Norway - Urban Population 1979
70.40%
+0.30% from 1978
Norway's urban population was 70.40% in 1979, increased +0.30% from 70.10% in 1978. This was the 174th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1979▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burundi | 4.18% | 3.9% |
| 2nd | Rwanda | 4.75% | 1.7% |
| 3rd | Uganda | 6.65% | 1.2% |
| 4th | Burkina Faso | 7.81% | 7.3% |
| 5th | South Sudan | 8.49% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Malawi | 8.92% | 2.7% |
| 7th | Cambodia | 9.23% | 58.6% |
| 8th | Solomon Islands | 10.44% | 3.9% |
| 9th | Bhutan | 11.17% | 10.6% |
| 10th | Lesotho | 11.23% | 0.1% |
| 11th | Yemen, Republic of | 11.59% | 7.1% |
| 12th | Lao PDR | 12.12% | 2.2% |
| 13th | Mozambique | 12.50% | 5.3% |
| 14th | Papua New Guinea | 13.07% | -0.2% |
| 15th | Niger | 13.42% | 2.2% |
| 16th | Nepal | 13.43% | 11.5% |
| 17th | Mali | 13.75% | 2.2% |
| 18th | Bangladesh | 13.75% | 8.3% |
| 19th | Eritrea | 14.20% | 1.1% |
| 20th | Botswana | 14.20% | 4.6% |
| 21st | Tanzania | 14.25% | 4.1% |
| 22nd | Vanuatu | 14.37% | 2.8% |
| 23rd | Afghanistan | 15.44% | 2.0% |
| 24th | Kenya | 15.48% | 2.9% |
| 25th | Timor-Leste | 16.16% | 3.1% |
| 26th | Guinea-Bissau | 16.68% | 1.9% |
| 27th | Thailand | 16.83% | 2.0% |
| 28th | Eswatini | 17.81% | 5.7% |
| 29th | Madagascar | 18.11% | 2.2% |
| 30th | Liechtenstein | 18.29% | -0.1% |
| 31st | Chad | 18.75% | 2.0% |
| 32nd | China | 18.96% | 5.8% |
| 33rd | Viet Nam | 19.19% | -0.3% |
| 34th | Sudan | 19.64% | 0.8% |
| 35th | Tonga | 20.51% | 0.4% |
| 36th | Haiti | 20.54% | 0.1% |
| 37th | Samoa | 21.19% | 0.1% |
| 38th | Indonesia | 21.47% | 3.2% |
| 39th | British Virgin Islands | 21.75% | 3.6% |
| 40th | Sri Lanka | 21.75% | -0.6% |
| 41st | Zimbabwe | 21.80% | 2.4% |
| 42nd | Maldives | 21.97% | 4.1% |
| 43rd | Comoros | 22.82% | 1.6% |
| 44th | Cabo Verde | 22.86% | 2.1% |
| 45th | Angola | 22.87% | 5.6% |
| 46th | India | 23.17% | 1.7% |
| 47th | Guinea | 24.14% | 2.8% |
| 48th | Togo | 24.40% | 1.2% |
| 49th | Myanmar | 24.48% | 0.3% |
| 50th | Gambia, The | 25.56% | 7.3% |
| 51st | Namibia | 25.56% | 0.3% |
| 52nd | St. Lucia | 26.00% | 1.7% |
| 53rd | Equatorial Guinea | 26.25% | 0.0% |
| 54th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.44% | 0.3% |
| 55th | Benin | 26.50% | 3.2% |
| 56th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 26.54% | 1.2% |
| 57th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 26.62% | 0.9% |
| 58th | Nigeria | 26.66% | 2.9% |
| 59th | Mauritania | 26.72% | 7.2% |
| 60th | Pakistan | 27.77% | 1.3% |
| 61st | Tuvalu | 29.03% | 7.3% |
| 62nd | Guyana | 29.51% | -0.1% |
| 63rd | Sierra Leone | 29.77% | 1.6% |
| 64th | Ghana | 30.83% | 0.6% |
| 65th | Cameroon | 31.41% | 3.2% |
| 66th | Faroe Islands | 31.47% | 0.2% |
| 67th | Kosovo | 31.61% | 1.7% |
| 68th | Kiribati | 32.12% | 1.7% |
| 69th | Channel Islands | 32.12% | -0.7% |
| 70th | Grenada | 32.87% | 0.2% |
| 71st | São Tomé and Principe | 32.94% | 1.0% |
| 72nd | Guatemala | 33.16% | -1.6% |
| 73rd | Albania | 33.55% | 0.6% |
| 74th | Malaysia | 33.57% | 1.9% |
| 75th | Philippines | 33.66% | 0.6% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.41% | 0.4% |
| 77th | Tajikistan | 34.46% | -0.7% |
| 78th | Honduras | 34.49% | 1.7% |
| 79th | Liberia | 34.79% | 3.2% |
