Norway - Population Density 2019
14.6
+0.1 from 2018
Norway's population density was 14.6 in 2019, increased +0.1 from 14.5 in 2018. This was the 20th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.1 | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 2.1 | 1.9% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 3.2 | 2.8% |
| 4th | Australia | 3.3 | 1.5% |
| 5th | Iceland | 3.6 | 2.2% |
| 6th | Suriname | 3.8 | 1.0% |
| 7th | Libya | 4.0 | 1.5% |
| 8th | Guyana | 4.1 | 2.0% |
| 9th | Botswana | 4.1 | 1.4% |
| 10th | Canada | 4.2 | 1.5% |
| 11th | Mauritania | 4.3 | 3.0% |
| 12th | Kazakhstan | 7.1 | 1.5% |
| 13th | Central African Republic | 7.9 | 1.4% |
| 14th | Gabon | 8.8 | 2.5% |
| 15th | Russian Federation | 8.9 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.8 | 1.4% |
| 17th | Chad | 13.3 | 3.3% |
| 18th | Saudi Arabia | 14.0 | -0.4% |
| 19th | Turkmenistan | 14.5 | 2.2% |
| 20th | Norway | 14.6 | 0.7% |
| 21st | Oman | 14.8 | -0.1% |
| 22nd | New Caledonia | 15.5 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Paraguay | 16.4 | 1.4% |
| 24th | Argentina | 16.4 | 0.7% |
| 25th | Congo, Republic of | 16.4 | 2.4% |
| 26th | South Sudan | 16.5 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Belize | 16.9 | 1.5% |
| 28th | Mali | 17.3 | 3.1% |
| 29th | Niger | 18.1 | 3.4% |
| 30th | Finland | 18.2 | 0.1% |
| 31st | Algeria | 18.2 | 1.9% |
| 32nd | New Zealand | 18.9 | 1.4% |
| 33rd | Uruguay | 19.4 | 0.1% |
| 34th | Bhutan | 20.1 | 0.7% |
| 35th | Papua New Guinea | 21.2 | 2.3% |
| 36th | Vanuatu | 24.0 | 2.4% |
| 37th | Sudan | 24.4 | 3.0% |
| 38th | Brazil | 24.8 | 0.7% |
| 39th | Zambia | 24.9 | 3.0% |
| 40th | Sweden | 25.2 | 1.0% |
| 41st | Peru | 25.4 | 1.7% |
| 42nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 25.6 | 3.7% |
| 43rd | Chile | 25.8 | 1.5% |
| 44th | Angola | 26.0 | 3.4% |
| 45th | Solomon Islands | 26.0 | 2.7% |
| 46th | Eritrea | 26.8 | 1.5% |
| 47th | Latvia | 30.8 | -0.7% |
| 48th | Estonia | 31.0 | 0.4% |
| 49th | Lao PDR | 31.4 | 1.5% |
| 50th | Kyrgyz Republic | 34.4 | 2.3% |
| 51st | United States | 36.1 | 0.5% |
| 52nd | Faroe Islands | 37.1 | 1.6% |
| 53rd | Mozambique | 38.0 | 3.0% |
| 54th | Palau | 38.7 | -0.1% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 39.4 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Zimbabwe | 39.5 | 1.6% |
| 57th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 41.0 | 3.2% |
| 58th | Lithuania | 44.9 | -0.3% |
| 59th | Colombia | 45.0 | 1.8% |
| 60th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 45.4 | 3.9% |
| 61st | Belarus | 46.4 | -0.2% |
| 62nd | Montenegro | 46.6 | 0.1% |
| 63rd | Djibouti | 47.0 | 1.6% |
| 64th | Madagascar | 48.5 | 2.6% |
| 65th | South Africa | 49.1 | 1.7% |
| 66th | Fiji | 50.1 | -0.2% |
| 67th | Liberia | 52.4 | 2.0% |
| 68th | Guinea | 53.0 | 2.6% |
| 69th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 53.7 | 1.1% |
| 70th | Nicaragua | 53.9 | 1.3% |
| 71st | Cameroon | 54.0 | 2.8% |
| 72nd | Panama | 57.1 | 1.6% |
| 73rd | Afghanistan | 58.0 | 3.0% |
| 74th | Equatorial Guinea | 59.5 | 3.3% |
| 75th | Bulgaria | 60.9 | -1.4% |
| 76th | Mexico | 64.7 | 1.0% |
