Urban population in Norway
Norway: Urban population was 4.69 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Norway is 4.69 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Norway peaked at 4.69 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million, in 1960.
That places Norway 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 million | 1.74 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 million | 2.54 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 million | 2.89 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 million | 3.05 million | 3.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 million | 3.42 million | 3.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 million | 3.87 million | 4.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 million | 4.45 million | 4.69 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More climate change data for Norway
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 83.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.69 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 17.8% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 5.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Norway?
- Urban population in Norway was 4.69 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for urban population?
- Norway ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.