up 20.9% 30th Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 48,648 Number 2025 up 31.5% 7th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 574,013 Number 2025 up 27.2% 21st Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.0% 2023 down 23.1% 45th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 5.5% 2023 down 25.7% 47th Financial burden of the total housing cost 8.8% 2023 up 83.3% 45th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 91.1% 2023 up 1.0% 7th Prison capacity and number of persons held 3,631 Number 2024 down 7.3% 33rd New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 33,333 Number 2025 up 6.3% 15th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.2% 2020 — 29th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 16.3% 2023 up 24.4% 27th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 9.5% 2023 up 55.7% 30th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.2% 2023 down 50.0% 42nd Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 40.59 million Number 2025 up 28.5% 21st Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 1.2% 2023 down 33.3% 42nd Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 5.6% 2025 up 64.7% 38th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 1.5 2020 down 6.2% 18th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 23,070 Number 2025 down 38.6% 9th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 1.33 million Number 2025 up 26.8% 2nd Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 20,857 Number 2025 up 31.9% 23rd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 277 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.4% 23rd Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 5.5% 2025 up 27.9% 22nd Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 2.6% 2025 up 52.9% 29th New semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum 1,000 Number 2025 down 10.6% 21st Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 7.1% 2023 down 28.3% 39th Page 1 of 2 Next →