| 77th | Georgia | 65.1 | -0.2% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.3 | -1.2% |
| 79th | Yemen, Republic of | 66.5 | 3.0% |
| 80th | Tanzania | 66.8 | 3.0% |
| 81st | Eswatini | 68.6 | 0.9% |
| 82nd | Tajikistan | 68.7 | 2.4% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 69.8 | 1.7% |
| 84th | Guinea-Bissau | 70.0 | 2.4% |
| 85th | Croatia | 70.6 | -1.0% |
| 86th | Ireland | 72.2 | 1.6% |
| 87th | Lesotho | 72.8 | 1.2% |
| 88th | North Macedonia | 74.4 | -0.7% |
| 89th | Uzbekistan | 74.8 | 1.8% |
| 90th | Samoa | 75.5 | 1.1% |
| 91st | Tunisia | 76.4 | 0.9% |
| 92nd | Burkina Faso | 76.6 | 2.6% |
| 93rd | Ukraine | 77.6 | -0.6% |
| 94th | Serbia | 79.4 | -0.5% |
| 95th | French Polynesia | 80.4 | -0.3% |
| 96th | Myanmar | 80.7 | 0.7% |
| 97th | Morocco | 81.1 | 1.0% |
| 98th | Greece | 83.2 | -0.1% |
| 99th | Brunei Darussalam | 84.0 | 1.1% |
| 100th | Romania | 84.2 | -0.5% |
| 101st | Senegal | 84.9 | 2.8% |
| 102nd | Timor-Leste | 87.5 | 2.0% |
| 103rd | Kenya | 88.4 | 1.6% |
| 104th | Côte d'Ivoire | 88.7 | 2.7% |
| 105th | Honduras | 88.9 | 1.8% |
| 106th | Dominica | 90.5 | -0.4% |
| 107th | Moldova | 92.8 | -1.6% |
| 108th | Cambodia | 93.4 | 1.3% |
| 109th | Albania | 93.7 | -1.5% |
| 110th | Spain | 94.3 | 0.7% |
| 111th | Iraq | 94.9 | 2.3% |
| 112th | Costa Rica | 97.9 | 0.8% |
| 113th | Malaysia | 101.8 | 1.6% |
| 114th | Slovenia | 103.7 | 0.7% |
| 115th | Armenia | 104.1 | -0.2% |
| 116th | Northern Mariana Islands | 104.6 | -1.9% |
| 117th | Hungary | 106.2 | -0.1% |
| 118th | Sierra Leone | 107.1 | 2.3% |
| 119th | Türkiye | 107.3 | 1.4% |
| 120th | Austria | 107.6 | 0.4% |
| 121st | Cuba | 107.9 | -0.2% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 108.0 | 1.8% |
| 123rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 110.8 | 4.0% |
| 124th | European Union | 111.8 | 0.1% |
| 125th | Portugal | 112.3 | 0.0% |
| 126th | Benin | 112.9 | 2.8% |
| 127th | Slovak Republic | 113.4 | 0.1% |
| 128th | Jordan | 120.2 | 2.0% |
| 129th | Azerbaijan | 121.3 | 0.9% |
| 130th | Poland | 124.0 | 0.0% |
| 131st | France | 125.0 | 0.3% |
| 132nd | Cabo Verde | 127.6 | 0.1% |
| 133rd | United Arab Emirates | 133.0 | 1.1% |
| 134th | Ghana | 137.4 | 2.0% |
| 135th | Czechia | 138.2 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Cyprus | 139.3 | 1.3% |
| 137th | Thailand | 140.0 | 0.2% |
| 138th | Indonesia | 145.1 | 0.9% |
| 139th | Denmark | 145.4 | 0.4% |
| 140th | Tonga | 146.8 | 0.1% |
| 141st | Isle of Man | 147.3 | 0.2% |
| 142nd | China | 149.9 | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Kiribati | 153.0 | 1.5% |
| 144th | Togo | 155.6 | 2.5% |
| 145th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 157.5 | 0.3% |
| 146th | Guatemala | 159.6 | 1.5% |
| 147th | Andorra | 162.7 | 1.7% |
| 148th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 180.6 | -0.1% |
| 149th | Nepal | 198.2 | 1.2% |
| 150th | Malawi | 201.8 | 2.7% |
| 151st | Italy | 202.0 | -0.7% |
| 152nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 207.6 | 0.5% |
| 153rd | Seychelles | 212.2 | 0.9% |
| 154th | Uganda | 214.4 | 3.4% |
| 155th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 216.2 | 0.4% |
