The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 4,614,993 in Panama.
Population statistics:
- Norway's population is 1.22 times bigger than Panama's.
- Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.06% for Panama.
- For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
- Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.31M to 4.61M (39.3% growth).
- Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 6.03M people in 2080 for Panama.
Norway vs Panama: live population counter
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5642662
|
4614993
|
| Population rank | 119/197 | 128/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
9.98 minutes
|
9.25 minutes
|
| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
|
7.35 minutes
|
| One death every |
12.1 minutes
|
24.7 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
11.8 minutes
|
1.31 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +44,356 | +6,706 |
| Daily growth/decline | +144 | +156 |
| Annual growth/decline | +52,678 | +56,818 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 107/197 | 85/197 |
Norway and Panama: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 | 3,581,239 | 1,126,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,609,800 | 1,159,870 | 0.8% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 3,638,918 | 1,195,301 | 0.81% | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 3,666,537 | 1,232,124 | 0.76% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 3,694,339 | 1,270,065 | 0.76% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 3,723,168 | 1,308,835 | 0.78% | 3.05% |
| 1966 | 3,753,012 | 1,348,388 | 0.8% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 3,784,539 | 1,388,628 | 0.84% | 2.98% |
| 1968 | 3,816,486 | 1,429,447 | 0.84% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 3,847,707 | 1,470,886 | 0.82% | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 3,875,763 | 1,513,070 | 0.73% | 2.87% |
| 1971 | 3,903,039 | 1,556,081 | 0.7% | 2.84% |
| 1972 | 3,933,004 | 1,599,723 | 0.77% | 2.8% |
| 1973 | 3,960,612 | 1,643,690 | 0.7% | 2.75% |
| 1974 | 3,985,258 | 1,687,926 | 0.62% | 2.69% |
| 1975 | 4,007,313 | 1,732,389 | 0.55% | 2.63% |
| 1976 | 4,026,152 | 1,776,935 | 0.47% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 4,043,205 | 1,821,543 | 0.42% | 2.51% |
| 1978 | 4,058,671 | 1,866,311 | 0.38% | 2.46% |
| 1979 | 4,072,517 | 1,911,552 | 0.34% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 4,085,620 | 1,957,534 | 0.32% | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 4,099,702 | 2,004,418 | 0.34% | 2.4% |
| 1982 | 4,114,787 | 2,052,271 | 0.37% | 2.39% |
| 1983 | 4,128,432 | 2,101,106 | 0.33% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 4,140,099 | 2,150,782 | 0.28% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 4,152,516 | 2,200,915 | 0.3% | 2.33% |
| 1986 | 4,167,354 | 2,251,325 | 0.36% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 4,186,905 | 2,301,970 | 0.47% | 2.25% |
| 1988 | 4,209,488 | 2,352,848 | 0.54% | 2.21% |
| 1989 | 4,226,901 | 2,403,820 | 0.41% | 2.17% |
| 1990 | 4,241,473 | 2,455,583 | 0.34% | 2.15% |
| 1991 | 4,261,732 | 2,508,265 | 0.48% | 2.15% |
| 1992 | 4,286,401 | 2,561,336 | 0.58% | 2.12% |
| 1993 | 4,311,991 | 2,615,099 | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| 1994 | 4,336,613 | 2,669,546 | 0.57% | 2.08% |
| 1995 | 4,359,184 | 2,724,557 | 0.52% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 4,381,336 | 2,780,227 | 0.51% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 4,405,157 | 2,836,695 | 0.54% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 4,431,464 | 2,893,914 | 0.6% | 2.02% |
| 1999 | 4,461,913 | 2,951,822 | 0.69% | 2% |
| 2000 | 4,490,967 | 3,010,369 | 0.65% | 1.98% |
| 2001 | 4,513,751 | 3,069,537 | 0.51% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 4,538,159 | 3,129,344 | 0.54% | 1.95% |
| 2003 | 4,564,855 | 3,189,807 | 0.59% | 1.93% |
| 2004 | 4,591,910 | 3,251,155 | 0.59% | 1.92% |
| 2005 | 4,623,291 | 3,313,026 | 0.68% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,660,677 | 3,375,024 | 0.81% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 4,709,153 | 3,437,490 | 1.04% | 1.85% |
| 2008 | 4,768,212 | 3,500,648 | 1.25% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 4,828,726 | 3,564,381 | 1.27% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 4,889,252 | 3,628,535 | 1.25% | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 4,953,088 | 3,693,505 | 1.31% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 5,018,573 | 3,759,256 | 1.32% | 1.78% |
| 2013 | 5,079,623 | 3,825,329 | 1.22% | 1.76% |
| 2014 | 5,137,232 | 3,892,101 | 1.13% | 1.75% |
| 2015 | 5,188,607 | 3,960,035 | 1% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 5,234,519 | 4,029,086 | 0.88% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 5,276,968 | 4,098,707 | 0.81% | 1.73% |
| 2018 | 5,311,916 | 4,167,860 | 0.66% | 1.69% |
| 2019 | 5,347,896 | 4,234,700 | 0.68% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 5,379,475 | 4,293,261 | 0.59% | 1.38% |
| 2021 | 5,408,320 | 4,345,405 | 0.54% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 5,457,127 | 4,400,773 | 0.9% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | 5,519,594 | 4,458,759 | 1.14% | 1.32% |
| 2024 | 5,572,272 | 4,515,577 | 0.95% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 5,618,653 | 4,571,195 | 0.83% | 1.23% |
| 2026 | 5,648,542 | 4,625,720 | 0.53% | 1.19% |
| 2027 | 5,669,085 | 4,679,241 | 0.36% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 5,688,775 | 4,731,818 | 0.35% | 1.12% |
| 2029 | 5,707,206 | 4,783,378 | 0.32% | 1.09% |
| 2030 | 5,724,586 | 4,833,856 | 0.3% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 5,741,140 | 4,883,390 | 0.29% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 5,756,663 | 4,932,075 | 0.27% | 1% |
| 2033 | 5,771,048 | 4,979,812 | 0.25% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 5,784,408 | 5,026,494 | 0.23% | 0.94% |
| 2035 | 5,796,851 | 5,072,267 | 0.22% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 5,808,721 | 5,117,124 | 0.2% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 5,819,995 | 5,161,085 | 0.19% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 5,830,604 | 5,204,053 | 0.18% | 0.83% |
| 2039 | 5,840,493 | 5,245,902 | 0.17% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 5,849,273 | 5,286,595 | 0.15% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 5,857,345 | 5,326,183 | 0.14% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 5,864,766 | 5,364,671 | 0.13% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 5,870,957 | 5,402,037 | 0.11% | 0.7% |
| 2044 | 5,876,291 | 5,438,259 | 0.09% | 0.67% |
| 2045 | 5,881,391 | 5,473,283 | 0.09% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 5,885,772 | 5,507,148 | 0.07% | 0.62% |
| 2047 | 5,889,156 | 5,539,873 | 0.06% | 0.59% |
| 2048 | 5,892,131 | 5,571,404 | 0.05% | 0.57% |
| 2049 | 5,894,300 | 5,601,670 | 0.04% | 0.54% |
| 2050 | 5,895,192 | 5,630,681 | 0.02% | 0.52% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Panama gained 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Panama's population increased by 654,958 (a 16.5% growth).
Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Panama was ranked 128th in 2005 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 22% to 5,630,681 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.
Biggest cities by population
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between Norway and Panama
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 80 years |
| Average age | 41.3 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 30.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.4 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 39.6 ppl/mi² | 157.7 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons