Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway
Norway: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 5.51 per 100,000 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway, 2005–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway is 5.51 per 100,000 people, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway peaked at 12.31 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.51 per 100,000 people, in 2017.
Norway ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.09 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 12.01 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.31 per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.69 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.01 per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 10.96 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.72 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.92 per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 8.94 per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.51 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.73 per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 6.16 per 100,000 people | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 5.51 per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5.51 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.76 per 100,000 people, 35% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5.51 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.35 per 100,000 people, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.82 per 100,000 people | 11.01 per 100,000 people | 12.31 per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.56 per 100,000 people | 5.51 per 100,000 people | 10.96 per 100,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 138 Singapore 5.89 per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Myanmar 5.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 140 Gambia 5.64 per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Zimbabwe 5.46 per 100,000 people compare
- 143 Senegal 5.27 per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 5.27 per 100,000 people compare
- 144 East Timor 5.27 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Norway
- Red List Index 0.9513 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1778 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,698 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 47 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Norway was 5.51 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.51 per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Norway ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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