In 2024, Iceland was the Nordic country with the highest degree of urbanization, with over ** percent of the population living in cities, towns, or suburbs. It is also the only Nordic country with a higher degree of urbanization than the EU average. Norway is the country with the lowest degree of urbanization, but the share was unusually high between 2021 and 2023, which is probably down to a change in the classification of towns and suburbs, as a municipal reform altered the number and size of municipalities. The reform was revoked at the beginning of 2024.
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Nordic Statistics database. (June 19, 2024). Share of population in the Nordic countries living in cities, towns, and suburbs from 2014 to 2024 (compared to EU average) [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 12, 2026, from /statistics/1296339/nordics-total-population-urbanization-degree/
Nordic Statistics database. "Share of population in the Nordic countries living in cities, towns, and suburbs from 2014 to 2024 (compared to EU average)." Chart. June 19, 2024. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 12, 2026. /statistics/1296339/nordics-total-population-urbanization-degree/
Nordic Statistics database. (2024). Share of population in the Nordic countries living in cities, towns, and suburbs from 2014 to 2024 (compared to EU average). ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2026. /statistics/1296339/nordics-total-population-urbanization-degree/
Nordic Statistics database. "Share of Population in The Nordic Countries Living in Cities, Towns, and Suburbs from 2014 to 2024 (Compared to Eu Average)." ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc., 19 Jun 2024, /statistics/1296339/nordics-total-population-urbanization-degree/
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Share of population in the Nordic countries living in cities, towns, and suburbs from 2014 to 2024 (compared to EU average) [Graph], Nordic Statistics database, June 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1296339/nordics-total-population-urbanization-degree/
