Population density rose 1.28% to 13.7 km per capita in Norway in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Norway reached an all time high of 13.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 9.88 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Norway's main peers, population density in Denmark amounted to 132 km per capita, 17.8 km per capita in Finland, 3.20 km per capita in Iceland and 23.3 km per capita in Sweden in 2015.
Norway has been ranked 155th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Australia | km per capita | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | km per capita | 130 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | km per capita | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | km per capita | 235 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | km per capita | 3.18 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | km per capita | 131 | 133 | 135 | 136 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | km per capita | 490 | 493 | 495 | 497 | 498 | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | km per capita | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | km per capita | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | km per capita | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.6 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | km per capita | 257 | 259 | 261 | 263 | 265 |