Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Norway

Norway: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
177th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Norway, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Norway stood at 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Norway peaked at 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Norway ranks 177th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre in Norway, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1963 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1964 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1965 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1966 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1967 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1968 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1969 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1970 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1971 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1972 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
1973 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
1974 0.0109 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1975 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1976 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1977 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1978 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1979 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1980 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1981 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1982 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1983 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1984 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1985 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1986 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1987 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1989 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1990 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1991 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1992 0.0117 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1993 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1994 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1995 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1996 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1997 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
1998 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
1999 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2001 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2002 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2006 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2008 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2009 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2010 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2011 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2012 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 0.0139 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2014 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2017 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2018 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2019 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2020 0.0148 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2021 0.0148 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2022 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2023 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0109 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0149 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0148 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 174 Turkmenistan 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 175 Saudi Arabia 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 176 Chad 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 178 Gabon 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 179 Central African Republic 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 180 Kazakhstan 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Norway?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Norway was 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Norway rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Norway ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.