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Population in Norway compared to Pakistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 258,497,127 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 45.8 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.2% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 3.13% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 175M to 258M (47.3% growth).
  • Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 511M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Norway vs Pakistan: live population counter

Norway Pakistan
Current population
5642662
258497127
Population rank 119/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.13%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
10.1 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
12.1 minutes
19.7 seconds
One migration net change every
11.8 minutes
22.5 seconds
Annual migration change +44,356 -1,401,173
Daily growth/decline +144 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 73/197

Norway and Pakistan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Norway
Population

Growth rate
Pakistan
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Norway Pakistan Norway Pakistan
1960 3,581,239 45,709,310 - -
1961 3,609,800 46,921,277 0.8% 2.65%
1962 3,638,918 48,156,128 0.81% 2.63%
1963 3,666,537 49,447,776 0.76% 2.68%
1964 3,694,339 50,799,999 0.76% 2.73%
1965 3,723,168 52,209,010 0.78% 2.77%
1966 3,753,012 53,678,667 0.8% 2.81%
1967 3,784,539 55,214,768 0.84% 2.86%
1968 3,816,486 56,810,507 0.84% 2.89%
1969 3,847,707 58,460,939 0.82% 2.91%
1970 3,875,763 60,166,719 0.73% 2.92%
1971 3,903,039 61,847,899 0.7% 2.79%
1972 3,933,004 63,583,194 0.77% 2.81%
1973 3,960,612 65,461,912 0.7% 2.95%
1974 3,985,258 67,415,487 0.62% 2.98%
1975 4,007,313 69,461,175 0.55% 3.03%
1976 4,026,152 71,620,254 0.47% 3.11%
1977 4,043,205 73,901,827 0.42% 3.19%
1978 4,058,671 76,307,379 0.38% 3.26%
1979 4,072,517 78,997,039 0.34% 3.52%
1980 4,085,620 82,291,010 0.32% 4.17%
1981 4,099,702 85,802,049 0.34% 4.27%
1982 4,114,787 89,089,246 0.37% 3.83%
1983 4,128,432 92,227,711 0.33% 3.52%
1984 4,140,099 95,164,936 0.28% 3.18%
1985 4,152,516 98,229,285 0.3% 3.22%
1986 4,167,354 101,606,764 0.36% 3.44%
1987 4,186,905 105,130,717 0.47% 3.47%
1988 4,209,488 108,724,739 0.54% 3.42%
1989 4,226,901 112,336,629 0.41% 3.32%
1990 4,241,473 116,155,576 0.34% 3.4%
1991 4,261,732 120,060,406 0.48% 3.36%
1992 4,286,401 123,546,848 0.58% 2.9%
1993 4,311,991 127,020,117 0.6% 2.81%
1994 4,336,613 130,748,083 0.57% 2.93%
1995 4,359,184 134,582,253 0.52% 2.93%
1996 4,381,336 138,557,092 0.51% 2.95%
1997 4,405,157 142,531,804 0.54% 2.87%
1998 4,431,464 146,522,356 0.6% 2.8%
1999 4,461,913 150,565,377 0.69% 2.76%
2000 4,490,967 154,879,127 0.65% 2.87%
2001 4,513,751 159,270,907 0.51% 2.84%
2002 4,538,159 163,222,549 0.54% 2.48%
2003 4,564,855 167,110,248 0.59% 2.38%
2004 4,591,910 171,286,000 0.59% 2.5%
2005 4,623,291 175,453,212 0.68% 2.43%
2006 4,660,677 179,682,690 0.81% 2.41%
2007 4,709,153 184,493,231 1.04% 2.68%
2008 4,768,212 189,499,113 1.25% 2.71%
2009 4,828,726 194,376,534 1.27% 2.57%
2010 4,889,252 199,239,047 1.25% 2.5%
2011 4,953,088 203,746,065 1.31% 2.26%
2012 5,018,573 207,667,125 1.32% 1.92%
2013 5,079,623 211,073,978 1.22% 1.64%
2014 5,137,232 214,264,647 1.13% 1.51%
2015 5,188,607 217,290,883 1% 1.41%
2016 5,234,519 220,138,869 0.88% 1.31%
2017 5,276,968 223,273,967 0.81% 1.42%
2018 5,311,916 226,928,892 0.66% 1.64%
2019 5,347,896 230,800,899 0.68% 1.71%
2020 5,379,475 235,001,746 0.59% 1.82%
2021 5,408,320 239,477,801 0.54% 1.9%
2022 5,457,127 243,700,667 0.9% 1.76%
2023 5,519,594 247,504,495 1.14% 1.56%
2024 5,572,272 251,269,164 0.95% 1.52%
2025 5,618,653 255,219,564 0.83% 1.57%
2026 5,648,542 259,299,796 0.53% 1.6%
2027 5,669,085 263,515,827 0.36% 1.63%
2028 5,688,775 267,881,923 0.35% 1.66%
2029 5,707,206 272,337,520 0.32% 1.66%
2030 5,724,586 276,883,261 0.3% 1.67%
2031 5,741,140 281,528,070 0.29% 1.68%
2032 5,756,663 286,241,141 0.27% 1.67%
2033 5,771,048 291,012,268 0.25% 1.67%
2034 5,784,408 295,820,153 0.23% 1.65%
2035 5,796,851 300,643,518 0.22% 1.63%
2036 5,808,721 305,491,504 0.2% 1.61%
2037 5,819,995 310,353,293 0.19% 1.59%
2038 5,830,604 315,227,709 0.18% 1.57%
2039 5,840,493 320,105,882 0.17% 1.55%
2040 5,849,273 324,937,703 0.15% 1.51%
2041 5,857,345 329,746,478 0.14% 1.48%
2042 5,864,766 334,551,874 0.13% 1.46%
2043 5,870,957 339,334,851 0.11% 1.43%
2044 5,876,291 344,095,467 0.09% 1.4%
2045 5,881,391 348,837,732 0.09% 1.38%
2046 5,885,772 353,552,859 0.07% 1.35%
2047 5,889,156 358,207,159 0.06% 1.32%
2048 5,892,131 362,796,532 0.05% 1.28%
2049 5,894,300 367,344,429 0.04% 1.25%
2050 5,895,192 371,863,804 0.02% 1.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Pakistan gained 41,837,671 people (a 23.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,206,244 (a 19% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2005 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.9% to 371,863,804 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

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