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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 1.88 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Norway vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Portugal
2100 5,441,855 8,977,781
2099 5,454,583 8,983,042
2098 5,466,669 8,987,129
2097 5,478,174 8,992,549
2096 5,490,010 8,998,689
2095 5,502,418 9,006,394
2094 5,514,598 9,011,158
2093 5,527,174 9,016,023
2092 5,539,172 9,021,257
2091 5,551,172 9,025,345
2090 5,564,044 9,029,722
2089 5,576,715 9,034,399
2088 5,590,047 9,039,122
2087 5,604,159 9,045,400
2086 5,617,935 9,050,153
2085 5,631,413 9,055,552
2084 5,645,116 9,062,369
2083 5,658,044 9,068,714
2082 5,670,485 9,077,003
2081 5,682,427 9,087,394
2080 5,694,199 9,098,423
2079 5,705,317 9,111,057
2078 5,715,984 9,125,056
2077 5,726,145 9,140,039
2076 5,735,898 9,158,661
2075 5,745,619 9,178,289
2074 5,755,683 9,201,245
2073 5,765,642 9,225,478
2072 5,775,295 9,248,867
2071 5,784,119 9,275,782
2070 5,793,594 9,304,137
2069 5,802,341 9,334,425
2068 5,811,630 9,367,211
2067 5,821,550 9,399,389
2066 5,831,535 9,432,609
2065 5,841,333 9,466,860
2064 5,851,085 9,503,941
2063 5,860,548 9,540,829
2062 5,869,700 9,578,098
2061 5,877,754 9,614,549
2060 5,885,488 9,652,893
2059 5,892,036 9,691,151
2058 5,897,922 9,731,557
2057 5,904,330 9,769,285
2056 5,910,291 9,807,403
2055 5,915,286 9,847,280
2054 5,919,312 9,885,446
2053 5,922,325 9,924,814
2052 5,923,483 9,963,090
2051 5,923,938 9,999,372
2050 5,923,557 10,035,796
2049 5,922,138 10,072,922
2048 5,919,215 10,106,403
2047 5,916,146 10,140,325
2046 5,912,426 10,173,871
2045 5,907,334 10,206,046
2044 5,902,175 10,237,224
2043 5,896,614 10,268,090
2042 5,889,741 10,296,167
2041 5,881,692 10,322,968
2040 5,873,512 10,351,965
2039 5,864,063 10,379,824
2038 5,853,639 10,405,843
2037 5,842,734 10,430,143
2036 5,830,991 10,454,779
2035 5,818,882 10,478,501
2034 5,805,966 10,502,828
2033 5,792,030 10,525,638
2032 5,777,062 10,548,736
2031 5,760,828 10,569,489
2030 5,743,814 10,588,717
2029 5,725,891 10,609,556
2028 5,706,765 10,631,437
2027 5,686,336 10,649,916
2026 5,665,477 10,667,081
2025 5,626,258 10,683,692
2024 5,572,279 10,694,681
2023 5,519,601 10,578,174
2022 5,457,127 10,434,332
2021 5,408,320 10,361,831
2020 5,379,475 10,297,081
2019 5,347,896 10,286,263
2018 5,311,916 10,283,822
2017 5,276,968 10,300,300
2016 5,234,519 10,325,452
2015 5,188,607 10,358,076
2014 5,137,232 10,401,062
2013 5,079,623 10,457,295
2012 5,018,573 10,514,844
2011 4,953,088 10,557,560
2010 4,889,252 10,573,100
2009 4,828,726 10,568,247
2008 4,768,212 10,558,177
2007 4,709,153 10,542,964
2006 4,660,677 10,522,288
2005 4,623,291 10,503,330
2004 4,591,910 10,483,861
2003 4,564,855 10,458,821
2002 4,538,159 10,419,631
2001 4,513,751 10,362,722
2000 4,490,967 10,289,898
1999 4,461,913 10,217,828
1998 4,431,464 10,160,196
1997 4,405,157 10,108,977
1996 4,381,336 10,063,945
1995 4,359,184 10,026,176
1994 4,336,613 9,991,525
1993 4,311,991 9,964,675
