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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Palau	Norway	Palau
1960	3,581,239	9,328	-	-
1961	3,609,800	9,555	0.8%	2.43%
1962	3,638,918	9,793	0.81%	2.49%
1963	3,666,537	10,037	0.76%	2.49%
1964	3,694,339	10,292	0.76%	2.54%
1965	3,723,168	10,547	0.78%	2.48%
1966	3,753,012	10,805	0.8%	2.45%
1967	3,784,539	10,988	0.84%	1.69%
1968	3,816,486	11,080	0.84%	0.84%
1969	3,847,707	11,159	0.82%	0.71%
1970	3,875,763	11,368	0.73%	1.87%
1971	3,903,039	11,759	0.7%	3.44%
1972	3,933,004	12,194	0.77%	3.7%
1973	3,960,612	12,552	0.7%	2.94%
1974	3,985,258	12,687	0.62%	1.08%
1975	4,007,313	12,655	0.55%	-0.25%
1976	4,026,152	12,598	0.47%	-0.45%
1977	4,043,205	12,525	0.42%	-0.58%
1978	4,058,671	12,440	0.38%	-0.68%
1979	4,072,517	12,337	0.34%	-0.83%
1980	4,085,620	12,271	0.32%	-0.53%
1981	4,099,702	12,402	0.34%	1.07%
1982	4,114,787	12,694	0.37%	2.35%
1983	4,128,432	13,006	0.33%	2.46%
1984	4,140,099	13,337	0.28%	2.54%
1985	4,152,516	13,688	0.3%	2.63%
1986	4,167,354	14,024	0.36%	2.45%
1987	4,186,905	14,334	0.47%	2.21%
1988	4,209,488	14,645	0.54%	2.17%
1989	4,226,901	14,945	0.41%	2.05%
1990	4,241,473	15,259	0.34%	2.1%
1991	4,261,732	15,614	0.48%	2.33%
1992	4,286,401	15,989	0.58%	2.4%
1993	4,311,991	16,372	0.6%	2.4%
1994	4,336,613	16,770	0.57%	2.43%
1995	4,359,184	17,195	0.52%	2.53%
1996	4,381,336	17,654	0.51%	2.67%
1997	4,405,157	18,108	0.54%	2.57%
1998	4,431,464	18,524	0.6%	2.3%
1999	4,461,913	18,901	0.69%	2.04%
2000	4,490,967	19,178	0.65%	1.47%
2001	4,513,751	19,352	0.51%	0.91%
2002	4,538,159	19,503	0.54%	0.78%
2003	4,564,855	19,659	0.59%	0.8%
2004	4,591,910	19,820	0.59%	0.82%
2005	4,623,291	19,819	0.68%	-0.005%
2006	4,660,677	19,593	0.81%	-1.14%
2007	4,709,153	19,302	1.04%	-1.49%
2008	4,768,212	19,009	1.25%	-1.52%
2009	4,828,726	18,709	1.27%	-1.58%
2010	4,889,252	18,396	1.25%	-1.67%
2011	4,953,088	18,078	1.31%	-1.73%
2012	5,018,573	17,765	1.32%	-1.73%
2013	5,079,623	17,648	1.22%	-0.66%
2014	5,137,232	17,715	1.13%	0.38%
2015	5,188,607	17,770	1%	0.31%
2016	5,234,519	17,797	0.88%	0.15%
2017	5,276,968	17,812	0.81%	0.08%
2018	5,311,916	17,814	0.66%	0.01%
2019	5,347,896	17,798	0.68%	-0.09%
2020	5,379,475	17,792	0.59%	-0.03%
2021	5,408,320	17,783	0.54%	-0.05%
2022	5,457,127	17,759	0.9%	-0.13%
2023	5,519,594	17,727	1.14%	-0.18%
2024	5,572,272	17,695	0.95%	-0.18%
2025	5,618,653	17,663	0.83%	-0.18%
2026	5,648,542	17,618	0.53%	-0.25%
2027	5,669,085	17,564	0.36%	-0.31%
2028	5,688,775	17,504	0.35%	-0.34%
2029	5,707,206	17,436	0.32%	-0.39%
2030	5,724,586	17,376	0.3%	-0.34%
2031	5,741,140	17,299	0.29%	-0.44%
2032	5,756,663	17,228	0.27%	-0.41%
2033	5,771,048	17,163	0.25%	-0.38%
2034	5,784,408	17,092	0.23%	-0.41%
2035	5,796,851	17,012	0.22%	-0.47%
2036	5,808,721	16,940	0.2%	-0.43%
2037	5,819,995	16,858	0.19%	-0.48%
2038	5,830,604	16,779	0.18%	-0.47%
2039	5,840,493	16,689	0.17%	-0.54%
2040	5,849,273	16,604	0.15%	-0.51%
2041	5,857,345	16,510	0.14%	-0.57%
2042	5,864,766	16,403	0.13%	-0.65%
2043	5,870,957	16,302	0.11%	-0.61%
2044	5,876,291	16,202	0.09%	-0.62%
2045	5,881,391	16,097	0.09%	-0.65%
2046	5,885,772	15,977	0.07%	-0.74%
2047	5,889,156	15,863	0.06%	-0.71%
2048	5,892,131	15,749	0.05%	-0.72%
2049	5,894,300	15,632	0.04%	-0.74%
2050	5,895,192	15,515	0.02%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.