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

Norway and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Qatar	Norway	Qatar
1960	3,581,239	36,010	-	-
1961	3,609,800	39,680	0.8%	10.2%
1962	3,638,918	44,630	0.81%	12.5%
1963	3,666,537	50,380	0.76%	12.9%
1964	3,694,339	56,867	0.76%	12.9%
1965	3,723,168	64,065	0.78%	12.7%
1966	3,753,012	72,192	0.8%	12.7%
1967	3,784,539	81,439	0.84%	12.8%
1968	3,816,486	91,749	0.84%	12.7%
1969	3,847,707	103,025	0.82%	12.3%
1970	3,875,763	116,350	0.73%	12.9%
1971	3,903,039	131,346	0.7%	12.9%
1972	3,933,004	146,506	0.77%	11.5%
1973	3,960,612	161,841	0.7%	10.5%
1974	3,985,258	177,362	0.62%	9.59%
1975	4,007,313	193,087	0.55%	8.87%
1976	4,026,152	209,052	0.47%	8.27%
1977	4,043,205	225,285	0.42%	7.77%
1978	4,058,671	241,808	0.38%	7.33%
1979	4,072,517	258,670	0.34%	6.97%
1980	4,085,620	275,913	0.32%	6.67%
1981	4,099,702	293,553	0.34%	6.39%
1982	4,114,787	311,537	0.37%	6.13%
1983	4,128,432	329,709	0.33%	5.83%
1984	4,140,099	347,878	0.28%	5.51%
1985	4,152,516	365,940	0.3%	5.19%
1986	4,167,354	382,422	0.36%	4.5%
1987	4,186,905	397,005	0.47%	3.81%
1988	4,209,488	411,264	0.54%	3.59%
1989	4,226,901	425,646	0.41%	3.5%
1990	4,241,473	440,175	0.34%	3.41%
1991	4,261,732	454,853	0.48%	3.33%
1992	4,286,401	469,657	0.58%	3.25%
1993	4,311,991	484,545	0.6%	3.17%
1994	4,336,613	499,459	0.57%	3.08%
1995	4,359,184	514,325	0.52%	2.98%
1996	4,381,336	529,019	0.51%	2.86%
1997	4,405,157	550,500	0.54%	4.06%
1998	4,431,464	580,540	0.6%	5.46%
1999	4,461,913	612,500	0.69%	5.51%
2000	4,490,967	644,989	0.65%	5.3%
2001	4,513,751	677,925	0.51%	5.11%
2002	4,538,159	711,205	0.54%	4.91%
2003	4,564,855	744,682	0.59%	4.71%
2004	4,591,910	773,332	0.59%	3.85%
2005	4,623,291	825,408	0.68%	6.73%
2006	4,660,677	972,831	0.81%	17.9%
2007	4,709,153	1,208,595	1.04%	24.2%
2008	4,768,212	1,426,938	1.25%	18.1%
2009	4,828,726	1,608,903	1.27%	12.8%
2010	4,889,252	1,616,832	1.25%	0.49%
2011	4,953,088	1,624,761	1.31%	0.49%
2012	5,018,573	1,722,438	1.32%	6.01%
2013	5,079,623	1,916,426	1.22%	11.3%
2014	5,137,232	2,151,745	1.13%	12.3%
2015	5,188,607	2,344,557	1%	8.96%
2016	5,234,519	2,477,113	0.88%	5.65%
2017	5,276,968	2,545,820	0.81%	2.77%
2018	5,311,916	2,580,734	0.66%	1.37%
2019	5,347,896	2,638,657	0.68%	2.24%
2020	5,379,475	2,794,148	0.59%	5.89%
2021	5,408,320	2,504,910	0.54%	-10.4%
2022	5,457,127	2,657,333	0.9%	6.08%
2023	5,519,601	2,656,032	1.14%	-0.05%
2024	5,572,279	2,857,822	0.95%	7.6%
2025	5,618,660	2,921,065	0.83%	2.21%
2026	5,648,550	2,975,134	0.53%	1.85%
2027	5,669,092	3,019,526	0.36%	1.49%
2028	5,688,782	3,057,695	0.35%	1.26%
2029	5,707,214	3,092,803	0.32%	1.15%
2030	5,724,593	3,125,174	0.3%	1.05%
2031	5,741,147	3,156,754	0.29%	1.01%
2032	5,756,671	3,189,188	0.27%	1.03%
2033	5,771,055	3,222,500	0.25%	1.04%
2034	5,784,415	3,256,691	0.23%	1.06%
2035	5,796,858	3,291,711	0.22%	1.08%
2036	5,808,729	3,327,585	0.2%	1.09%
2037	5,820,002	3,364,333	0.19%	1.1%
2038	5,830,612	3,401,906	0.18%	1.12%
2039	5,840,501	3,440,293	0.17%	1.13%
2040	5,849,280	3,479,439	0.15%	1.14%
2041	5,857,353	3,519,302	0.14%	1.15%
2042	5,864,774	3,559,840	0.13%	1.15%
2043	5,870,964	3,601,019	0.11%	1.16%
2044	5,876,299	3,642,784	0.09%	1.16%
2045	5,881,399	3,685,111	0.09%	1.16%
2046	5,885,779	3,727,959	0.07%	1.16%
2047	5,889,164	3,771,287	0.06%	1.16%
2048	5,892,138	3,815,108	0.05%	1.16%
2049	5,894,308	3,859,368	0.04%	1.16%
2050	5,895,200	3,904,074	0.02%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 414,255 (a 7.91% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.