Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 25 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Norway vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Russia
2100 5,441,855 124,983,377
2099 5,454,583 125,086,144
2098 5,466,669 125,186,329
2097 5,478,174 125,264,415
2096 5,490,010 125,354,177
2095 5,502,418 125,422,006
2094 5,514,598 125,474,373
2093 5,527,174 125,529,632
2092 5,539,172 125,604,261
2091 5,551,172 125,652,742
2090 5,564,044 125,707,894
2089 5,576,715 125,760,026
2088 5,590,047 125,810,124
2087 5,604,159 125,858,116
2086 5,617,935 125,926,035
2085 5,631,413 126,001,913
2084 5,645,116 126,076,414
2083 5,658,044 126,151,046
2082 5,670,485 126,234,371
2081 5,682,427 126,317,768
2080 5,694,199 126,414,511
2079 5,705,317 126,534,688
2078 5,715,984 126,674,591
2077 5,726,145 126,830,956
2076 5,735,898 126,982,766
2075 5,745,619 127,165,304
2074 5,755,683 127,362,143
2073 5,765,642 127,576,856
2072 5,775,295 127,802,632
2071 5,784,119 128,080,998
2070 5,793,594 128,353,977
2069 5,802,341 128,642,208
2068 5,811,630 128,920,237
2067 5,821,550 129,203,483
2066 5,831,535 129,511,983
2065 5,841,333 129,842,007
2064 5,851,085 130,177,089
2063 5,860,548 130,522,107
2062 5,869,700 130,851,664
2061 5,877,754 131,200,160
2060 5,885,488 131,526,812
2059 5,892,036 131,884,461
2058 5,897,922 132,247,211
2057 5,904,330 132,584,941
2056 5,910,291 132,925,501
2055 5,915,286 133,271,436
2054 5,919,312 133,595,068
2053 5,922,325 133,914,243
2052 5,923,483 134,180,223
2051 5,923,938 134,443,510
2050 5,923,557 134,687,487
2049 5,922,138 134,909,323
2048 5,919,215 135,117,641
2047 5,916,146 135,311,492
2046 5,912,426 135,482,008
2045 5,907,334 135,664,379
2044 5,902,175 135,863,165
2043 5,896,614 136,085,277
2042 5,889,741 136,307,658
2041 5,881,692 136,557,818
2040 5,873,512 136,821,807
2039 5,864,063 137,122,219
2038 5,853,639 137,433,644
2037 5,842,734 137,770,811
2036 5,830,991 138,118,955
2035 5,818,882 138,478,809
2034 5,805,966 138,852,689
2033 5,792,030 139,237,595
2032 5,777,062 139,635,142
2031 5,760,828 140,058,187
2030 5,743,814 140,453,528
2029 5,725,891 140,840,370
2028 5,706,765 141,214,141
2027 5,686,336 141,580,416
2026 5,665,477 141,906,741
2025 5,626,258 142,772,403
2024 5,572,279 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 4.45% to 5,923,557 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M 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 0.97% -0.53%
2024 0.95% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Norway Russia
Current population
5671119
141906741
Population rank 119/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.71%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
12.1 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +144 -801
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 177/197
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 - 44,356 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K
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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.