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Population in Norway compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.94 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Norway vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Papua New Guinea
2100 5,441,855 18,802,138
2099 5,454,583 18,790,040
2098 5,466,669 18,776,265
2097 5,478,174 18,758,897
2096 5,490,010 18,737,707
2095 5,502,418 18,714,219
2094 5,514,598 18,687,257
2093 5,527,174 18,658,233
2092 5,539,172 18,625,772
2091 5,551,172 18,590,001
2090 5,564,044 18,549,501
2089 5,576,715 18,510,463
2088 5,590,047 18,468,827
2087 5,604,159 18,424,378
2086 5,617,935 18,376,043
2085 5,631,413 18,325,641
2084 5,645,116 18,274,394
2083 5,658,044 18,218,709
2082 5,670,485 18,163,177
2081 5,682,427 18,104,285
2080 5,694,199 18,039,008
2079 5,705,317 17,975,778
2078 5,715,984 17,908,670
2077 5,726,145 17,840,781
2076 5,735,898 17,771,791
2075 5,745,619 17,699,428
2074 5,755,683 17,625,044
2073 5,765,642 17,548,128
2072 5,775,295 17,466,649
2071 5,784,119 17,381,598
2070 5,793,594 17,295,105
2069 5,802,341 17,205,503
2068 5,811,630 17,112,154
2067 5,821,550 17,015,090
2066 5,831,535 16,915,436
2065 5,841,333 16,812,946
2064 5,851,085 16,708,669
2063 5,860,548 16,604,296
2062 5,869,700 16,497,292
2061 5,877,754 16,386,905
2060 5,885,488 16,270,535
2059 5,892,036 16,152,614
2058 5,897,922 16,032,684
2057 5,904,330 15,909,649
2056 5,910,291 15,784,519
2055 5,915,286 15,656,542
2054 5,919,312 15,523,143
2053 5,922,325 15,389,244
2052 5,923,483 15,250,715
2051 5,923,938 15,110,389
2050 5,923,557 14,968,530
2049 5,922,138 14,821,865
2048 5,919,215 14,673,459
2047 5,916,146 14,522,926
2046 5,912,426 14,370,120
2045 5,907,334 14,213,585
2044 5,902,175 14,056,036
2043 5,896,614 13,897,765
2042 5,889,741 13,738,690
2041 5,881,692 13,577,382
2040 5,873,512 13,413,396
2039 5,864,063 13,247,486
2038 5,853,639 13,079,352
2037 5,842,734 12,909,735
2036 5,830,991 12,738,223
2035 5,818,882 12,566,543
2034 5,805,966 12,392,476
2033 5,792,030 12,218,246
2032 5,777,062 12,042,345
2031 5,760,828 11,865,316
2030 5,743,814 11,685,599
2029 5,725,891 11,504,890
2028 5,706,765 11,322,573
2027 5,686,336 11,138,409
2026 5,665,477 10,952,454
2025 5,626,258 10,765,048
2024 5,572,279 10,576,502
2023 5,519,601 10,389,635
2022 5,457,127 10,203,169
2021 5,408,320 10,012,896
2020 5,379,475 9,815,746
2019 5,347,896 9,609,010
2018 5,311,916 9,394,513
2017 5,276,968 9,178,714
2016 5,234,519 8,961,718
2015 5,188,607 8,743,246
2014 5,137,232 8,523,441
2013 5,079,623 8,302,698
2012 5,018,573 8,081,390
2011 4,953,088 7,859,346
2010 4,889,252 7,633,523
2009 4,828,726 7,406,438
2008 4,768,212 7,183,002
2007 4,709,153 6,963,345
2006 4,660,677 6,747,720
2005 4,623,291 6,535,905
2004 4,591,910 6,328,041
2003 4,564,855 6,123,997
2002 4,538,159 5,924,003
2001 4,513,751 5,728,435
2000 4,490,967 5,537,064
1999 4,461,913 5,349,333
1998 4,431,464 5,166,390
1997 4,405,157 4,987,883
1996 4,381,336 4,813,361
1995 4,359,184 4,644,278
1994 4,336,613 4,480,208
1993 4,311,991 4,320,872
