The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,648,774 people compared to 5,673,016 in Oman.
Population statistics:
- Oman's population is 1 times bigger than Norway's.
- Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 118th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.07% for Oman.
- For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
- Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.65M (21.2% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.67M (125.6% growth).
- Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 12.1M people in 2100 for Oman.
Norway vs Oman: live population counter
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| Current population |
5648774
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5673016
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| Population rank | 119/197 | 118/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
9.98 minutes
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2.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
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6.18 minutes
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| One death every |
12.1 minutes
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54.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.8 minutes
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3.41 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +44,356 | +154,219 |
| Daily growth/decline | +144 | +636 |
| Annual growth/decline | +52,678 | +232,269 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | +4.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 106/197 | 5/197 |
Norway and Oman: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,581,239 | 530,485 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,609,800 | 539,854 | 0.8% | 1.77% |
| 1962 | 3,638,918 | 549,941 | 0.81% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 3,666,537 | 560,827 | 0.76% | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 3,694,339 | 572,577 | 0.76% | 2.1% |
| 1965 | 3,723,168 | 585,236 | 0.78% | 2.21% |
| 1966 | 3,753,012 | 598,804 | 0.8% | 2.32% |
| 1967 | 3,784,539 | 613,318 | 0.84% | 2.42% |
| 1968 | 3,816,486 | 628,798 | 0.84% | 2.52% |
| 1969 | 3,847,707 | 645,255 | 0.82% | 2.62% |
| 1970 | 3,875,763 | 662,680 | 0.73% | 2.7% |
| 1971 | 3,903,039 | 681,119 | 0.7% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 3,933,004 | 700,593 | 0.77% | 2.86% |
| 1973 | 3,960,612 | 721,179 | 0.7% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 3,985,258 | 746,988 | 0.62% | 3.58% |
| 1975 | 4,007,313 | 778,864 | 0.55% | 4.27% |
| 1976 | 4,026,152 | 814,701 | 0.47% | 4.6% |
| 1977 | 4,043,205 | 855,314 | 0.42% | 4.99% |
| 1978 | 4,058,671 | 900,304 | 0.38% | 5.26% |
| 1979 | 4,072,517 | 949,116 | 0.34% | 5.42% |
| 1980 | 4,085,620 | 1,001,248 | 0.32% | 5.49% |
| 1981 | 4,099,702 | 1,057,320 | 0.34% | 5.6% |
| 1982 | 4,114,787 | 1,117,678 | 0.37% | 5.71% |
| 1983 | 4,128,432 | 1,181,459 | 0.33% | 5.71% |
| 1984 | 4,140,099 | 1,247,716 | 0.28% | 5.61% |
| 1985 | 4,152,516 | 1,325,480 | 0.3% | 6.23% |
| 1986 | 4,167,354 | 1,413,419 | 0.36% | 6.63% |
| 1987 | 4,186,905 | 1,500,996 | 0.47% | 6.2% |
| 1988 | 4,209,488 | 1,588,568 | 0.54% | 5.83% |
| 1989 | 4,226,901 | 1,676,228 | 0.41% | 5.52% |
| 1990 | 4,241,473 | 1,763,954 | 0.34% | 5.23% |
| 1991 | 4,261,732 | 1,851,473 | 0.48% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 4,286,401 | 1,938,238 | 0.58% | 4.69% |
| 1993 | 4,311,991 | 2,021,675 | 0.6% | 4.3% |
| 1994 | 4,336,613 | 2,081,834 | 0.57% | 2.98% |
| 1995 | 4,359,184 | 2,120,528 | 0.52% | 1.86% |
| 1996 | 4,381,336 | 2,156,926 | 0.51% | 1.72% |
| 1997 | 4,405,157 | 2,190,720 | 0.54% | 1.57% |
| 1998 | 4,431,464 | 2,222,489 | 0.6% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 4,461,913 | 2,252,909 | 0.69% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 4,490,967 | 2,282,131 | 0.65% | 1.3% |
