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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 6.2 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Norway vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Peru
2100 5,426,970 38,442,430
2099 5,439,664 38,609,486
2098 5,451,717 38,774,265
2097 5,463,190 38,937,509
2096 5,474,994 39,098,598
2095 5,487,368 39,257,494
2094 5,499,514 39,413,146
2093 5,512,056 39,567,920
2092 5,524,021 39,718,895
2091 5,535,989 39,867,036
2090 5,548,825 40,012,169
2089 5,561,462 40,153,701
2088 5,574,757 40,292,740
2087 5,588,831 40,428,045
2086 5,602,569 40,558,786
2085 5,616,010 40,685,268
2084 5,629,675 40,807,007
2083 5,642,568 40,923,102
2082 5,654,975 41,034,801
2081 5,666,885 41,140,743
2080 5,678,624 41,241,207
2079 5,689,711 41,334,845
2078 5,700,349 41,422,439
2077 5,710,483 41,503,511
2076 5,720,209 41,578,164
2075 5,729,904 41,645,808
2074 5,739,940 41,706,491
2073 5,749,872 41,759,277
2072 5,759,499 41,804,713
2071 5,768,298 41,842,534
2070 5,777,747 41,873,019
2069 5,786,471 41,895,381
2068 5,795,734 41,909,248
2067 5,805,627 41,914,729
2066 5,815,585 41,912,112
2065 5,825,356 41,901,353
2064 5,835,081 41,882,691
2063 5,844,519 41,855,037
2062 5,853,646 41,819,132
2061 5,861,677 41,774,412
2060 5,869,390 41,721,225
2059 5,875,920 41,659,921
2058 5,881,790 41,590,180
2057 5,888,181 41,511,131
2056 5,894,125 41,423,914
2055 5,899,106 41,327,613
2054 5,903,121 41,223,066
2053 5,906,126 41,109,699
2052 5,907,281 40,988,952
2051 5,907,735 40,860,060
2050 5,907,355 40,722,627
2049 5,905,940 40,577,434
2048 5,903,025 40,424,258
2047 5,899,964 40,261,875
2046 5,896,254 40,090,240
2045 5,891,177 39,910,095
2044 5,886,031 39,720,613
2043 5,880,486 39,523,731
2042 5,873,632 39,318,023
2041 5,865,604 39,103,923
2040 5,857,447 38,882,017
2039 5,848,023 38,652,110
2038 5,837,628 38,414,521
2037 5,826,752 38,168,782
2036 5,815,042 37,914,498
2035 5,802,966 37,652,693
2034 5,790,086 37,382,554
2033 5,776,187 37,105,048
2032 5,761,261 36,820,835
2031 5,745,071 36,529,111
2030 5,728,104 36,228,701
2029 5,710,229 35,919,668
2028 5,691,155 35,600,666
2027 5,670,783 35,271,163
2026 5,649,981 34,930,183
2025 5,610,870 34,576,665
2024 5,572,279 34,217,848
2023 5,519,601 33,845,617
2022 5,457,127 33,475,438
2021 5,408,320 33,155,882
2020 5,379,475 32,838,579
2019 5,347,896 32,449,303
2018 5,311,916 31,897,584
2017 5,276,968 31,324,637
2016 5,234,519 30,866,494
2015 5,188,607 30,457,600
2014 5,137,232 30,115,826
2013 5,079,623 29,817,919
2012 5,018,573 29,550,366
2011 4,953,088 29,304,086
2010 4,889,252 29,086,019
2009 4,828,726 28,896,811
2008 4,768,212 28,719,041
2007 4,709,153 28,530,699
2006 4,660,677 28,324,491
2005 4,623,291 28,101,180
2004 4,591,910 27,852,190
2003 4,564,855 27,580,490
2002 4,538,159 27,288,217
2001 4,513,751 26,964,601
2000 4,490,967 26,598,331
1999 4,461,913 26,186,504
1998 4,431,464 25,738,095
1997 4,405,157 25,274,147
1996 4,381,336 24,811,171
1995 4,359,184 24,348,919
1994 4,336,613 23,881,493
1993 4,311,991 23,413,783
1992 4,286,401 22,946,340
1991 4,261,732 22,483,775
1990 4,241,473 22,014,771
