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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 46.2 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 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Norway vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Pakistan
2100 5,426,970 514,639,086
2099 5,439,664 513,762,873
2098 5,451,717 512,834,641
2097 5,463,190 511,842,588
2096 5,474,994 510,743,323
2095 5,487,368 509,544,194
2094 5,499,514 508,236,117
2093 5,512,056 506,871,405
2092 5,524,021 505,433,117
2091 5,535,989 503,929,591
2090 5,548,825 502,369,089
2089 5,561,462 500,764,988
2088 5,574,757 499,040,109
2087 5,588,831 497,294,229
2086 5,602,569 495,416,407
2085 5,616,010 493,469,269
2084 5,629,675 491,457,322
2083 5,642,568 489,327,293
2082 5,654,975 487,086,584
2081 5,666,885 484,774,651
2080 5,678,624 482,358,125
2079 5,689,711 479,913,540
2078 5,700,349 477,377,443
2077 5,710,483 474,692,907
2076 5,720,209 471,877,807
2075 5,729,904 468,953,317
2074 5,739,940 465,972,364
2073 5,749,872 462,907,667
2072 5,759,499 459,752,452
2071 5,768,298 456,518,761
2070 5,777,747 453,190,545
2069 5,786,471 449,749,441
2068 5,795,734 446,219,879
2067 5,805,627 442,632,987
2066 5,815,585 438,970,919
2065 5,825,356 435,260,675
2064 5,835,081 431,484,424
2063 5,844,519 427,665,121
2062 5,853,646 423,724,764
2061 5,861,677 419,759,602
2060 5,869,390 415,724,868
2059 5,875,920 411,662,239
2058 5,881,790 407,514,159
2057 5,888,181 403,318,028
2056 5,894,125 399,031,614
2055 5,899,106 394,728,055
2054 5,903,121 390,385,410
2053 5,906,126 386,003,289
2052 5,907,281 381,568,312
2051 5,907,735 377,096,921
2050 5,907,355 372,554,619
2049 5,905,940 367,986,189
2048 5,903,025 363,386,382
2047 5,899,964 358,734,325
2046 5,896,254 354,003,639
2045 5,891,177 349,228,953
2044 5,886,031 344,443,561
2043 5,880,486 339,631,894
2042 5,873,632 334,801,403
2041 5,865,604 329,944,530
2040 5,857,447 325,107,264
2039 5,848,023 320,203,920
2038 5,837,628 315,273,196
2037 5,826,752 310,377,446
2036 5,815,042 305,472,156
2035 5,802,966 300,604,245
2034 5,790,086 295,748,602
2033 5,776,187 290,911,874
2032 5,761,261 286,130,352
2031 5,745,071 281,410,647
2030 5,728,104 276,766,735
2029 5,710,229 272,246,760
2028 5,691,155 267,784,548
2027 5,670,783 263,445,027
2026 5,649,981 259,285,315
2025 5,610,870 255,219,554
2024 5,572,279 251,269,164
2023 5,519,601 247,504,495
2022 5,457,127 243,700,667
2021 5,408,320 239,477,801
2020 5,379,475 235,001,746
2019 5,347,896 230,800,899
2018 5,311,916 226,928,892
2017 5,276,968 223,273,967
2016 5,234,519 220,138,869
2015 5,188,607 217,290,883
2014 5,137,232 214,264,647
2013 5,079,623 211,073,978
2012 5,018,573 207,667,125
2011 4,953,088 203,746,065
2010 4,889,252 199,239,047
2009 4,828,726 194,376,534
2008 4,768,212 189,499,113
2007 4,709,153 184,493,231
2006 4,660,677 179,682,690
2005 4,623,291 175,453,212
2004 4,591,910 171,286,000
2003 4,564,855 167,110,248
2002 4,538,159 163,222,549
2001 4,513,751 159,270,907
2000 4,490,967 154,879,127
1999 4,461,913 150,565,377
1998 4,431,464 146,522,356
1997 4,405,157 142,531,804
1996 4,381,336 138,557,092
1995 4,359,184 134,582,253
1994 4,336,613 130,748,083
1993 4,311,991 127,020,117
1992 4,286,401 123,546,848
1991 4,261,732 120,060,406
1990 4,241,473 116,155,576
1989 4,226,901 112,336,629
1988 4,209,488 108,724,739
1987 4,186,905 105,130,717
1986 4,167,354 101,606,764
1985 4,152,516 98,229,285
1984 4,140,099 95,164,936
1983 4,128,432 92,227,711
1982 4,114,787 89,089,246
1981 4,099,702 85,802,049
1980 4,085,620 82,291,010
1979 4,072,517 78,997,039
1978 4,058,671 76,307,379
1977 4,043,205 73,901,827
1976 4,026,152 71,620,254
1975 4,007,313 69,461,175
1974 3,985,258 67,415,487
1973 3,960,612 65,461,912
