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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 6.36 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Norway vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Poland
2100 5,426,970 18,452,579
2099 5,439,664 18,644,857
2098 5,451,717 18,838,707
2097 5,463,190 19,033,962
2096 5,474,994 19,231,896
2095 5,487,368 19,431,204
2094 5,499,514 19,634,214
2093 5,512,056 19,840,304
2092 5,524,021 20,049,969
2091 5,535,989 20,263,764
2090 5,548,825 20,482,150
2089 5,561,462 20,705,051
2088 5,574,757 20,933,750
2087 5,588,831 21,167,790
2086 5,602,569 21,407,163
2085 5,616,010 21,652,018
2084 5,629,675 21,902,736
2083 5,642,568 22,159,983
2082 5,654,975 22,423,109
2081 5,666,885 22,691,495
2080 5,678,624 22,964,515
2079 5,689,711 23,242,960
2078 5,700,349 23,524,184
2077 5,710,483 23,811,918
2076 5,720,209 24,102,012
2075 5,729,904 24,395,355
2074 5,739,940 24,691,719
2073 5,749,872 24,990,908
2072 5,759,499 25,290,453
2071 5,768,298 25,590,102
2070 5,777,747 25,889,034
2069 5,786,471 26,187,633
2068 5,795,734 26,485,171
2067 5,805,627 26,780,961
2066 5,815,585 27,074,124
2065 5,825,356 27,364,039
2064 5,835,081 27,650,950
2063 5,844,519 27,934,132
2062 5,853,646 28,212,240
2061 5,861,677 28,487,283
2060 5,869,390 28,757,525
2059 5,875,920 29,025,705
2058 5,881,790 29,288,751
2057 5,888,181 29,548,996
2056 5,894,125 29,806,770
2055 5,899,106 30,060,951
2054 5,903,121 30,311,416
2053 5,906,126 30,559,065
2052 5,907,281 30,801,964
2051 5,907,735 31,043,690
2050 5,907,355 31,281,762
2049 5,905,940 31,516,893
2048 5,903,025 31,748,736
2047 5,899,964 31,978,608
2046 5,896,254 32,205,877
2045 5,891,177 32,431,013
2044 5,886,031 32,653,012
2043 5,880,486 32,873,136
2042 5,873,632 33,090,733
2041 5,865,604 33,303,578
2040 5,857,447 33,514,705
2039 5,848,023 33,722,530
2038 5,837,628 33,926,660
2037 5,826,752 34,126,585
2036 5,815,042 34,323,967
2035 5,802,966 34,515,669
2034 5,790,086 34,704,048
2033 5,776,187 34,887,791
2032 5,761,261 35,067,502
2031 5,745,071 35,242,658
2030 5,728,104 35,410,392
2029 5,710,229 35,572,635
2028 5,691,155 35,725,650
2027 5,670,783 35,870,384
2026 5,649,981 36,007,074
2025 5,610,870 36,435,861
2024 5,572,279 36,559,233
2023 5,519,601 36,687,353
2022 5,457,127 36,821,749
2021 5,408,320 36,981,559
2020 5,379,475 37,515,748
2019 5,347,896 37,965,475
2018 5,311,916 37,974,750
2017 5,276,968 37,974,826
2016 5,234,519 37,970,087
2015 5,188,607 37,986,412
2014 5,137,232 38,011,735
2013 5,079,623 38,040,196
2012 5,018,573 38,063,164
2011 4,953,088 38,063,255
2010 4,889,252 38,042,794
2009 4,828,726 38,151,603
2008 4,768,212 38,125,759
2007 4,709,153 38,120,560
2006 4,660,677 38,141,267
2005 4,623,291 38,165,445
2004 4,591,910 38,182,222
2003 4,564,855 38,204,570
2002 4,538,159 38,230,364
2001 4,513,751 38,248,076
2000 4,490,967 38,258,629
1999 4,461,913 38,660,271
1998 4,431,464 38,663,481
1997 4,405,157 38,649,660
1996 4,381,336 38,624,370
1995 4,359,184 38,594,998
1994 4,336,613 38,542,652
1993 4,311,991 38,461,408
1992 4,286,401 38,363,667
1991 4,261,732 38,246,193
