Faroe Islands vs Norway: Urban population, annual growth rate
Faroe Islands
1.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
0.9842 % change on previous year
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
121st
Norway rank
124th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Faroe Islands
- Norway
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 1.06 % change on previous year against 0.9842 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 0.0758 % change on previous year.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 121st and Norway ranks 124th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.22 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 0.2395 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0.557 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0851 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.0912 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 1 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 0.453 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.4955 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Faroe Islands or Norway?
- Faroe Islands, at 1.06 % change on previous year against 0.9842 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Faroe Islands and Norway?
- 0.0758 % change on previous year, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Norway rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 121st and Norway ranks 124th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.