| 80th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.17% | 2.1% |
| 81st | Senegal | 35.58% | 1.1% |
| 82nd | Central African Republic | 35.70% | 0.7% |
| 83rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 35.88% | 0.2% |
| 84th | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.86% | 1.3% |
| 85th | Fiji | 37.63% | 0.4% |
| 86th | Virgin Islands (US) | 37.65% | 5.5% |
| 87th | Kyrgyz Republic | 38.29% | 0.0% |
| 88th | Türkiye | 38.95% | 2.3% |
| 89th | Moldova | 39.47% | 1.7% |
| 90th | Zambia | 39.70% | 1.1% |
| 91st | Morocco | 40.37% | 1.8% |
| 92nd | Portugal | 40.61% | 1.6% |
| 93rd | Paraguay | 40.75% | 1.5% |
| 94th | Uzbekistan | 40.92% | 0.7% |
| 95th | Algeria | 41.95% | 1.7% |
| 96th | El Salvador | 42.30% | 1.2% |
| 97th | Mauritius | 42.42% | -0.7% |
| 98th | Costa Rica | 42.61% | 0.7% |
| 99th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.15% | 1.9% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 43.48% | 0.1% |
| 101st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.86% | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Montenegro | 44.11% | 2.4% |
| 103rd | Congo, Republic of | 45.26% | 3.4% |
| 104th | Dominica | 45.43% | 2.5% |
| 105th | Serbia | 45.73% | 1.2% |
| 106th | Ecuador | 45.93% | 2.3% |
| 107th | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.44% | 0.7% |
| 108th | Croatia | 46.66% | 1.4% |
| 109th | Jamaica | 46.76% | 1.0% |
| 110th | Turkmenistan | 47.32% | -0.2% |
| 111th | Slovenia | 47.71% | 2.1% |
| 112th | South Africa | 48.31% | 0.2% |
| 113th | Romania | 49.04% | 1.3% |
| 114th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.21% | 1.5% |
| 115th | Seychelles | 49.40% | 0.0% |
| 116th | Panama | 49.50% | 0.5% |
| 117th | Isle of Man | 50.63% | -0.6% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 50.66% | 1.9% |
| 119th | Nicaragua | 50.83% | 0.6% |
| 120th | Slovak Republic | 50.96% | 1.9% |
| 121st | Tunisia | 51.30% | 0.5% |
| 122nd | Mongolia | 51.55% | 1.3% |
| 123rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.83% | 1.5% |
| 124th | Belize | 51.98% | -0.6% |
| 125th | Georgia | 51.99% | 0.9% |
| 126th | Azerbaijan | 52.72% | -0.4% |
| 127th | North Macedonia | 53.07% | 0.9% |
| 128th | Oman | 53.20% | 4.2% |
| 129th | Gabon | 53.25% | 4.2% |
| 130th | Kazakhstan | 53.67% | 0.7% |
| 131st | Austria | 54.25% | 0.7% |
| 132nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 54.44% | 1.0% |
| 133rd | Korea | 54.90% | 3.4% |
| 134th | Ireland | 55.20% | 0.5% |
| 135th | Belarus | 55.41% | 1.9% |
| 136th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 56.85% | 0.1% |
| 137th | New Caledonia | 57.31% | 0.8% |
| 138th | Hungary | 57.63% | 0.5% |
| 139th | Poland | 57.74% | 0.9% |
| 140th | Jordan | 58.76% | 1.7% |
| 141st | French Polynesia | 59.12% | -0.1% |
| 142nd | Cyprus | 59.45% | 3.3% |
| 143rd | Marshall Islands | 59.77% | -0.5% |
| 144th | Brunei Darussalam | 59.89% | -0.8% |
| 145th | Lithuania | 60.46% | 1.8% |
| 146th | Switzerland | 60.84% | 0.7% |
| 147th | Bulgaria | 61.48% | 1.6% |
| 148th | Ukraine | 61.62% | 1.0% |
| 149th | West Bank and Gaza | 61.66% | 0.7% |
| 150th | Palau | 62.12% | 0.5% |
| 151st | American Samoa | 62.67% | 1.5% |
| 152nd | Finland | 62.97% | 0.1% |
| 153rd | Barbados | 63.11% | 1.8% |
