The current population of Norway is 5,671,119 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,572,279 in 2024.
- Norway is projected to reach 5.92M people in 2051.
- For the last 20 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of 1.08% per year.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth in 20 years).
- Norway accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
- Norway is ranked 119/197 by population and was ranked 116th in 2006.
Norway population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 5,441,855 | -0.23% |
| 2099 | 5,454,583 | -0.22% |
| 2098 | 5,466,669 | -0.21% |
| 2097 | 5,478,174 | -0.22% |
| 2096 | 5,490,010 | -0.23% |
| 2095 | 5,502,418 | -0.22% |
| 2094 | 5,514,598 | -0.23% |
| 2093 | 5,527,174 | -0.22% |
| 2092 | 5,539,172 | -0.22% |
| 2091 | 5,551,172 | -0.23% |
| 2090 | 5,564,044 | -0.23% |
| 2089 | 5,576,715 | -0.24% |
| 2088 | 5,590,047 | -0.25% |
| 2087 | 5,604,159 | -0.25% |
| 2086 | 5,617,935 | -0.24% |
| 2085 | 5,631,413 | -0.24% |
| 2084 | 5,645,116 | -0.23% |
| 2083 | 5,658,044 | -0.22% |
| 2082 | 5,670,485 | -0.21% |
| 2081 | 5,682,427 | -0.21% |
| 2080 | 5,694,199 | -0.19% |
| 2079 | 5,705,317 | -0.19% |
| 2078 | 5,715,984 | -0.18% |
| 2077 | 5,726,145 | -0.17% |
| 2076 | 5,735,898 | -0.17% |
| 2075 | 5,745,619 | -0.17% |
| 2074 | 5,755,683 | -0.17% |
| 2073 | 5,765,642 | -0.17% |
| 2072 | 5,775,295 | -0.15% |
| 2071 | 5,784,119 | -0.16% |
| 2070 | 5,793,594 | -0.15% |
| 2069 | 5,802,341 | -0.16% |
| 2068 | 5,811,630 | -0.17% |
| 2067 | 5,821,550 | -0.17% |
| 2066 | 5,831,535 | -0.17% |
| 2065 | 5,841,333 | -0.17% |
| 2064 | 5,851,085 | -0.16% |
| 2063 | 5,860,548 | -0.16% |
| 2062 | 5,869,700 | -0.14% |
| 2061 | 5,877,754 | -0.13% |
| 2060 | 5,885,488 | -0.11% |
| 2059 | 5,892,036 | -0.1% |
| 2058 | 5,897,922 | -0.11% |
| 2057 | 5,904,330 | -0.1% |
| 2056 | 5,910,291 | -0.08% |
| 2055 | 5,915,286 | -0.07% |
| 2054 | 5,919,312 | -0.05% |
| 2053 | 5,922,325 | -0.02% |
| 2052 | 5,923,483 | -0.008% |
| 2051 | 5,923,938 | 0.006% |
| 2050 | 5,923,557 | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 5,922,138 | 0.05% |
| 2048 | 5,919,215 | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 5,916,146 | 0.06% |
| 2046 | 5,912,426 | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 5,907,334 | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 5,902,175 | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 5,896,614 | 0.12% |
| 2042 | 5,889,741 | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 5,881,692 | 0.14% |
| 2040 | 5,873,512 | 0.16% |
| 2039 | 5,864,063 | 0.18% |
| 2038 | 5,853,639 | 0.19% |
| 2037 | 5,842,734 | 0.2% |
| 2036 | 5,830,991 | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 5,818,882 | 0.22% |
| 2034 | 5,805,966 | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 5,792,030 | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 5,777,062 | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 5,760,828 | 0.3% |
