Rural population, per capita in Norway
Norway: Rural population, per capita was 0.1643 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Norway is 0.1643 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.513 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1643 units per person, in 2025.
Norway ranks 168th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.513 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5096 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4994 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4837 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4639 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4415 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.418 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3949 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3738 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3561 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3437 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3357 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3288 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3225 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3167 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3115 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3067 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3026 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.299 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.296 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2935 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2916 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2901 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.289 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.288 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2872 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2863 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2854 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2843 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2829 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2812 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2784 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2735 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.268 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2635 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2608 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.258 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.253 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2467 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2416 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2387 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.236 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.232 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2274 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2243 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2217 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2191 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2159 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2125 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2094 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2075 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2069 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2051 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2003 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1939 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1876 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1832 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1803 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1775 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1751 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.173 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1714 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1704 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1693 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1667 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1643 units per person | -1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1643 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1643 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 54% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 units per person | 0.3561 units per person | 0.513 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3163 units per person | 0.296 units per person | 0.3437 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2878 units per person | 0.2829 units per person | 0.2935 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2625 units per person | 0.2416 units per person | 0.2812 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2237 units per person | 0.2094 units per person | 0.2387 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1917 units per person | 0.1751 units per person | 0.2075 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1692 units per person | 0.1643 units per person | 0.173 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 165 Germany 0.1786 units per person compare
- 166 Canada 0.1712 units per person compare
- 167 United Kingdom 0.1668 units per person compare
- 169 New Zealand 0.16 units per person compare
- 170 Saudi Arabia 0.1539 units per person compare
- 171 Peru 0.144 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Norway?
- Rural population, per capita in Norway was 0.1643 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.513 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1643 units per person in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for rural population, per capita?
- Norway ranks 168th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.