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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 25.2 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Norway vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Russia
2100 5,426,970 125,631,984
2099 5,439,664 125,735,285
2098 5,451,717 125,835,990
2097 5,463,190 125,914,480
2096 5,474,994 126,004,709
2095 5,487,368 126,072,890
2094 5,499,514 126,125,529
2093 5,512,056 126,181,074
2092 5,524,021 126,256,091
2091 5,535,989 126,304,823
2090 5,548,825 126,360,262
2089 5,561,462 126,412,664
2088 5,574,757 126,463,022
2087 5,588,831 126,511,263
2086 5,602,569 126,579,534
2085 5,616,010 126,655,806
2084 5,629,675 126,730,694
2083 5,642,568 126,805,713
2082 5,654,975 126,889,471
2081 5,666,885 126,973,300
2080 5,678,624 127,070,546
2079 5,689,711 127,191,346
2078 5,700,349 127,331,975
2077 5,710,483 127,489,152
2076 5,720,209 127,641,749
2075 5,729,904 127,825,235
2074 5,739,940 128,023,096
2073 5,749,872 128,238,922
2072 5,759,499 128,465,870
2071 5,768,298 128,745,681
2070 5,777,747 129,020,076
2069 5,786,471 129,309,803
2068 5,795,734 129,589,275
2067 5,805,627 129,873,991
2066 5,815,585 130,184,092
2065 5,825,356 130,515,828
2064 5,835,081 130,852,649
2063 5,844,519 131,199,458
2062 5,853,646 131,530,725
2061 5,861,677 131,881,030
2060 5,869,390 132,209,377
2059 5,875,920 132,568,882
2058 5,881,790 132,933,515
2057 5,888,181 133,272,997
2056 5,894,125 133,615,325
2055 5,899,106 133,963,055
2054 5,903,121 134,288,366
2053 5,906,126 134,609,198
2052 5,907,281 134,876,558
2051 5,907,735 135,141,211
2050 5,907,355 135,386,454
2049 5,905,940 135,609,441
2048 5,903,025 135,818,840
2047 5,899,964 136,013,698
2046 5,896,254 136,185,098
2045 5,891,177 136,368,416
2044 5,886,031 136,568,234
2043 5,880,486 136,791,498
2042 5,873,632 137,015,033
2041 5,865,604 137,266,491
2040 5,857,447 137,531,851
2039 5,848,023 137,833,822
2038 5,837,628 138,146,863
2037 5,826,752 138,485,780
2036 5,815,042 138,835,731
2035 5,802,966 139,197,452
2034 5,790,086 139,573,272
2033 5,776,187 139,960,175
2032 5,761,261 140,359,785
2031 5,745,071 140,785,026
2030 5,728,104 141,182,418
2029 5,710,229 141,571,268
2028 5,691,155 141,946,979
2027 5,670,783 142,315,155
2026 5,649,981 142,643,173
2025 5,610,870 143,513,328
2024 5,572,279 143,669,648
2023 5,519,601 143,826,130
2022 5,457,127 144,236,933
2021 5,408,320 144,746,762
2020 5,379,475 145,245,148
2019 5,347,896 145,453,291
2018 5,311,916 145,398,106
2017 5,276,968 145,293,260
2016 5,234,519 145,015,460
2015 5,188,607 144,640,716
2014 5,137,232 144,237,223
2013 5,079,623 143,805,638
2012 5,018,573 143,378,447
2011 4,953,088 143,018,195
2010 4,889,252 142,849,468
2009 4,828,726 142,785,348
2008 4,768,212 142,742,366
2007 4,709,153 142,805,114
2006 4,660,677 143,049,637
2005 4,623,291 143,518,814
2004 4,591,910 144,067,316
2003 4,564,855 144,648,618
2002 4,538,159 145,306,497
2001 4,513,751 145,976,482
2000 4,490,967 146,596,869
1999 4,461,913 147,214,776
1998 4,431,464 147,670,784
1997 4,405,157 147,915,361
1996 4,381,336 148,160,129
1995 4,359,184 148,375,787
1994 4,336,613 148,407,912
1993 4,311,991 148,458,777
1992 4,286,401 148,538,197
1991 4,261,732 148,394,216
1990 4,241,473 147,969,406
