The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Norway's population is 1.03 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.
Norway vs Palestine: live population counter
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| Current population |
5642662
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5459557
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| Population rank | 119/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
9.98 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
12.1 minutes
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.8 minutes
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +44,356 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | +144 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +52,678 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 107/197 | 36/197 |
Norway and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,581,239 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,609,800 | - | 0.8% | - |
| 1962 | 3,638,918 | - | 0.81% | - |
| 1963 | 3,666,537 | - | 0.76% | - |
| 1964 | 3,694,339 | - | 0.76% | - |
| 1965 | 3,723,168 | - | 0.78% | - |
| 1966 | 3,753,012 | - | 0.8% | - |
| 1967 | 3,784,539 | - | 0.84% | - |
| 1968 | 3,816,486 | - | 0.84% | - |
| 1969 | 3,847,707 | - | 0.82% | - |
| 1970 | 3,875,763 | - | 0.73% | - |
| 1971 | 3,903,039 | - | 0.7% | - |
| 1972 | 3,933,004 | - | 0.77% | - |
| 1973 | 3,960,612 | - | 0.7% | - |
| 1974 | 3,985,258 | - | 0.62% | - |
| 1975 | 4,007,313 | - | 0.55% | - |
| 1976 | 4,026,152 | - | 0.47% | - |
| 1977 | 4,043,205 | - | 0.42% | - |
| 1978 | 4,058,671 | - | 0.38% | - |
| 1979 | 4,072,517 | - | 0.34% | - |
| 1980 | 4,085,620 | - | 0.32% | - |
| 1981 | 4,099,702 | - | 0.34% | - |
| 1982 | 4,114,787 | - | 0.37% | - |
| 1983 | 4,128,432 | - | 0.33% | - |
| 1984 | 4,140,099 | - | 0.28% | - |
| 1985 | 4,152,516 | - | 0.3% | - |
| 1986 | 4,167,354 | - | 0.36% | - |
| 1987 | 4,186,905 | - | 0.47% | - |
| 1988 | 4,209,488 | - | 0.54% | - |
| 1989 | 4,226,901 | - | 0.41% | - |
| 1990 | 4,241,473 | 1,978,248 | 0.34% | - |
| 1991 | 4,261,732 | 2,068,845 | 0.48% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 4,286,401 | 2,163,591 | 0.58% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 4,311,991 | 2,262,676 | 0.6% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 4,336,613 | 2,366,298 | 0.57% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 4,359,184 | 2,474,666 | 0.52% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 4,381,336 | 2,587,997 | 0.51% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 4,405,157 | 2,706,518 | 0.54% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 4,431,464 | 2,776,568 | 0.6% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 4,461,913 | 2,848,431 | 0.69% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 4,490,967 | 2,922,153 | 0.65% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 4,513,751 | 2,997,784 | 0.51% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 4,538,159 | 3,075,373 | 0.54% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 4,564,855 | 3,154,969 | 0.59% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 4,591,910 | 3,236,626 | 0.59% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 4,623,291 | 3,320,396 | 0.68% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 4,660,677 | 3,406,334 | 0.81% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 4,709,153 | 3,494,496 | 1.04% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 4,768,212 | 3,591,977 | 1.25% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 4,828,726 | 3,689,099 | 1.27% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 4,889,252 | 3,786,161 | 1.25% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 4,953,088 | 3,882,986 | 1.31% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 5,018,573 | 3,979,998 | 1.32% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 5,079,623 | 4,076,708 | 1.22% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 5,137,232 | 4,173,398 | 1.13% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 5,188,607 | 4,270,092 | 1% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 5,234,519 | 4,367,088 | 0.88% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 5,276,968 | 4,454,805 | 0.81% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 5,311,916 | 4,569,087 | 0.66% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 5,347,896 | 4,685,306 | 0.68% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 5,379,475 | 4,803,269 | 0.59% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 5,408,320 | 4,922,749 | 0.54% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 5,457,127 | 5,043,612 | 0.9% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 5,519,594 | 5,165,775 | 1.14% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 5,572,272 | 5,289,152 | 0.95% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 5,618,653 | 5,379,801 | 0.83% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 5,648,542 | 5,479,090 | 0.53% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 5,669,085 | 5,582,345 | 0.36% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 5,688,775 | 5,684,855 | 0.35% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 5,707,206 | 5,787,948 | 0.32% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 5,724,586 | 5,892,492 | 0.3% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 5,741,140 | 5,998,645 | 0.29% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 5,756,663 | 6,106,047 | 0.27% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 5,771,048 | 6,215,922 | 0.25% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 5,784,408 | 6,327,947 | 0.23% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 5,796,851 | 6,441,493 | 0.22% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 5,808,721 | 6,555,481 | 0.2% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 5,819,995 | 6,669,212 | 0.19% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 5,830,604 | 6,783,431 | 0.18% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 5,840,493 | 6,899,866 | 0.17% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 5,849,273 | 7,018,099 | 0.15% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 5,857,345 | 7,135,825 | 0.14% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 5,864,766 | 7,253,328 | 0.13% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 5,870,957 | 7,369,647 | 0.11% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 5,876,291 | 7,484,632 | 0.09% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 5,881,391 | 7,598,729 | 0.09% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 5,885,772 | 7,710,259 | 0.07% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 5,889,156 | 7,818,786 | 0.06% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 5,892,131 | 7,925,101 | 0.05% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 5,894,300 | 8,029,929 | 0.04% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 5,895,192 | 8,134,618 | 0.02% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd 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 Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Norway and Palestine
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| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 41.3 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.4 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 39.6 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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