1989 4,226,901 21,532,589
1988 4,209,488 21,054,702
1987 4,186,905 20,582,320
1986 4,167,354 20,117,122
1985 4,152,516 19,648,204
1984 4,140,099 19,174,716
1983 4,128,432 18,705,957
1982 4,114,787 18,246,503
1981 4,099,702 17,798,805
1980 4,085,620 17,360,949
1979 4,072,517 16,933,139
1978 4,058,671 16,516,059
1977 4,043,205 16,109,806
1976 4,026,152 15,716,809
1975 4,007,313 15,333,957
1974 3,985,258 14,956,552
1973 3,960,612 14,582,867
1972 3,933,004 14,210,147
1971 3,903,039 13,838,067
1970 3,875,763 13,501,237
1969 3,847,707 13,166,767
1968 3,816,486 12,803,993
1967 3,784,539 12,448,814
1966 3,753,012 12,101,297
1965 3,723,168 11,761,085
1964 3,694,339 11,427,978
1963 3,666,537 11,102,099
1962 3,638,918 10,784,612
1961 3,609,800 10,475,123
1960 3,581,239 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Peru
2100 -0.23% -0.43%
2099 -0.22% -0.42%
2098 -0.21% -0.42%
2097 -0.22% -0.41%
2096 -0.23% -0.4%
2095 -0.22% -0.39%
2094 -0.23% -0.39%
2093 -0.22% -0.38%
2092 -0.22% -0.37%
2091 -0.23% -0.36%
2090 -0.23% -0.35%
2089 -0.24% -0.35%
2088 -0.25% -0.33%
2087 -0.25% -0.32%
2086 -0.24% -0.31%
2085 -0.24% -0.3%
2084 -0.23% -0.28%
2083 -0.22% -0.27%
2082 -0.21% -0.26%
2081 -0.21% -0.24%
2080 -0.19% -0.23%
2079 -0.19% -0.21%
2078 -0.18% -0.2%
2077 -0.17% -0.18%
2076 -0.17% -0.16%
2075 -0.17% -0.15%
2074 -0.17% -0.13%
2073 -0.17% -0.11%
2072 -0.15% -0.09%
2071 -0.16% -0.07%
2070 -0.15% -0.05%
2069 -0.16% -0.03%
2068 -0.17% -0.01%
2067 -0.17% 0.006%
2066 -0.17% 0.03%
2065 -0.17% 0.04%
2064 -0.16% 0.07%
2063 -0.16% 0.09%
2062 -0.14% 0.11%
2061 -0.13% 0.13%
2060 -0.11% 0.15%
2059 -0.1% 0.17%
2058 -0.11% 0.19%
2057 -0.1% 0.21%
2056 -0.08% 0.23%
2055 -0.07% 0.25%
2054 -0.05% 0.28%
2053 -0.02% 0.29%
2052 -0.008% 0.32%
2051 0.006% 0.34%
2050 0.02% 0.36%
2049 0.05% 0.38%
2048 0.05% 0.4%
2047 0.06% 0.43%
2046 0.09% 0.45%
2045 0.09% 0.48%
2044 0.09% 0.5%
2043 0.12% 0.52%
2042 0.14% 0.55%
2041 0.14% 0.57%
2040 0.16% 0.59%
2039 0.18% 0.62%
2038 0.19% 0.64%
2037 0.2% 0.67%
2036 0.21% 0.7%
2035 0.22% 0.72%
2034 0.24% 0.75%
2033 0.26% 0.77%
2032 0.28% 0.8%
2031 0.3% 0.83%
2030 0.31% 0.86%
2029 0.34% 0.9%
2028 0.36% 0.93%
2027 0.37% 0.98%
2026 0.7% 1.02%
2025 0.69% 1.05%
2024 0.95% 1.1%
2023 1.14% 1.11%
2022 0.9% 0.96%
2021 0.54% 0.97%
2020 0.59% 1.2%
2019 0.68% 1.73%
2018 0.66% 1.83%
2017 0.81% 1.48%
2016 0.88% 1.34%
2015 1% 1.13%
2014 1.13% 1%
2013 1.22% 0.91%
2012 1.32% 0.84%
2011 1.31% 0.75%
2010 1.25% 0.65%
2009 1.27% 0.62%
2008 1.25% 0.66%
2007 1.04% 0.73%
2006 0.81% 0.79%
2005 0.68% 0.89%
2004 0.59% 0.99%
2003 0.59% 1.07%
2002 0.54% 1.2%
2001 0.51% 1.38%
2000 0.65% 1.57%
1999 0.69% 1.74%
1998 0.6% 1.84%
1997 0.54% 1.87%
1996 0.51% 1.9%
1995 0.52% 1.96%
1994 0.57% 2%
1993 0.6% 2.04%
1992 0.58% 2.06%
1991 0.48% 2.13%
1990 0.34% 2.24%
1989 0.41% 2.27%
1988 0.54% 2.3%
1987 0.47% 2.31%
1986 0.36% 2.39%
1985 0.3% 2.47%
1984 0.28% 2.51%
1983 0.33% 2.52%
1982 0.37% 2.52%
1981 0.34% 2.52%
1980 0.32% 2.53%
1979 0.34% 2.53%
1978 0.38% 2.52%
1977 0.42% 2.5%
1976 0.47% 2.5%
1975 0.55% 2.52%
1974 0.62% 2.56%
1973 0.7% 2.62%
1972 0.77% 2.69%
1971 0.7% 2.49%
1970 0.73% 2.54%
1969 0.82% 2.83%
1968 0.84% 2.85%
1967 0.84% 2.87%
1966 0.8% 2.89%
1965 0.78% 2.91%
1964 0.76% 2.94%
1963 0.76% 2.94%
1962 0.81% 2.95%
1961 0.8% 2.96%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Norway Peru
Current population
5660666
35105331
Population rank 119/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.42%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
1.47 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
58.5 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +983
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 97/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +11,931
Net migration rank 29/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 11,931
2024 10,030 44,356 347,517 18,406
2023 8,280 53,806 353,788 24,783
2022 5,457 58,040 327,859 33,982
2021 14,062 19,804 235,440 41,868
2020 12,372 11,277 301,950 55,375
2019 13,904 25,707 346,981 74,270
2018 14,342 18,473 343,123 339,067
2017 15,831 21,657 349,333 114,382
2016 17,797 26,417 355,859 96,740
2015 18,160 30,242 362,781 2,421
2014 18,494 38,522 368,708 -50,383
2013 17,779 40,690 372,694 -95,214
2012 18,066 47,883 376,501 -118,863
2011 18,822 47,454 383,268 -148,339
2010 20,046 42,865 382,510 -181,302
2009 20,280 39,316 396,522 -219,314
2008 19,073 44,002 413,640 -235,307
2007 16,482 40,111 435,122 -236,745
2006 17,244 24,054 445,884 -231,851
2005 15,719 18,588 454,199 -221,652
2004 15,612 13,412 459,617 -194,171
2003 14,151 11,389 459,243 -181,276
2002 10,892 17,279 463,709 -157,158
2001 13,090 7,906 470,154 -129,481
2000 15,269 9,805 484,222 -92,353
1999 14,278 19,147 487,095 -55,325
1998 14,181 13,519 489,436 -24,388
1997 15,418 9,744 495,348 -32,515
1996 17,087 5,671 501,855 -38,749
1995 14,821 6,343 507,894 -46,499
1994 16,045 7,580 512,735 -39,299
1993 12,936 12,567 513,769 -51,775
1992 15,431 10,218 514,618 -41,702
1991 16,194 7,949 513,867 -61,645
1990 14,845 1,818 515,233 -29,437
1989 13,949 -1,730 512,152 -33,569
1988 12,207 10,380 508,429 -31,238
1987 9,212 13,907 502,229 -34,651
1986 8,751 7,616 496,712 -33,891
1985 6,644 6,725 488,887 -13,887
1984 7,452 3,856 477,968 -6,007
1983 7,844 4,120 469,781 -4,243
1982 9,875 5,749 461,107 -7,748
1981 9,020 6,010 453,158 -11,123
1980 9,806 3,763 445,100 -11,446
1979 10,181 2,839 439,110 -17,148
1978 11,364 3,823 432,127 -19,939
1977 11,321 4,845 425,428 -25,117
1976 13,286 4,779 420,284 -34,602
1975 16,430 3,312 414,400 -34,382
1974 20,324 4,425 408,299 -33,493
1973 21,387 3,414 400,752 -28,191
1972 24,777 5,603 396,960 -24,100
1971 26,541 3,031 391,506 -20,209
1970 25,968 -1,034 318,022 -15,653
1969 28,858 2,230 379,347 -12,776
1968 29,387 1,761 372,379 -13,389
1967 30,276 2,460 365,224 -13,837
1966 31,150 -888 356,819 -13,166
1965 31,275 -1,525 349,245 -12,470
1964 30,293 -1,571 341,570 -12,129
1963 26,766 1,061 332,352 -10,040
1962 28,020 655 321,716 -9,051
1961 29,239 1,437 313,385 -7,063
1960 29,366 -1,427 302,924 -7,236

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

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

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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