1992 4,286,401 9,952,494
1991 4,261,732 9,960,235
1990 4,241,473 9,983,218
1989 4,226,901 10,005,000
1988 4,209,488 10,019,610
1987 4,186,905 10,030,031
1986 4,167,354 10,032,734
1985 4,152,516 10,023,613
1984 4,140,099 9,996,232
1983 4,128,432 9,957,865
1982 4,114,787 9,911,771
1981 4,099,702 9,851,362
1980 4,085,620 9,766,312
1979 4,072,517 9,661,265
1978 4,058,671 9,558,250
1977 4,043,205 9,455,675
1976 4,026,152 9,355,810
1975 4,007,313 9,093,470
1974 3,985,258 8,754,365
1973 3,960,612 8,633,100
1972 3,933,004 8,630,430
1971 3,903,039 8,643,756
1970 3,875,763 8,680,431
1969 3,847,707 8,757,705
1968 3,816,486 8,836,650
1967 3,784,539 8,874,520
1966 3,753,012 8,930,990
1965 3,723,168 8,998,595
1964 3,694,339 9,035,365
1963 3,666,537 9,030,355
1962 3,638,918 8,993,985
1961 3,609,800 8,929,316
1960 3,581,239 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Portugal
2100 -0.23% -0.06%
2099 -0.22% -0.05%
2098 -0.21% -0.06%
2097 -0.22% -0.07%
2096 -0.23% -0.09%
2095 -0.22% -0.05%
2094 -0.23% -0.05%
2093 -0.22% -0.06%
2092 -0.22% -0.05%
2091 -0.23% -0.05%
2090 -0.23% -0.05%
2089 -0.24% -0.05%
2088 -0.25% -0.07%
2087 -0.25% -0.05%
2086 -0.24% -0.06%
2085 -0.24% -0.08%
2084 -0.23% -0.07%
2083 -0.22% -0.09%
2082 -0.21% -0.11%
2081 -0.21% -0.12%
2080 -0.19% -0.14%
2079 -0.19% -0.15%
2078 -0.18% -0.16%
2077 -0.17% -0.2%
2076 -0.17% -0.21%
2075 -0.17% -0.25%
2074 -0.17% -0.26%
2073 -0.17% -0.25%
2072 -0.15% -0.29%
2071 -0.16% -0.3%
2070 -0.15% -0.32%
2069 -0.16% -0.35%
2068 -0.17% -0.34%
2067 -0.17% -0.35%
2066 -0.17% -0.36%
2065 -0.17% -0.39%
2064 -0.16% -0.39%
2063 -0.16% -0.39%
2062 -0.14% -0.38%
2061 -0.13% -0.4%
2060 -0.11% -0.39%
2059 -0.1% -0.42%
2058 -0.11% -0.39%
2057 -0.1% -0.39%
2056 -0.08% -0.4%
2055 -0.07% -0.39%
2054 -0.05% -0.4%
2053 -0.02% -0.38%
2052 -0.008% -0.36%
2051 0.006% -0.36%
2050 0.02% -0.37%
2049 0.05% -0.33%
2048 0.05% -0.33%
2047 0.06% -0.33%
2046 0.09% -0.32%
2045 0.09% -0.3%
2044 0.09% -0.3%
2043 0.12% -0.27%
2042 0.14% -0.26%
2041 0.14% -0.28%
2040 0.16% -0.27%
2039 0.18% -0.25%
2038 0.19% -0.23%
2037 0.2% -0.24%
2036 0.21% -0.23%
2035 0.22% -0.23%
2034 0.24% -0.22%
2033 0.26% -0.22%
2032 0.28% -0.2%
2031 0.3% -0.18%
2030 0.31% -0.2%
2029 0.34% -0.21%
2028 0.36% -0.17%
2027 0.37% -0.16%
2026 0.7% -0.16%
2025 0.97% -0.1%
2024 0.95% 1.1%
2023 1.14% 1.38%
2022 0.9% 0.7%
2021 0.54% 0.63%
2020 0.59% 0.11%
2019 0.68% 0.02%
2018 0.66% -0.16%
2017 0.81% -0.24%
2016 0.88% -0.31%
2015 1% -0.41%
2014 1.13% -0.54%
2013 1.22% -0.55%
2012 1.32% -0.4%
2011 1.31% -0.15%
2010 1.25% 0.05%
2009 1.27% 0.1%
2008 1.25% 0.14%
2007 1.04% 0.2%
2006 0.81% 0.18%
2005 0.68% 0.19%
2004 0.59% 0.24%
2003 0.59% 0.38%
2002 0.54% 0.55%
2001 0.51% 0.71%
2000 0.65% 0.71%
1999 0.69% 0.57%
1998 0.6% 0.51%
1997 0.54% 0.45%
1996 0.51% 0.38%
1995 0.52% 0.35%
1994 0.57% 0.27%
1993 0.6% 0.12%
1992 0.58% -0.08%
1991 0.48% -0.23%
1990 0.34% -0.22%
1989 0.41% -0.15%
1988 0.54% -0.1%
1987 0.47% -0.03%
1986 0.36% 0.09%
1985 0.3% 0.27%
1984 0.28% 0.39%
