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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 6.31 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 +0.85% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Norway vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Poland
2100 5,441,855 18,350,017
2099 5,454,583 18,541,227
2098 5,466,669 18,733,999
2097 5,478,174 18,928,169
2096 5,490,010 19,125,003
2095 5,502,418 19,323,203
2094 5,514,598 19,525,085
2093 5,527,174 19,730,030
2092 5,539,172 19,938,529
2091 5,551,172 20,151,135
2090 5,564,044 20,368,308
2089 5,576,715 20,589,970
2088 5,590,047 20,817,398
2087 5,604,159 21,050,137
2086 5,617,935 21,288,179
2085 5,631,413 21,531,674
2084 5,645,116 21,780,998
2083 5,658,044 22,036,816
2082 5,670,485 22,298,479
2081 5,682,427 22,565,373
2080 5,694,199 22,836,875
2079 5,705,317 23,113,773
2078 5,715,984 23,393,434
2077 5,726,145 23,679,569
2076 5,735,898 23,968,050
2075 5,745,619 24,259,763
2074 5,755,683 24,554,480
2073 5,765,642 24,852,006
2072 5,775,295 25,149,886
2071 5,784,119 25,447,869
2070 5,793,594 25,745,140
2069 5,802,341 26,042,079
2068 5,811,630 26,337,963
2067 5,821,550 26,632,110
2066 5,831,535 26,923,643
2065 5,841,333 27,211,946
2064 5,851,085 27,497,263
2063 5,860,548 27,778,871
2062 5,869,700 28,055,433
2061 5,877,754 28,328,948
2060 5,885,488 28,597,687
2059 5,892,036 28,864,377
2058 5,897,922 29,125,961
2057 5,904,330 29,384,759
2056 5,910,291 29,641,101
2055 5,915,286 29,893,868
2054 5,919,312 30,142,942
2053 5,922,325 30,389,214
2052 5,923,483 30,630,763
2051 5,923,938 30,871,146
2050 5,923,557 31,107,894
2049 5,922,138 31,341,718
2048 5,919,215 31,572,273
2047 5,916,146 31,800,868
2046 5,912,426 32,026,873
2045 5,907,334 32,250,757
2044 5,902,175 32,471,522
2043 5,896,614 32,690,423
2042 5,889,741 32,906,811
2041 5,881,692 33,118,473
2040 5,873,512 33,328,426
2039 5,864,063 33,535,096
2038 5,853,639 33,738,091
2037 5,842,734 33,936,906
2036 5,830,991 34,133,190
2035 5,818,882 34,323,827
2034 5,805,966 34,511,159
2033 5,792,030 34,693,880
2032 5,777,062 34,872,593
2031 5,760,828 35,046,775
2030 5,743,814 35,213,577
2029 5,725,891 35,374,919
2028 5,706,765 35,527,083
2027 5,686,336 35,671,012
2026 5,665,477 35,806,942
2025 5,626,258 36,233,346
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% 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 4.45% to 5,923,557 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M 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 0.97% -0.89%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Norway Poland
Current population
5671119
35806942
Population rank 119/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.43%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 -351
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 181/197
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 - 44,356 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K
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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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