Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Norway
Norway: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Norway recorded 19.9% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Norway peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1980.
Norway ranks 69th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1961 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More climate change data for Norway
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 147.21 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,074 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 927.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 112.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 904.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 902.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Norway?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Norway was 19.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Norway ranks 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.