1983 0.33% 0.47%
1982 0.37% 0.61%
1981 0.34% 0.87%
1980 0.32% 1.09%
1979 0.34% 1.08%
1978 0.38% 1.08%
1977 0.42% 1.07%
1976 0.47% 2.88%
1975 0.55% 3.87%
1974 0.62% 1.4%
1973 0.7% 0.03%
1972 0.77% -0.15%
1971 0.7% -0.42%
1970 0.73% -0.88%
1969 0.82% -0.89%
1968 0.84% -0.43%
1967 0.84% -0.63%
1966 0.8% -0.75%
1965 0.78% -0.41%
1964 0.76% 0.06%
1963 0.76% 0.4%
1962 0.81% 0.72%
1961 0.8% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Norway Portugal
Current population
5671119
10667081
Population rank 119/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +319
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 94/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +16,472
Net migration rank 29/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 16,472
2024 - 44,356 - 20,648
2023 8,280 53,806 -32,792 29,102
2022 5,457 58,040 -40,694 68,696
2021 14,062 19,804 -45,592 69,606
2020 12,372 11,277 -39,129 54,076
2019 13,904 25,707 -24,687 63,031
2018 14,342 18,473 -25,709 22,495
2017 15,831 21,657 -23,691 13,979
2016 17,797 26,417 -23,749 -775
2015 18,160 30,242 -23,823 -3,209
2014 18,494 38,522 -22,882 -26,447
2013 17,779 40,690 -24,052 -36,342
2012 18,066 47,883 -17,875 -37,083
2011 18,822 47,454 -5,279 -31,513
2010 20,046 42,865 -4,230 -5,627
2009 20,280 39,316 -5,284 14,532
2008 19,073 44,002 0 9,478
2007 16,482 40,111 -1,055 21,064
2006 17,244 24,054 3,156 16,754
2005 15,719 18,588 2,101 15,537
2004 15,612 13,412 7,339 13,928
2003 14,151 11,389 4,184 24,740
2002 10,892 17,279 8,335 42,169
2001 13,090 7,906 8,290 55,565
2000 15,269 9,805 15,435 60,586
1999 14,278 19,147 8,175 49,572
1998 14,181 13,519 7,112 40,931
1997 15,418 9,744 8,087 36,922
1996 17,087 5,671 4,026 32,640
1995 14,821 6,343 4,011 26,971
1994 16,045 7,580 9,991 20,761
1993 12,936 12,567 7,972 8,561
1992 15,431 10,218 13,933 -11,847
1991 16,194 7,949 12,948 -37,914
1990 14,845 1,818 13,976 -34,855
1989 13,949 -1,730 22,011 -30,615
1988 12,207 10,380 24,047 -26,595
1987 9,212 13,907 28,084 -23,142
1986 8,751 7,616 31,102 -20,000
1985 6,644 6,725 33,077 -19,183
1984 7,452 3,856 45,983 -16,658
1983 7,844 4,120 47,798 -16,568
1982 9,875 5,749 58,479 -15,006
1981 9,020 6,010 56,152 -7,938
1980 9,806 3,763 63,481 29,881
1979 10,181 2,839 67,628 32,434
1978 11,364 3,823 70,731 34,345
1977 11,321 4,845 84,156 37,779
1976 13,286 4,779 85,138 40,490
1975 16,430 3,312 81,841 42,262
1974 20,324 4,425 74,412 41,254
1973 21,387 3,414 76,835 39,748
1972 24,777 5,603 83,715 39,058
1971 26,541 3,031 82,980 48,944
1970 25,968 -1,034 87,672 -191,862
1969 28,858 2,230 89,329 -161,114
1968 29,387 1,761 100,737 -145,200
1967 30,276 2,460 106,495 -136,232
1966 31,150 -888 107,171 -129,233
1965 31,275 -1,525 115,182 -123,855
1964 30,293 -1,571 120,170 -118,763
1963 26,766 1,061 113,783 -116,874
1962 28,020 655 123,217 -113,947
1961 29,239 1,437 117,867 -112,768
1960 29,366 -1,427 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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