1992 4,286,401 4,166,699
1991 4,261,732 4,021,837
1990 4,241,473 3,896,481
1989 4,226,901 3,796,078
1988 4,209,488 3,711,880
1987 4,186,905 3,632,543
1986 4,167,354 3,554,793
1985 4,152,516 3,478,936
1984 4,140,099 3,405,198
1983 4,128,432 3,333,633
1982 4,114,787 3,264,291
1981 4,099,702 3,197,019
1980 4,085,620 3,131,512
1979 4,072,517 3,067,341
1978 4,058,671 3,003,714
1977 4,043,205 2,940,327
1976 4,026,152 2,877,327
1975 4,007,313 2,814,820
1974 3,985,258 2,752,671
1973 3,960,612 2,690,629
1972 3,933,004 2,628,432
1971 3,903,039 2,566,421
1970 3,875,763 2,505,628
1969 3,847,707 2,446,927
1968 3,816,486 2,390,803
1967 3,784,539 2,337,532
1966 3,753,012 2,285,774
1965 3,723,168 2,235,820
1964 3,694,339 2,188,325
1963 3,666,537 2,141,376
1962 3,638,918 2,093,919
1961 3,609,800 2,046,127
1960 3,581,239 1,995,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.23% 0.06%
2099 -0.22% 0.07%
2098 -0.21% 0.09%
2097 -0.22% 0.11%
2096 -0.23% 0.13%
2095 -0.22% 0.14%
2094 -0.23% 0.16%
2093 -0.22% 0.17%
2092 -0.22% 0.19%
2091 -0.23% 0.22%
2090 -0.23% 0.21%
2089 -0.24% 0.23%
2088 -0.25% 0.24%
2087 -0.25% 0.26%
2086 -0.24% 0.28%
2085 -0.24% 0.28%
2084 -0.23% 0.31%
2083 -0.22% 0.31%
2082 -0.21% 0.33%
2081 -0.21% 0.36%
2080 -0.19% 0.35%
2079 -0.19% 0.37%
2078 -0.18% 0.38%
2077 -0.17% 0.39%
2076 -0.17% 0.41%
2075 -0.17% 0.42%
2074 -0.17% 0.44%
2073 -0.17% 0.47%
2072 -0.15% 0.49%
2071 -0.16% 0.5%
2070 -0.15% 0.52%
2069 -0.16% 0.55%
2068 -0.17% 0.57%
2067 -0.17% 0.59%
2066 -0.17% 0.61%
2065 -0.17% 0.62%
2064 -0.16% 0.63%
2063 -0.16% 0.65%
2062 -0.14% 0.67%
2061 -0.13% 0.72%
2060 -0.11% 0.73%
2059 -0.1% 0.75%
2058 -0.11% 0.77%
2057 -0.1% 0.79%
2056 -0.08% 0.82%
2055 -0.07% 0.86%
2054 -0.05% 0.87%
2053 -0.02% 0.91%
2052 -0.008% 0.93%
2051 0.006% 0.95%
2050 0.02% 0.99%
2049 0.05% 1.01%
2048 0.05% 1.04%
2047 0.06% 1.06%
2046 0.09% 1.1%
2045 0.09% 1.12%
2044 0.09% 1.14%
2043 0.12% 1.16%
2042 0.14% 1.19%
2041 0.14% 1.22%
2040 0.16% 1.25%
2039 0.18% 1.29%
2038 0.19% 1.31%
2037 0.2% 1.35%
2036 0.21% 1.37%
2035 0.22% 1.4%
2034 0.24% 1.43%
2033 0.26% 1.46%
2032 0.28% 1.49%
2031 0.3% 1.54%
2030 0.31% 1.57%
2029 0.34% 1.61%
2028 0.36% 1.65%
2027 0.37% 1.7%
2026 0.7% 1.74%
2025 0.97% 1.78%
2024 0.95% 1.8%
2023 1.14% 1.83%
2022 0.9% 1.9%
2021 0.54% 2.01%
2020 0.59% 2.15%
2019 0.68% 2.28%
2018 0.66% 2.35%
2017 0.81% 2.42%
2016 0.88% 2.5%
2015 1% 2.58%
2014 1.13% 2.66%
2013 1.22% 2.74%
2012 1.32% 2.83%
2011 1.31% 2.96%
2010 1.25% 3.07%
2009 1.27% 3.11%
2008 1.25% 3.15%
2007 1.04% 3.2%
2006 0.81% 3.24%
2005 0.68% 3.28%
2004 0.59% 3.33%
2003 0.59% 3.38%
2002 0.54% 3.41%
2001 0.51% 3.46%
2000 0.65% 3.51%
1999 0.69% 3.54%
1998 0.6% 3.58%
1997 0.54% 3.63%
1996 0.51% 3.64%
1995 0.52% 3.66%
1994 0.57% 3.69%
1993 0.6% 3.7%
1992 0.58% 3.6%
1991 0.48% 3.22%
1990 0.34% 2.64%
1989 0.41% 2.27%
1988 0.54% 2.18%
1987 0.47% 2.19%
1986 0.36% 2.18%
1985 0.3% 2.17%
1984 0.28% 2.15%
1983 0.33% 2.12%
1982 0.37% 2.1%
1981 0.34% 2.09%
1980 0.32% 2.09%
1979 0.34% 2.12%
1978 0.38% 2.16%
1977 0.42% 2.19%
1976 0.47% 2.22%
1975 0.55% 2.26%
