Urban population, female (% of total) in Norway
Norway: Urban population, female (% of total) was 40.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Norway, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Norway recorded 40.6% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Norway peaked at 40.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1980.
Norway ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.1% | — |
| 1985 | 36.6% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 40.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 40.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.3% | 36.1% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 36.9% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 40.0% | 40.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Norway?
- Urban population, female in Norway was 40.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for urban population, female?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.