| 2001 | 4,513,751 | 2,310,217 | 0.51% | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 4,538,159 | 2,337,140 | 0.54% | 1.17% |
| 2003 | 4,564,855 | 2,363,796 | 0.59% | 1.14% |
| 2004 | 4,591,910 | 2,404,821 | 0.59% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 4,623,291 | 2,459,802 | 0.68% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 4,660,677 | 2,514,795 | 0.81% | 2.24% |
| 2007 | 4,709,153 | 2,570,174 | 1.04% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 4,768,212 | 2,626,529 | 1.25% | 2.19% |
| 2009 | 4,828,726 | 2,684,659 | 1.27% | 2.21% |
| 2010 | 4,889,252 | 2,757,446 | 1.25% | 2.71% |
| 2011 | 4,953,088 | 3,076,763 | 1.31% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 5,018,573 | 3,547,106 | 1.32% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | 5,079,623 | 3,833,913 | 1.22% | 8.09% |
| 2014 | 5,137,232 | 4,002,439 | 1.13% | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 5,188,607 | 4,184,895 | 1% | 4.56% |
| 2016 | 5,234,519 | 4,390,877 | 0.88% | 4.92% |
| 2017 | 5,276,968 | 4,537,396 | 0.81% | 3.34% |
| 2018 | 5,311,916 | 4,597,877 | 0.66% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 5,347,896 | 4,591,241 | 0.68% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 5,379,475 | 4,522,497 | 0.59% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5,408,320 | 4,500,424 | 0.54% | -0.49% |
| 2022 | 5,457,127 | 4,730,226 | 0.9% | 5.11% |
| 2023 | 5,519,601 | 5,049,269 | 1.14% | 6.74% |
| 2024 | 5,572,279 | 5,281,538 | 0.95% | 4.6% |
| 2025 | 5,618,660 | 5,494,693 | 0.83% | 4.04% |
| 2026 | 5,648,550 | 5,671,451 | 0.53% | 3.22% |
| 2027 | 5,669,092 | 5,814,719 | 0.36% | 2.53% |
| 2028 | 5,688,782 | 5,929,317 | 0.35% | 1.97% |
| 2029 | 5,707,214 | 6,026,178 | 0.32% | 1.63% |
| 2030 | 5,724,593 | 6,112,708 | 0.3% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 5,741,147 | 6,194,366 | 0.29% | 1.34% |
| 2032 | 5,756,671 | 6,275,465 | 0.27% | 1.31% |
| 2033 | 5,771,055 | 6,356,248 | 0.25% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 5,784,415 | 6,436,919 | 0.23% | 1.27% |
| 2035 | 5,796,858 | 6,517,799 | 0.22% | 1.26% |
| 2036 | 5,808,729 | 6,599,101 | 0.2% | 1.25% |
| 2037 | 5,820,002 | 6,681,041 | 0.19% | 1.24% |
| 2038 | 5,830,612 | 6,763,781 | 0.18% | 1.24% |
| 2039 | 5,840,501 | 6,847,380 | 0.17% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 5,849,280 | 6,931,970 | 0.15% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 5,857,353 | 7,017,684 | 0.14% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 5,864,774 | 7,104,475 | 0.13% | 1.24% |
| 2043 | 5,870,964 | 7,192,217 | 0.11% | 1.24% |
| 2044 | 5,876,299 | 7,280,846 | 0.09% | 1.23% |
| 2045 | 5,881,399 | 7,370,221 | 0.09% | 1.23% |
| 2046 | 5,885,779 | 7,460,268 | 0.07% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 5,889,164 | 7,550,973 | 0.06% | 1.22% |
| 2048 | 5,892,138 | 7,642,323 | 0.05% | 1.21% |
| 2049 | 5,894,308 | 7,734,352 | 0.04% | 1.2% |
| 2050 | 5,895,200 | 7,826,991 | 0.02% | 1.2% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 414,255 (a 7.91% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,282,139 (a 29.2% growth).
Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 118th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Oman will increase by 38% to 7,826,991 people and rank change from 118th to 113th.
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Population differences between Norway and Oman
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| Life expectancy | 83.8 years | 80.7 years |
| Average age | 41.3 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 62.2:37.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.4 births per woman | 2.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 39.6 ppl/mi² | 44.2 ppl/mi² |
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