1990 4,241,473 38,110,782
1989 4,226,901 37,961,529
1988 4,209,488 37,824,487
1987 4,186,905 37,668,045
1986 4,167,354 37,456,119
1985 4,152,516 37,201,885
1984 4,140,099 36,904,134
1983 4,128,432 36,571,808
1982 4,114,787 36,230,481
1981 4,099,702 35,898,587
1980 4,085,620 35,574,150
1979 4,072,517 35,247,217
1978 4,058,671 34,965,600
1977 4,043,205 34,689,050
1976 4,026,152 34,356,300
1975 4,007,313 34,015,199
1974 3,985,258 33,678,899
1973 3,960,612 33,357,200
1972 3,933,004 33,055,650
1971 3,903,039 32,783,500
1970 3,875,763 32,664,300
1969 3,847,707 32,548,300
1968 3,816,486 32,294,655
1967 3,784,539 31,987,155
1966 3,753,012 31,681,000
1965 3,723,168 31,444,950
1964 3,694,339 31,139,450
1963 3,666,537 30,712,000
1962 3,638,918 30,308,500
1961 3,609,800 29,964,000
1960 3,581,239 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Poland
2100 -0.23% -1.03%
2099 -0.22% -1.03%
2098 -0.21% -1.03%
2097 -0.22% -1.03%
2096 -0.23% -1.03%
2095 -0.22% -1.03%
2094 -0.23% -1.04%
2093 -0.22% -1.05%
2092 -0.22% -1.06%
2091 -0.23% -1.07%
2090 -0.23% -1.08%
2089 -0.24% -1.09%
2088 -0.25% -1.11%
2087 -0.25% -1.12%
2086 -0.24% -1.13%
2085 -0.24% -1.14%
2084 -0.23% -1.16%
2083 -0.22% -1.17%
2082 -0.21% -1.18%
2081 -0.21% -1.19%
2080 -0.19% -1.2%
2079 -0.19% -1.2%
2078 -0.18% -1.21%
2077 -0.17% -1.2%
2076 -0.17% -1.2%
2075 -0.17% -1.2%
2074 -0.17% -1.2%
2073 -0.17% -1.18%
2072 -0.15% -1.17%
2071 -0.16% -1.15%
2070 -0.15% -1.14%
2069 -0.16% -1.12%
2068 -0.17% -1.1%
2067 -0.17% -1.08%
2066 -0.17% -1.06%
2065 -0.17% -1.04%
2064 -0.16% -1.01%
2063 -0.16% -0.99%
2062 -0.14% -0.97%
2061 -0.13% -0.94%
2060 -0.11% -0.92%
2059 -0.1% -0.9%
2058 -0.11% -0.88%
2057 -0.1% -0.86%
2056 -0.08% -0.85%
2055 -0.07% -0.83%
2054 -0.05% -0.81%
2053 -0.02% -0.79%
2052 -0.008% -0.78%
2051 0.006% -0.76%
2050 0.02% -0.75%
2049 0.05% -0.73%
2048 0.05% -0.72%
2047 0.06% -0.71%
2046 0.09% -0.69%
2045 0.09% -0.68%
2044 0.09% -0.67%
2043 0.12% -0.66%
2042 0.14% -0.64%
2041 0.14% -0.63%
2040 0.16% -0.62%
2039 0.18% -0.6%
2038 0.19% -0.59%
2037 0.2% -0.58%
2036 0.21% -0.56%
2035 0.22% -0.54%
2034 0.24% -0.53%
2033 0.26% -0.51%
2032 0.28% -0.5%
2031 0.3% -0.47%
2030 0.31% -0.46%
2029 0.34% -0.43%
2028 0.36% -0.4%
2027 0.37% -0.38%
2026 0.7% -1.18%
2025 0.69% -0.34%
2024 0.95% -0.35%
2023 1.14% -0.36%
2022 0.9% -0.43%
2021 0.54% -1.42%
2020 0.59% -1.18%
2019 0.68% -0.02%
2018 0.66% -0%
2017 0.81% 0.01%
2016 0.88% -0.04%
2015 1% -0.07%
2014 1.13% -0.07%
2013 1.22% -0.06%
2012 1.32% -0%
2011 1.31% 0.05%
2010 1.25% -0.29%
2009 1.27% 0.07%
2008 1.25% 0.01%
2007 1.04% -0.05%
2006 0.81% -0.06%
2005 0.68% -0.04%
2004 0.59% -0.06%
2003 0.59% -0.07%
2002 0.54% -0.05%
2001 0.51% -0.03%
2000 0.65% -1.04%
1999 0.69% -0.008%
1998 0.6% 0.04%
1997 0.54% 0.07%
1996 0.51% 0.08%
1995 0.52% 0.14%
1994 0.57% 0.21%
1993 0.6% 0.25%
1992 0.58% 0.31%
1991 0.48% 0.36%
1990 0.34% 0.39%
1989 0.41% 0.36%
1988 0.54% 0.42%
1987 0.47% 0.57%
1986 0.36% 0.68%
1985 0.3% 0.81%
1984 0.28% 0.91%
1983 0.33% 0.94%
1982 0.37% 0.92%
1981 0.34% 0.91%
1980 0.32% 0.93%
1979 0.34% 0.81%
1978 0.38% 0.8%
1977 0.42% 0.97%
1976 0.47% 1%
