Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Urban population, male

Norway
39.9%
in 2015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
40.6%
in 2015
Norway rank
37th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
34th

Urban population, male over time

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
010203040198019972015

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 40.6% against 39.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 37th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 193 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 34.6% 38.0% 3.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 35.5% 37.9% 2.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 37.6% 38.6% 1.0% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 39.5% 40.2% 0.7% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Norway or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 40.6% against 39.9% in Norway as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.7%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for urban population, male?
Norway ranks 37th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Urban population, male. Statizoid, drawing on The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-male-percent-of-total/norway/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-male-percent-of-total/norway/united-kingdom/">Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Urban population, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.