Germany vs Norway: Rural population, annual growth rate
Germany
-0.6813 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
-0.7644 % change on previous year
in 2025
Germany rank
153rd
Norway rank
156th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports -0.6813 % change on previous year against -0.7644 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 0.0831 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 153rd and Norway ranks 156th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.19 % change on previous year | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 1970s | -0.12 % change on previous year | -1.27 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.0274 % change on previous year | -0.0777 % change on previous year | 0.1051 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.3796 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2000s | -0.1207 % change on previous year | -0.6362 % change on previous year | 0.5155 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2010s | -0.3898 % change on previous year | -0.7629 % change on previous year | 0.3731 % change on previous year | Germany |
| 2020s | -0.6774 % change on previous year | -0.2567 % change on previous year | 0.4207 % 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, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at -0.6813 % change on previous year against -0.7644 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Germany and Norway?
- 0.0831 % change on previous year, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Germany ranks 153rd 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.