Norway vs Pakistan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Norway
19.9%
in 2025
Pakistan
20.1%
in 2025
Norway rank
69th
Pakistan rank
66th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Norway
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 20.1% against 19.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 69th and Pakistan ranks 66th of 121 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 12.4% | 4.0% | Norway |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.7% | 1.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.8% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Norway or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 20.1% against 19.9% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Norway and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Pakistan rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Norway ranks 69th and Pakistan ranks 66th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.