1974 0.62% 2.31%
1973 0.7% 2.37%
1972 0.77% 2.42%
1971 0.7% 2.43%
1970 0.73% 2.4%
1969 0.82% 2.35%
1968 0.84% 2.28%
1967 0.84% 2.26%
1966 0.8% 2.23%
1965 0.78% 2.17%
1964 0.76% 2.19%
1963 0.76% 2.27%
1962 0.81% 2.34%
1961 0.8% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Norway Papua New Guinea
Current population
5671119
11002753
Population rank 119/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +512
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 59/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change +29,798 -284
Net migration rank 29/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -284
2024 - 44,356 - -707
2023 8,280 53,806 187,637 -787
2022 5,457 58,040 186,861 -787
2021 14,062 19,804 183,766 10,703
2020 12,372 11,277 189,130 10,703
2019 13,904 25,707 190,662 22,978
2018 14,342 18,473 190,662 24,684
2017 15,831 21,657 189,715 26,513
2016 17,797 26,417 189,281 28,473
2015 18,160 30,242 188,600 30,580
2014 18,494 38,522 187,592 32,840
2013 17,779 40,690 185,790 35,280
2012 18,066 47,883 183,658 37,893
2011 18,822 47,454 181,842 40,690
2010 20,046 42,865 178,998 50,106
2009 20,280 39,316 175,421 49,647
2008 19,073 44,002 172,823 48,985
2007 16,482 40,111 169,306 48,203
2006 17,244 24,054 166,540 47,191
2005 15,719 18,588 163,888 46,014
2004 15,612 13,412 161,023 44,811
2003 14,151 11,389 158,611 43,639
2002 10,892 17,279 155,091 42,657
2001 13,090 7,906 151,431 41,962
2000 15,269 9,805 147,496 41,855
1999 14,278 19,147 143,592 42,519
1998 14,181 13,519 136,677 43,091
1997 15,418 9,744 134,458 42,787
1996 17,087 5,671 129,802 41,994
1995 14,821 6,343 125,410 40,962
1994 16,045 7,580 122,113 39,669
1993 12,936 12,567 118,668 38,220
1992 15,431 10,218 114,818 36,622
1991 16,194 7,949 111,453 26,830
1990 14,845 1,818 110,033 2,398
1989 13,949 -1,730 108,199 -19,824
1988 12,207 10,380 106,256 -26,232
1987 9,212 13,907 104,367 -25,720
1986 8,751 7,616 102,346 -25,495
1985 6,644 6,725 100,333 -25,470
1984 7,452 3,856 98,103 -25,487
1983 7,844 4,120 95,982 -25,465
1982 9,875 5,749 93,522 -25,355
1981 9,020 6,010 91,767 -25,383
1980 9,806 3,763 90,266 -25,638
1979 10,181 2,839 89,330 -25,618
1978 11,364 3,823 88,747 -25,208
1977 11,321 4,845 87,954 -24,722
1976 13,286 4,779 86,965 -24,198
1975 16,430 3,312 85,809 -23,562
1974 20,324 4,425 84,829 -22,771
1973 21,387 3,414 83,821 -21,803
1972 24,777 5,603 82,672 -20,303
1971 26,541 3,031 80,599 -18,945
1970 25,968 -1,034 78,712 -18,773
1969 28,858 2,230 76,454 -18,994
1968 29,387 1,761 73,983 -19,188
1967 30,276 2,460 71,519 -19,767
1966 31,150 -888 69,206 -17,454
1965 31,275 -1,525 66,693 -18,532
1964 30,293 -1,571 64,558 -17,730
1963 26,766 1,061 62,260 -15,189
1962 28,020 655 59,974 -12,141
1961 29,239 1,437 58,151 -10,409
1960 29,366 -1,427 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 31.3% of the population change in Norway is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people). In Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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