Denmark vs Norway: Rural population, annual growth rate
Denmark
-0.7939 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
-0.7644 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
159th
Norway rank
156th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -0.7644 % change on previous year against -0.7939 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 0.0295 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 159th and Norway ranks 156th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.74 % change on previous year | -3.19 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 1970s | -1.88 % change on previous year | -1.27 % change on previous year | 0.6028 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | -0.7806 % change on previous year | -0.0777 % change on previous year | 0.7029 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.1826 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 2000s | -0.8059 % change on previous year | -0.6362 % change on previous year | 0.1697 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | -0.6376 % change on previous year | -0.7629 % change on previous year | 0.1253 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 2020s | -0.3739 % change on previous year | -0.2567 % change on previous year | 0.1172 % change on previous year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at -0.7644 % change on previous year against -0.7939 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0295 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Denmark ranks 159th and Norway ranks 156th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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 Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.