| 154th | Peru | 64.17% | 0.9% |
| 155th | Colombia | 64.25% | 0.8% |
| 156th | Netherlands | 64.81% | 0.3% |
| 157th | Saudi Arabia | 64.89% | 2.5% |
| 158th | Iraq | 65.13% | 1.3% |
| 159th | Mexico | 65.69% | 1.0% |
| 160th | Armenia | 65.89% | 0.5% |
| 161st | Puerto Rico (US) | 65.92% | 1.7% |
| 162nd | Aruba | 65.98% | 0.3% |
| 163rd | Suriname | 66.04% | 0.0% |
| 164th | Brazil | 66.30% | 2.0% |
| 165th | Italy | 66.74% | 0.2% |
| 166th | Cuba | 67.72% | 1.3% |
| 167th | European Union | 67.73% | 0.4% |
| 168th | Latvia | 67.99% | 0.6% |
| 169th | Libya | 69.02% | 2.4% |
| 170th | Greece | 69.13% | 0.6% |
| 171st | Russian Federation | 69.34% | 0.8% |
| 172nd | Estonia | 69.61% | 0.6% |
| 173rd | Czechia | 70.12% | 0.6% |
| 174th | Norway | 70.40% | 0.4% |
| 175th | Spain | 71.09% | 0.7% |
| 176th | Bahamas, The | 72.31% | 1.2% |
| 177th | Djibouti | 72.58% | 1.1% |
| 178th | Lebanon | 73.10% | 2.0% |
| 179th | France | 73.21% | 0.0% |
| 180th | United States | 73.71% | 0.0% |
| 181st | Belgium | 74.32% | 0.5% |
| 182nd | Canada | 75.62% | 0.1% |
| 183rd | Greenland | 75.83% | 0.9% |
| 184th | Japan | 76.12% | 0.1% |
| 185th | United Kingdom | 78.46% | 0.2% |
| 186th | San Marino | 79.55% | 2.6% |
| 187th | Germany | 79.90% | 0.0% |
| 188th | Luxembourg | 79.99% | 0.6% |
| 189th | Bahrain | 80.05% | 0.5% |
| 190th | Curaçao | 80.98% | 0.3% |
| 191st | Chile | 81.25% | 0.6% |
| 192nd | United Arab Emirates | 81.79% | -1.0% |
| 193rd | Qatar | 82.22% | 0.8% |
| 194th | Argentina | 82.48% | 0.5% |
| 195th | Sweden | 83.06% | 0.1% |
| 196th | New Zealand | 83.30% | 0.1% |
| 197th | Denmark | 83.54% | 0.3% |
| 198th | Uruguay | 84.52% | 0.5% |
| 199th | Australia | 85.85% | -0.1% |
| 200th | Northern Mariana Islands | 86.64% | 0.1% |
| 201st | Iceland | 87.88% | 0.2% |
| 202nd | Israel | 88.49% | 0.4% |
| 203rd | Guam | 88.78% | 0.0% |
| 204th | Malta | 89.55% | 0.0% |
| 205th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 91.12% | 0.4% |
| 206th | Andorra | 91.92% | 1.3% |
| 207th | Kuwait | 93.90% | 1.0% |
| 208th | Macao SAR, China | 98.36% | 0.1% |
| 209th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 210th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 211th | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 212th | St. Martin (French part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 213th | Monaco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 214th | Nauru | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 215th | Singapore | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 216th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Norway's urban population in 1979?▾
Norway's urban population in 1979 was 70.40%. This ranked 174th globally.
How did Norway's urban population change in 1979?▾
Norway's urban population increased by 0.4% in 1979 compared to 1978.
Which country had the highest urban population in 1979?▾
Bermuda had the highest urban population in 1979 at 100.00%.
What is the urban population of Norway in 1979?▾
The urban population of Norway in 1979 was 70.40%. This ranked 174th globally.
How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Norway's urban population?▾
Norway's urban population went from 70.10% in 1978 to 70.40% in 1979, a 0.4% increase.
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