Korea vs Norway: Population in the largest city
Korea
23.9%
in 2025
Norway
23.8%
in 2025
Korea rank
100th
Norway rank
102nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Korea currently reports 23.9% against 23.8% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 100th and Norway ranks 102nd of 153 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 29.8% | 7.4% | Korea |
| 1970s | 39.9% | 23.7% | 16.2% | Korea |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 22.3% | 13.3% | Korea |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 22.6% | 7.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 22.8% | 2.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.1% | 0.7% | Korea |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.6% | 0.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Korea or Norway?
- Korea, at 23.9% against 23.8% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Korea and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Norway rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Korea ranks 100th and Norway ranks 102nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.