1975 0.55% 1%
1974 0.62% 0.96%
1973 0.7% 0.91%
1972 0.77% 0.83%
1971 0.7% 0.36%
1970 0.73% 0.36%
1969 0.82% 0.79%
1968 0.84% 0.96%
1967 0.84% 0.97%
1966 0.8% 0.75%
1965 0.78% 0.98%
1964 0.76% 1.39%
1963 0.76% 1.33%
1962 0.81% 1.15%
1961 0.8% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Norway Poland
Current population
5660666
36007074
Population rank 119/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.43%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 -338
Annual growth/decline +38,591 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 179/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -330,820
Net migration rank 29/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -330,820
2024 10,030 44,356 -157,205 -238,062
2023 8,280 53,806 -135,743 -7,824
2022 5,457 58,040 -143,605 967,744
2021 14,062 19,804 -184,907 2,251
2020 12,372 11,277 -120,050 3,920
2019 13,904 25,707 -34,169 7,696
2018 14,342 18,473 -26,582 -223
2017 15,831 21,657 0 -21,535
2016 17,797 26,417 -3,797 -5,675
2015 18,160 30,242 -26,590 3,887
2014 18,494 38,522 0 5,525
2013 17,779 40,690 -19,020 12,402
2012 18,066 47,883 0 4,635
2011 18,822 47,454 11,419 45,951
2010 20,046 42,865 38,043 119,623
2009 20,280 39,316 30,521 -8,283
2008 19,073 44,002 34,313 -42,288
2007 16,482 40,111 11,436 -51,235
2006 17,244 24,054 3,814 -68,882
2005 15,719 18,588 -3,817 -41,942
2004 15,612 13,412 -7,637 -38,216
2003 14,151 11,389 -15,281 -19,039
2002 10,892 17,279 -3,823 -16,462
2001 13,090 7,906 3,825 -16,648
2000 15,269 9,805 11,478 -15,921
1999 14,278 19,147 0 -53,035
1998 14,181 13,519 19,332 -39,509
1997 15,418 9,744 34,785 -44,230
1996 17,087 5,671 42,487 -45,349
1995 14,821 6,343 46,314 -52,989
1994 16,045 7,580 96,357 -41,845
1993 12,936 12,567 103,846 -48,805
1992 15,431 10,218 118,928 -46,893
1991 16,194 7,949 141,511 -55,342
1990 14,845 1,818 160,066 -50,339
1989 13,949 -1,730 182,215 -49,192
1988 12,207 10,380 215,599 -101,671
1987 9,212 13,907 226,008 -32,310
1986 8,751 7,616 258,448 -22,520
1985 6,644 6,725 297,615 -27,277
1984 7,452 3,856 332,137 -18,402
1983 7,844 4,120 373,032 -26,724
1982 9,875 5,749 369,551 -34,980
1981 9,020 6,010 351,806 -16,155
1980 9,806 3,763 348,627 -42,420
1979 10,181 2,839 366,571 -22,162
1978 11,364 3,823 339,166 -62,936
1977 11,321 4,845 353,828 -33,496
1976 13,286 4,779 367,612 -25,716
1975 16,430 3,312 350,356 -31,346
1974 20,324 4,425 346,893 -18,273
1973 21,387 3,414 320,229 -29,335
1972 24,777 5,603 314,028 -15,004
1971 26,541 3,031 278,660 -31,767
1970 25,968 -1,034 280,913 -66,859
1969 28,858 2,230 270,151 -26,744
1968 29,387 1,761 280,963 -11,905
1967 30,276 2,460 275,089 -25,479
1966 31,150 -888 297,801 -17,158
1965 31,275 -1,525 314,450 -21,658
1964 30,293 -1,571 326,965 -23,273
1963 26,766 1,061 359,330 -13,770
1962 28,020 655 360,671 -31,021
1961 29,239 1,437 398,521 -20,044
1960 29,366 -1,427 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/poland | 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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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