| 2030 | 5,743,814 | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 5,725,891 | 0.34% |
| 2028 | 5,706,765 | 0.36% |
| 2027 | 5,686,336 | 0.37% |
| 2026 | 5,665,477 | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 5,626,258 | 0.97% |
| 2024 | 5,572,279 | 0.95% |
| 2023 | 5,519,601 | 1.14% |
| 2022 | 5,457,127 | 0.9% |
| 2021 | 5,408,320 | 0.54% |
| 2020 | 5,379,475 | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 5,347,896 | 0.68% |
| 2018 | 5,311,916 | 0.66% |
| 2017 | 5,276,968 | 0.81% |
| 2016 | 5,234,519 | 0.88% |
| 2015 | 5,188,607 | 1% |
| 2014 | 5,137,232 | 1.13% |
| 2013 | 5,079,623 | 1.22% |
| 2012 | 5,018,573 | 1.32% |
| 2011 | 4,953,088 | 1.31% |
| 2010 | 4,889,252 | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 4,828,726 | 1.27% |
| 2008 | 4,768,212 | 1.25% |
| 2007 | 4,709,153 | 1.04% |
| 2006 | 4,660,677 | 0.81% |
| 2005 | 4,623,291 | 0.68% |
| 2004 | 4,591,910 | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 4,564,855 | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 4,538,159 | 0.54% |
| 2001 | 4,513,751 | 0.51% |
| 2000 | 4,490,967 | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 4,461,913 | 0.69% |
| 1998 | 4,431,464 | 0.6% |
| 1997 | 4,405,157 | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 4,381,336 | 0.51% |
| 1995 | 4,359,184 | 0.52% |
| 1994 | 4,336,613 | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 4,311,991 | 0.6% |
| 1992 | 4,286,401 | 0.58% |
| 1991 | 4,261,732 | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 4,241,473 | 0.34% |
| 1989 | 4,226,901 | 0.41% |
| 1988 | 4,209,488 | 0.54% |
| 1987 | 4,186,905 | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 4,167,354 | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 4,152,516 | 0.3% |
| 1984 | 4,140,099 | 0.28% |
| 1983 | 4,128,432 | 0.33% |
| 1982 | 4,114,787 | 0.37% |
| 1981 | 4,099,702 | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 4,085,620 | 0.32% |
| 1979 | 4,072,517 | 0.34% |
| 1978 | 4,058,671 | 0.38% |
| 1977 | 4,043,205 | 0.42% |
| 1976 | 4,026,152 | 0.47% |
| 1975 | 4,007,313 | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 3,985,258 | 0.62% |
| 1973 | 3,960,612 | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,933,004 | 0.77% |
| 1971 | 3,903,039 | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 3,875,763 | 0.73% |
| 1969 | 3,847,707 | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 3,816,486 | 0.84% |
| 1967 | 3,784,539 | 0.84% |
| 1966 | 3,753,012 | 0.8% |
| 1965 | 3,723,168 | 0.78% |
| 1964 | 3,694,339 | 0.76% |
| 1963 | 3,666,537 | 0.76% |
| 1962 | 3,638,918 | 0.81% |
| 1961 | 3,609,800 | 0.8% |
| 1960 | 3,581,239 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Norway has a population of 5.67M as of 2026, compared to 5.23M in 2016, 4.66M in 2006, and 4.38M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.83% per year. Norway is ranked 123rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Norway will have 5,912,426 people (4.26% growth) with a rank change from 119th to 121st.
