Number of local governments in Norway
Norway: Number of local governments was 402 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
402
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
15th
of 75 countries
All-time high
402
in 2019
All-time low
353
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2019
Number of local governments in Norway, 2012–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, number of local governments in Norway stood at 402. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Norway ranks 15th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of local governments in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 353 | — |
| 2014 | 371 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 384 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 376 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 373 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 366 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 402 | +9.8% |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 12 Bangladesh 503 compare
- 13 Australia 451
- 14 Burkina Faso 410 compare
- 16 Samoa 362
- 17 Chile 345 compare
- 18 Guatemala 340 compare
More public sector data for Norway
- Arms imports 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 74.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,873 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Norway?
- Number of local governments in Norway was 402 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 402 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 353 in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for number of local governments?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 75 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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