Rural population as a share of total population fell 2.05% to 16.7% in Norway in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Norway reached an all time high of 50.1% in 1960 and an all time low of 16.7% in 2021. When compared to Norway's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Denmark amounted to 11.8%, 14.4% in Finland, 6.06% in Iceland and 11.8% in Sweden in 2021.
Norway has been ranked 143rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 13.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 6.30% | 6.27% | 6.23% | 6.19% | 6.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 46.7% | 46.0% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 9.83% | 9.37% | 8.92% | 8.51% | 8.12% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 18.9% | 18.5% | 18.1% | 17.8% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 87.0% | 87.0% | 86.9% | 86.8% | 86.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 13.4% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 12.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 17.4% | 17.1% | 16.9% | 16.6% | 16.3% |
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