By the year 2100, Norway's population is projected to decline by 4.04% from its current level to 5.44M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | 29,798 |
| 2024 | - | - | 44,356 |
| 2023 | 62,086 | 8,280 | 53,806 |
| 2022 | 63,497 | 5,457 | 58,040 |
| 2021 | 33,866 | 14,062 | 19,804 |
| 2020 | 23,649 | 12,372 | 11,277 |
| 2019 | 39,611 | 13,904 | 25,707 |
| 2018 | 32,815 | 14,342 | 18,473 |
| 2017 | 37,488 | 15,831 | 21,657 |
| 2016 | 44,214 | 17,797 | 26,417 |
| 2015 | 48,402 | 18,160 | 30,242 |
| 2014 | 57,016 | 18,494 | 38,522 |
| 2013 | 58,469 | 17,779 | 40,690 |
| 2012 | 65,949 | 18,066 | 47,883 |
| 2011 | 66,276 | 18,822 | 47,454 |
| 2010 | 62,911 | 20,046 | 42,865 |
| 2009 | 59,596 | 20,280 | 39,316 |
| 2008 | 63,075 | 19,073 | 44,002 |
| 2007 | 56,593 | 16,482 | 40,111 |
| 2006 | 41,298 | 17,244 | 24,054 |
| 2005 | 34,307 | 15,719 | 18,588 |
| 2004 | 29,024 | 15,612 | 13,412 |
| 2003 | 25,540 | 14,151 | 11,389 |
| 2002 | 28,171 | 10,892 | 17,279 |
| 2001 | 20,996 | 13,090 | 7,906 |
| 2000 | 25,074 | 15,269 | 9,805 |
| 1999 | 33,425 | 14,278 | 19,147 |
| 1998 | 27,700 | 14,181 | 13,519 |
| 1997 | 25,162 | 15,418 | 9,744 |
| 1996 | 22,758 | 17,087 | 5,671 |
| 1995 | 21,164 | 14,821 | 6,343 |
| 1994 | 23,625 | 16,045 | 7,580 |
| 1993 | 25,503 | 12,936 | 12,567 |
| 1992 | 25,649 | 15,431 | 10,218 |
| 1991 | 24,143 | 16,194 | 7,949 |
| 1990 | 16,663 | 14,845 | 1,818 |
| 1989 | 12,219 | 13,949 | -1,730 |
| 1988 | 22,587 | 12,207 | 10,380 |
| 1987 | 23,119 | 9,212 | 13,907 |
| 1986 | 16,367 | 8,751 | 7,616 |
| 1985 | 13,369 | 6,644 | 6,725 |
| 1984 | 11,308 | 7,452 | 3,856 |
| 1983 | 11,964 | 7,844 | 4,120 |
| 1982 | 15,624 | 9,875 | 5,749 |
| 1981 | 15,030 | 9,020 | 6,010 |
| 1980 | 13,569 | 9,806 | 3,763 |
| 1979 | 13,020 | 10,181 | 2,839 |
| 1978 | 15,187 | 11,364 | 3,823 |
| 1977 | 16,166 | 11,321 | 4,845 |
| 1976 | 18,065 | 13,286 | 4,779 |
| 1975 | 19,742 | 16,430 | 3,312 |
| 1974 | 24,749 | 20,324 | 4,425 |
| 1973 | 24,801 | 21,387 | 3,414 |
| 1972 | 30,380 | 24,777 | 5,603 |
| 1971 | 29,572 | 26,541 | 3,031 |
| 1970 | 24,934 | 25,968 | -1,034 |
| 1969 | 31,088 | 28,858 | 2,230 |
| 1968 | 31,148 | 29,387 | 1,761 |
| 1967 | 32,736 | 30,276 | 2,460 |
| 1966 | 30,262 | 31,150 | -888 |
| 1965 | 29,750 | 31,275 | -1,525 |
| 1964 | 28,722 | 30,293 | -1,571 |
| 1963 | 27,827 | 26,766 | 1,061 |
| 1962 | 28,675 | 28,020 | 655 |
| 1961 | 30,676 | 29,239 | 1,437 |
| 1960 | 27,939 | 29,366 | -1,427 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 31.3% of the population change in Norway is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).
As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 524,601 and 10.7% in 2010.
Norway population clock
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5671119
|
119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 119/197 |
| One net population change |
9.98 minutes
|
106/197 |
| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
|
133/196 |
| One death every |
12.1 minutes
|
113/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +144 | 106/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +52,678 | 106/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | 105/197 |
| One migration net change every |
17.7 minutes
|
29/196 |
| Annual migration change | +29,798 | 29/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 1,012,404 | 60/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 18.2% | 33/195 |
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Norway population statistics
|
Norway
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 41.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.4 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 40.3 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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