Which has higher urban population, Norway or United Kingdom?

Norway, at 83.6% against 83.3% in United Kingdom as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs United Kingdom: Urban population (% of total population)

Norway

83.6%

in 2025

United Kingdom

83.3%

in 2025

Norway rank

49th

United Kingdom rank

50th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Norway
United Kingdom

How they compare

Norway currently reports 83.6% against 83.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Norway ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 218 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	55.5%	77.7%	22.3%	United Kingdom
1970s	68.4%	77.5%	9.2%	United Kingdom
1980s	71.2%	78.4%	7.2%	United Kingdom
1990s	73.8%	78.7%	4.9%	United Kingdom
2000s	77.6%	80.4%	2.7%	United Kingdom
2010s	80.8%	81.8%	0.9%	United Kingdom
2020s	83.1%	83.1%	0.0%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Norway or United Kingdom?: Norway, at 83.6% against 83.3% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Norway and United Kingdom?: 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population?: Norway ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.