Share of population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Share of population in cities over 1 million — Norway

Share of population in cities over 1 million in Norway in 2025 — 19.88%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.74 pp.

2025 19.88% +0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 69of 121
Period maximum 19.88%2025
Period minimum 15.74%1980

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population in cities over 1 million — Norway, 1960–20251416182019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 16.14%1962: 16.25%1964: 16.35%1966: 16.43%1968: 16.5%1970: 16.59%1972: 16.4%1974: 16.17%1976: 16%1978: 15.86%1980: 15.74%1982: 15.79%1984: 15.9%1986: 16%1988: 16.04%1990: 16.13%1992: 16.35%1994: 16.59%1996: 16.87%1998: 17.12%2000: 17.23%2002: 17.37%2004: 17.57%2006: 17.86%2008: 18.12%2010: 18.37%2012: 18.47%2014: 18.58%2016: 18.78%2018: 19.06%2020: 19.36%2022: 19.63%2024: 19.76%2025: 19.88%
Change over the period: +3.74 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 19.88%
World 25.29%
Share of population in cities over 1 million — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.88 +0.13 pp
2024 19.76 +0.08 pp
2023 19.68 +0.05 pp
2022 19.63 +0.1 pp
2021 19.53 +0.17 pp
2020 19.36 +0.16 pp
2019 19.2 +0.14 pp
2018 19.06 +0.15 pp
2017 18.9 +0.12 pp
2016 18.78 +0.11 pp
2015 18.67 +0.09 pp
2014 18.58 +0.06 pp
2013 18.52 +0.05 pp
2012 18.47 +0.03 pp
2011 18.44 +0.07 pp
2010 18.37 +0.12 pp
2009 18.24 +0.12 pp
2008 18.12 +0.12 pp
2007 18 +0.14 pp
2006 17.86 +0.16 pp
2005 17.7 +0.13 pp
2004 17.57 +0.1 pp
2003 17.47 +0.1 pp
2002 17.37 +0.08 pp
2001 17.29 +0.06 pp
2000 17.23 +0.04 pp
1999 17.19 +0.07 pp
1998 17.12 +0.12 pp
1997 17 +0.13 pp
1996 16.87 +0.14 pp
1995 16.73 +0.13 pp
1994 16.59 +0.13 pp
1993 16.47 +0.12 pp
1992 16.35 +0.12 pp
1991 16.23 +0.1 pp
1990 16.13 +0.05 pp
1989 16.08 +0.04 pp
1988 16.04 +0.02 pp
1987 16.03 +0.03 pp
1986 16 +0.05 pp
1985 15.95 +0.05 pp
1984 15.9 +0.06 pp
1983 15.84 +0.05 pp
1982 15.79 +0.04 pp
1981 15.75 +0.01 pp
1980 15.74 −0.06 pp
1979 15.8 −0.06 pp
1978 15.86 −0.07 pp
1977 15.92 −0.07 pp
1976 16 −0.08 pp
1975 16.08 −0.1 pp
1974 16.17 −0.11 pp
1973 16.28 −0.12 pp
1972 16.4 −0.13 pp
1971 16.53 −0.06 pp
1970 16.59 +0.05 pp
1969 16.54 +0.04 pp
1968 16.5 +0.03 pp
1967 16.47 +0.03 pp
1966 16.43 +0.04 pp
1965 16.39 +0.04 pp
1964 16.35 +0.05 pp
1963 16.3 +0.05 pp
1962 16.25 +0.04 pp
1961 16.21 +0.07 pp
1960 16.14

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of a country's population living in urban agglomerations larger than one million people. The indicator separates countries with the same level of urbanization: in some the urban population is spread across many mid-sized cities, in others it is concentrated in one or two agglomerations. The highest values come from small countries with a single dominant city, where the capital agglomeration holds more than half of the country.

Important: Countries without agglomerations of this size are absent from the series rather than entered as zero. The aggregate for a group of countries is therefore calculated only where coverage is sufficient: averaging the countries that do have million-plus cities would overstate the share.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.