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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Romania	Norway	Romania
1960	3,581,239	18,406,905	-	-
1961	3,609,800	18,555,250	0.8%	0.81%
1962	3,638,918	18,676,550	0.81%	0.65%
1963	3,666,537	18,797,850	0.76%	0.65%
1964	3,694,339	18,919,126	0.76%	0.65%
1965	3,723,168	19,031,576	0.78%	0.59%
1966	3,753,012	19,215,450	0.8%	0.97%
1967	3,784,539	19,534,242	0.84%	1.66%
1968	3,816,486	19,799,831	0.84%	1.36%
1969	3,847,707	20,009,141	0.82%	1.06%
1970	3,875,763	20,250,398	0.73%	1.21%
1971	3,903,039	20,461,567	0.7%	1.04%
1972	3,933,004	20,657,957	0.77%	0.96%
1973	3,960,612	20,835,681	0.7%	0.86%
1974	3,985,258	21,029,429	0.62%	0.93%
1975	4,007,313	21,293,583	0.55%	1.26%
1976	4,026,152	21,551,634	0.47%	1.21%
1977	4,043,205	21,756,096	0.42%	0.95%
1978	4,058,671	21,951,464	0.38%	0.9%
1979	4,072,517	22,090,488	0.34%	0.63%
1980	4,085,620	22,207,282	0.32%	0.53%
1981	4,099,702	22,353,070	0.34%	0.66%
1982	4,114,787	22,475,741	0.37%	0.55%
1983	4,128,432	22,560,478	0.33%	0.38%
1984	4,140,099	22,640,547	0.28%	0.35%
1985	4,152,516	22,732,999	0.3%	0.41%
1986	4,167,354	22,836,841	0.36%	0.46%
1987	4,186,905	22,949,430	0.47%	0.49%
1988	4,209,488	23,057,662	0.54%	0.47%
1989	4,226,901	23,161,458	0.41%	0.45%
1990	4,241,473	23,201,835	0.34%	0.17%
1991	4,261,732	23,001,155	0.48%	-0.86%
1992	4,286,401	22,794,284	0.58%	-0.9%
1993	4,311,991	22,763,280	0.6%	-0.14%
1994	4,336,613	22,730,211	0.57%	-0.15%
1995	4,359,184	22,684,270	0.52%	-0.2%
1996	4,381,336	22,619,004	0.51%	-0.29%
1997	4,405,157	22,553,978	0.54%	-0.29%
1998	4,431,464	22,507,344	0.6%	-0.21%
1999	4,461,913	22,472,040	0.69%	-0.16%
2000	4,490,967	22,442,971	0.65%	-0.13%
2001	4,513,751	22,131,970	0.51%	-1.39%
2002	4,538,159	21,730,496	0.54%	-1.81%
2003	4,564,855	21,574,326	0.59%	-0.72%
2004	4,591,910	21,451,748	0.59%	-0.57%
2005	4,623,291	21,319,685	0.68%	-0.62%
2006	4,660,677	21,193,760	0.81%	-0.59%
2007	4,709,153	20,882,982	1.04%	-1.47%
2008	4,768,212	20,537,875	1.25%	-1.65%
2009	4,828,726	20,367,487	1.27%	-0.83%
2010	4,889,252	20,246,871	1.25%	-0.59%
2011	4,953,088	20,147,528	1.31%	-0.49%
2012	5,018,573	20,058,035	1.32%	-0.44%
2013	5,079,623	19,983,693	1.22%	-0.37%
2014	5,137,232	19,908,979	1.13%	-0.37%
2015	5,188,607	19,815,616	1%	-0.47%
2016	5,234,519	19,702,267	0.88%	-0.57%
2017	5,276,968	19,588,715	0.81%	-0.58%
2018	5,311,916	19,473,970	0.66%	-0.59%
2019	5,347,896	19,371,648	0.68%	-0.53%
2020	5,379,475	19,265,250	0.59%	-0.55%
2021	5,408,320	19,122,059	0.54%	-0.74%
2022	5,457,127	19,048,502	0.9%	-0.38%
2023	5,519,601	19,061,062	1.14%	0.07%
2024	5,572,279	19,051,804	0.95%	-0.05%
2025	5,618,660	18,945,157	0.83%	-0.56%
2026	5,648,550	18,836,893	0.53%	-0.57%
2027	5,669,092	18,727,645	0.36%	-0.58%
2028	5,688,782	18,617,757	0.35%	-0.59%
2029	5,707,214	18,506,702	0.32%	-0.6%
2030	5,724,593	18,394,947	0.3%	-0.6%
2031	5,741,147	18,282,991	0.29%	-0.61%
2032	5,756,671	18,170,681	0.27%	-0.61%
2033	5,771,055	18,057,661	0.25%	-0.62%
2034	5,784,415	17,943,814	0.23%	-0.63%
2035	5,796,858	17,828,772	0.22%	-0.64%
2036	5,808,729	17,712,177	0.2%	-0.65%
2037	5,820,002	17,595,189	0.19%	-0.66%
2038	5,830,612	17,477,597	0.18%	-0.67%
2039	5,840,501	17,360,012	0.17%	-0.67%
2040	5,849,280	17,242,939	0.15%	-0.67%
2041	5,857,353	17,124,773	0.14%	-0.69%
2042	5,864,774	17,006,515	0.13%	-0.69%
2043	5,870,964	16,888,882	0.11%	-0.69%
2044	5,876,299	16,770,593	0.09%	-0.7%
2045	5,881,399	16,652,406	0.09%	-0.7%
2046	5,885,779	16,534,847	0.07%	-0.71%
2047	5,889,164	16,416,456	0.06%	-0.72%
2048	5,892,138	16,297,099	0.05%	-0.73%
2049	5,894,308	16,177,534	0.04%	-0.73%
2050	5,895,200	16,058,209	0.02%	-0.74%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 414,255 (a 7.91% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.