1989 4,226,901 147,721,000
1988 4,209,488 146,857,000
1987 4,186,905 145,908,000
1986 4,167,354 144,894,000
1985 4,152,516 143,858,000
1984 4,140,099 142,745,000
1983 4,128,432 141,668,000
1982 4,114,787 140,823,000
1981 4,099,702 139,941,000
1980 4,085,620 139,010,000
1979 4,072,517 138,027,000
1978 4,058,671 137,060,000
1977 4,043,205 136,100,000
1976 4,026,152 135,147,000
1975 4,007,313 134,200,000
1974 3,985,258 133,432,000
1973 3,960,612 132,669,000
1972 3,933,004 131,909,000
1971 3,903,039 131,155,000
1970 3,875,763 130,404,000
1969 3,847,707 129,664,000
1968 3,816,486 128,928,000
1967 3,784,539 128,196,000
1966 3,753,012 127,468,000
1965 3,723,168 126,745,000
1964 3,694,339 125,345,000
1963 3,666,537 123,960,000
1962 3,638,918 122,591,000
1961 3,609,800 121,236,000
1960 3,581,239 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Russia
2100 -0.23% -0.08%
2099 -0.22% -0.08%
2098 -0.21% -0.06%
2097 -0.22% -0.07%
2096 -0.23% -0.05%
2095 -0.22% -0.04%
2094 -0.23% -0.04%
2093 -0.22% -0.06%
2092 -0.22% -0.04%
2091 -0.23% -0.04%
2090 -0.23% -0.04%
2089 -0.24% -0.04%
2088 -0.25% -0.04%
2087 -0.25% -0.05%
2086 -0.24% -0.06%
2085 -0.24% -0.06%
2084 -0.23% -0.06%
2083 -0.22% -0.07%
2082 -0.21% -0.07%
2081 -0.21% -0.08%
2080 -0.19% -0.09%
2079 -0.19% -0.11%
2078 -0.18% -0.12%
2077 -0.17% -0.12%
2076 -0.17% -0.14%
2075 -0.17% -0.15%
2074 -0.17% -0.17%
2073 -0.17% -0.18%
2072 -0.15% -0.22%
2071 -0.16% -0.21%
2070 -0.15% -0.22%
2069 -0.16% -0.22%
2068 -0.17% -0.22%
2067 -0.17% -0.24%
2066 -0.17% -0.25%
2065 -0.17% -0.26%
2064 -0.16% -0.26%
2063 -0.16% -0.25%
2062 -0.14% -0.27%
2061 -0.13% -0.25%
2060 -0.11% -0.27%
2059 -0.1% -0.27%
2058 -0.11% -0.25%
2057 -0.1% -0.26%
2056 -0.08% -0.26%
2055 -0.07% -0.24%
2054 -0.05% -0.24%
2053 -0.02% -0.2%
2052 -0.008% -0.2%
2051 0.006% -0.18%
2050 0.02% -0.16%
2049 0.05% -0.15%
2048 0.05% -0.14%
2047 0.06% -0.13%
2046 0.09% -0.13%
2045 0.09% -0.15%
2044 0.09% -0.16%
2043 0.12% -0.16%
2042 0.14% -0.18%
2041 0.14% -0.19%
2040 0.16% -0.22%
2039 0.18% -0.23%
2038 0.19% -0.24%
2037 0.2% -0.25%
2036 0.21% -0.26%
2035 0.22% -0.27%
2034 0.24% -0.28%
2033 0.26% -0.28%
2032 0.28% -0.3%
2031 0.3% -0.28%
2030 0.31% -0.27%
2029 0.34% -0.26%
2028 0.36% -0.26%
2027 0.37% -0.23%
2026 0.7% -0.61%
2025 0.69% -0.11%
2024 0.95% -0.11%
2023 1.14% -0.28%
2022 0.9% -0.35%
2021 0.54% -0.34%
2020 0.59% -0.14%
2019 0.68% 0.04%
2018 0.66% 0.07%
2017 0.81% 0.19%
2016 0.88% 0.26%
2015 1% 0.28%
2014 1.13% 0.3%
2013 1.22% 0.3%
2012 1.32% 0.25%
2011 1.31% 0.12%
2010 1.25% 0.04%
2009 1.27% 0.03%
2008 1.25% -0.04%
2007 1.04% -0.17%
2006 0.81% -0.33%
2005 0.68% -0.38%
2004 0.59% -0.4%
2003 0.59% -0.45%
2002 0.54% -0.46%
2001 0.51% -0.42%
2000 0.65% -0.42%
1999 0.69% -0.31%
1998 0.6% -0.17%
1997 0.54% -0.17%
1996 0.51% -0.15%
1995 0.52% -0.02%
1994 0.57% -0.03%
1993 0.6% -0.05%
1992 0.58% 0.1%
1991 0.48% 0.29%
1990 0.34% 0.17%
1989 0.41% 0.59%
1988 0.54% 0.65%
1987 0.47% 0.7%
1986 0.36% 0.72%
1985 0.3% 0.78%
1984 0.28% 0.76%
1983 0.33% 0.6%
1982 0.37% 0.63%
1981 0.34% 0.67%
1980 0.32% 0.71%
1979 0.34% 0.71%
1978 0.38% 0.71%
1977 0.42% 0.71%
1976 0.47% 0.71%
1975 0.55% 0.58%
1974 0.62% 0.58%
1973 0.7% 0.58%
1972 0.77% 0.57%
1971 0.7% 0.58%
1970 0.73% 0.57%
1969 0.82% 0.57%