1972 3,933,004 63,583,194
1971 3,903,039 61,847,899
1970 3,875,763 60,166,719
1969 3,847,707 58,460,939
1968 3,816,486 56,810,507
1967 3,784,539 55,214,768
1966 3,753,012 53,678,667
1965 3,723,168 52,209,010
1964 3,694,339 50,799,999
1963 3,666,537 49,447,776
1962 3,638,918 48,156,128
1961 3,609,800 46,921,277
1960 3,581,239 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Pakistan
2100 -0.23% 0.17%
2099 -0.22% 0.18%
2098 -0.21% 0.19%
2097 -0.22% 0.22%
2096 -0.23% 0.24%
2095 -0.22% 0.26%
2094 -0.23% 0.27%
2093 -0.22% 0.28%
2092 -0.22% 0.3%
2091 -0.23% 0.31%
2090 -0.23% 0.32%
2089 -0.24% 0.35%
2088 -0.25% 0.35%
2087 -0.25% 0.38%
2086 -0.24% 0.39%
2085 -0.24% 0.41%
2084 -0.23% 0.44%
2083 -0.22% 0.46%
2082 -0.21% 0.48%
2081 -0.21% 0.5%
2080 -0.19% 0.51%
2079 -0.19% 0.53%
2078 -0.18% 0.57%
2077 -0.17% 0.6%
2076 -0.17% 0.62%
2075 -0.17% 0.64%
2074 -0.17% 0.66%
2073 -0.17% 0.69%
2072 -0.15% 0.71%
2071 -0.16% 0.73%
2070 -0.15% 0.77%
2069 -0.16% 0.79%
2068 -0.17% 0.81%
2067 -0.17% 0.83%
2066 -0.17% 0.85%
2065 -0.17% 0.88%
2064 -0.16% 0.89%
2063 -0.16% 0.93%
2062 -0.14% 0.94%
2061 -0.13% 0.97%
2060 -0.11% 0.99%
2059 -0.1% 1.02%
2058 -0.11% 1.04%
2057 -0.1% 1.07%
2056 -0.08% 1.09%
2055 -0.07% 1.11%
2054 -0.05% 1.14%
2053 -0.02% 1.16%
2052 -0.008% 1.19%
2051 0.006% 1.22%
2050 0.02% 1.24%
2049 0.05% 1.27%
2048 0.05% 1.3%
2047 0.06% 1.34%
2046 0.09% 1.37%
2045 0.09% 1.39%
2044 0.09% 1.42%
2043 0.12% 1.44%
2042 0.14% 1.47%
2041 0.14% 1.49%
2040 0.16% 1.53%
2039 0.18% 1.56%
2038 0.19% 1.58%
2037 0.2% 1.61%
2036 0.21% 1.62%
2035 0.22% 1.64%
2034 0.24% 1.66%
2033 0.26% 1.67%
2032 0.28% 1.68%
2031 0.3% 1.68%
2030 0.31% 1.66%
2029 0.34% 1.67%
2028 0.36% 1.65%
2027 0.37% 1.6%
2026 0.7% 1.59%
2025 0.69% 1.57%
2024 0.95% 1.52%
2023 1.14% 1.56%
2022 0.9% 1.76%
2021 0.54% 1.9%
2020 0.59% 1.82%
2019 0.68% 1.71%
2018 0.66% 1.64%
2017 0.81% 1.42%
2016 0.88% 1.31%
2015 1% 1.41%
2014 1.13% 1.51%
2013 1.22% 1.64%
2012 1.32% 1.92%
2011 1.31% 2.26%
2010 1.25% 2.5%
2009 1.27% 2.57%
2008 1.25% 2.71%
2007 1.04% 2.68%
2006 0.81% 2.41%
2005 0.68% 2.43%
2004 0.59% 2.5%
2003 0.59% 2.38%
2002 0.54% 2.48%
2001 0.51% 2.84%
2000 0.65% 2.87%
1999 0.69% 2.76%
1998 0.6% 2.8%
1997 0.54% 2.87%
1996 0.51% 2.95%
1995 0.52% 2.93%
1994 0.57% 2.93%
1993 0.6% 2.81%
1992 0.58% 2.9%
1991 0.48% 3.36%
1990 0.34% 3.4%
1989 0.41% 3.32%
1988 0.54% 3.42%
1987 0.47% 3.47%
1986 0.36% 3.44%
1985 0.3% 3.22%
1984 0.28% 3.18%
1983 0.33% 3.52%
1982 0.37% 3.83%
1981 0.34% 4.27%
1980 0.32% 4.17%
1979 0.34% 3.52%
1978 0.38% 3.26%
1977 0.42% 3.19%
1976 0.47% 3.11%
1975 0.55% 3.03%
1974 0.62% 2.98%
1973 0.7% 2.95%
1972 0.77% 2.81%
1971 0.7% 2.79%
1970 0.73% 2.92%
1969 0.82% 2.91%
1968 0.84% 2.89%
1967 0.84% 2.86%
1966 0.8% 2.81%
1965 0.78% 2.77%
1964 0.76% 2.73%
1963 0.76% 2.68%
1962 0.81% 2.63%
1961 0.8% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Norway Pakistan
Current population
5660666
261421997
Population rank 119/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.15%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
9.72 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +106 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 66/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +29,798 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 29/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -1,235,336