| 156th | Switzerland | 217.0 | 0.7% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | 222.3 | 1.5% |
| 158th | Dominican Republic | 226.0 | 1.3% |
| 159th | Qatar | 229.6 | 2.2% |
| 160th | Nigeria | 230.0 | 2.2% |
| 161st | Germany | 237.8 | 0.2% |
| 162nd | Luxembourg | 240.8 | 2.0% |
| 163rd | Liechtenstein | 241.0 | 0.8% |
| 164th | British Virgin Islands | 242.6 | 5.0% |
| 165th | Gambia, The | 242.8 | 2.4% |
| 166th | Marshall Islands | 244.5 | -2.8% |
| 167th | Kuwait | 249.3 | 2.7% |
| 168th | American Samoa | 251.0 | -1.4% |
| 169th | Jamaica | 260.7 | 0.1% |
| 170th | Trinidad and Tobago | 265.9 | 0.4% |
| 171st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 267.1 | -0.7% |
| 172nd | United Kingdom | 275.4 | 0.5% |
| 173rd | Cayman Islands | 280.5 | 2.1% |
| 174th | St. Lucia | 291.2 | 0.4% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 299.4 | 1.7% |
| 176th | Guam | 299.6 | -0.5% |
| 177th | El Salvador | 300.3 | 0.0% |
| 178th | Virgin Islands (US) | 304.8 | -0.3% |
| 179th | Viet Nam | 310.0 | 1.0% |
| 180th | Grenada | 341.1 | 0.3% |
| 181st | Japan | 347.4 | -0.1% |
| 182nd | Sri Lanka | 352.4 | 0.6% |
| 183rd | Tuvalu | 352.7 | -1.6% |
| 184th | Curaçao | 354.6 | -1.2% |
| 185th | Philippines | 371.6 | 1.2% |
| 186th | Puerto Rico (US) | 372.3 | 0.4% |
| 187th | Belgium | 376.8 | 0.5% |
| 188th | Haiti | 402.9 | 1.3% |
| 189th | Israel | 418.4 | 1.9% |
| 190th | Comoros | 422.7 | 1.9% |
| 191st | India | 467.2 | 1.0% |
| 192nd | Burundi | 477.2 | 3.3% |
| 193rd | Netherlands | 515.1 | 0.7% |
| 194th | Rwanda | 517.9 | 2.3% |
| 195th | Korea | 530.4 | 0.3% |
| 196th | Lebanon | 566.4 | -3.2% |
| 197th | San Marino | 577.7 | 0.4% |
| 198th | Nauru | 579.4 | 1.0% |
| 199th | Aruba | 606.7 | 0.3% |
| 200th | Mauritius | 633.9 | 0.0% |
| 201st | Barbados | 654.0 | 0.2% |
| 202nd | St. Martin (French part) | 685.3 | -4.8% |
| 203rd | West Bank and Gaza | 778.3 | 2.5% |
| 204th | Channel Islands | 836.6 | 0.4% |
| 205th | Bermuda | 1,187.2 | 0.4% |
| 206th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,187.8 | 1.7% |
| 207th | Bangladesh | 1,266.9 | 0.9% |
| 208th | Malta | 1,574.7 | 4.1% |
| 209th | Maldives | 1,625.8 | 3.1% |
| 210th | Bahrain | 1,902.3 | -1.5% |
| 211th | Gibraltar | 3,549.4 | 1.8% |
| 212th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7,150.4 | 0.7% |
| 213th | Singapore | 7,965.9 | 0.9% |
| 214th | Monaco | 18,800.7 | -0.1% |
| 215th | Macao SAR, China | 20,425.5 | 2.0% |
FAQ
What was Norway's population density in 2019?▾
Norway's population density in 2019 was 14.6. This ranked 20th globally.
How did Norway's population density change in 2019?▾
Norway's population density increased by 0.7% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest population density in 2019?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 2019 at 20,425.5.
What is the population density of Norway in 2019?▾
The population density of Norway in 2019 was 14.6. This ranked 20th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Norway's population density?▾
Norway's population density went from 14.5 in 2018 to 14.6 in 2019, a 0.7% increase.
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