1968 0.84% 0.57%
1967 0.84% 0.57%
1966 0.8% 0.57%
1965 0.78% 1.12%
1964 0.76% 1.12%
1963 0.76% 1.12%
1962 0.81% 1.12%
1961 0.8% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Norway Russia
Current population
5660666
142643173
Population rank 119/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.72%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +106 -428
Annual growth/decline +38,591 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 166/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -251,822
Net migration rank 29/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -251,822
2024 10,030 44,356 -574,678 -178,042
2023 8,280 53,806 -503,392 27,807
2022 5,457 58,040 -576,948 765,629
2021 14,062 19,804 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 12,372 11,277 -697,177 334,094
2019 13,904 25,707 -319,997 336,494
2018 14,342 18,473 -232,637 339,972
2017 15,831 21,657 -130,764 396,619
2016 17,797 26,417 0 447,645
2015 18,160 30,242 43,392 384,756
2014 18,494 38,522 28,848 264,698
2013 17,779 40,690 28,761 289,872
2012 18,066 47,883 0 285,977
2011 18,822 47,454 -128,716 309,377
2010 20,046 42,865 -242,844 307,555
2009 20,280 39,316 -257,014 350,206
2008 19,073 44,002 -356,856 360,840
2007 16,482 40,111 -471,257 365,717
2006 17,244 24,054 -686,638 308,370
2005 15,719 18,588 -846,761 263,541
2004 15,612 13,412 -792,370 261,519
2003 14,151 11,389 -896,822 256,804
2002 10,892 17,279 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 13,090 7,906 -963,445 259,614
2000 15,269 9,805 -967,540 550,401
1999 14,278 19,147 -927,453 375,468
1998 14,181 13,519 -694,053 528,135
1997 15,418 9,744 -769,159 541,387
1996 17,087 5,671 -785,248 587,171
1995 14,821 6,343 -845,742 723,875
1994 16,045 7,580 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 12,936 12,567 -757,140 507,229
1992 15,431 10,218 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 16,194 7,949 103,876 125,505
1990 14,845 1,818 325,533 299,863
1989 13,949 -1,730 576,112 89,400
1988 12,207 10,380 778,343 269,862
1987 9,212 13,907 977,583 275,611
1986 8,751 7,616 985,279 283,553
1985 6,644 6,725 762,447 280,614
1984 7,452 3,856 756,548 247,026
1983 7,844 4,120 906,676 200,159
1982 9,875 5,749 830,855 107,520
1981 9,020 6,010 713,700 36,686
1980 9,806 3,763 681,149 10,440
1979 10,181 2,839 690,135 -5,791
1978 11,364 3,823 812,766 108,882
1977 11,321 4,845 832,932 122,316
1976 13,286 4,779 852,237 113,851
1975 16,430 3,312 843,850 80,069
1974 20,324 4,425 883,186 -51,759
1973 21,387 3,414 846,561 -107,568
1972 24,777 5,603 872,050 -111,168
1971 26,541 3,031 854,999 -134,968
1970 25,968 -1,034 785,554 -264,464
1969 28,858 2,230 753,088 -64,643
1968 29,387 1,761 787,621 -83,221
1967 30,276 2,460 854,554 -116,029
1966 31,150 -888 989,279 -111,360
1965 31,275 -1,525 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 30,293 -1,571 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 26,766 1,061 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 28,020 655 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 29,239 1,437 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 29,366 -1,427 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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