2024 10,030 44,356 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 8,280 53,806 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 5,457 58,040 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 14,062 19,804 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 12,372 11,277 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 13,904 25,707 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 14,342 18,473 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 15,831 21,657 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 17,797 26,417 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 18,160 30,242 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 18,494 38,522 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 17,779 40,690 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 18,066 47,883 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 18,822 47,454 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 20,046 42,865 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 20,280 39,316 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 19,073 44,002 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 16,482 40,111 4,690,187 576,349
2006 17,244 24,054 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 15,719 18,588 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 15,612 13,412 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 14,151 11,389 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 10,892 17,279 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 13,090 7,906 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 15,269 9,805 4,281,169 252,869
1999 14,278 19,147 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 14,181 13,519 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 15,418 9,744 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 17,087 5,671 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 14,821 6,343 3,977,175 11,534
1994 16,045 7,580 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 12,936 12,567 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 15,431 10,218 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 16,194 7,949 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 14,845 1,818 3,731,730 275,242
1989 13,949 -1,730 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 12,207 10,380 3,554,755 38,139
1987 9,212 13,907 3,448,813 146,364
1986 8,751 7,616 3,341,643 111,045
1985 6,644 6,725 3,233,315 68,860
1984 7,452 3,856 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 7,844 4,120 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 9,875 5,749 2,934,689 294,252
1981 9,020 6,010 2,790,454 555,032
1980 9,806 3,763 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 10,181 2,839 2,461,311 450,003
1978 11,364 3,823 2,356,601 111,386
1977 11,321 4,845 2,257,849 85,250
1976 13,286 4,779 2,171,812 48,238
1975 16,430 3,312 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 20,324 4,425 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 21,387 3,414 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 24,777 5,603 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 26,541 3,031 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 25,968 -1,034 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 28,858 2,230 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 29,387 1,761 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 30,276 2,460 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 31,150 -888 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 31,275 -1,525 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 30,293 -1,571 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 26,766 1,061 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 28,020 655 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 29,239 1,437 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 29,366 -1,427 1,217,147 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 29.6% of the population change in Norway is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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