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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Russia	Norway	Russia
1960	3,581,239	119,897,000	-	-
1961	3,609,800	121,236,000	0.8%	1.12%
1962	3,638,918	122,591,000	0.81%	1.12%
1963	3,666,537	123,960,000	0.76%	1.12%
1964	3,694,339	125,345,000	0.76%	1.12%
1965	3,723,168	126,745,000	0.78%	1.12%
1966	3,753,012	127,468,000	0.8%	0.57%
1967	3,784,539	128,196,000	0.84%	0.57%
1968	3,816,486	128,928,000	0.84%	0.57%
1969	3,847,707	129,664,000	0.82%	0.57%
1970	3,875,763	130,404,000	0.73%	0.57%
1971	3,903,039	131,155,000	0.7%	0.58%
1972	3,933,004	131,909,000	0.77%	0.57%
1973	3,960,612	132,669,000	0.7%	0.58%
1974	3,985,258	133,432,000	0.62%	0.58%
1975	4,007,313	134,200,000	0.55%	0.58%
1976	4,026,152	135,147,000	0.47%	0.71%
1977	4,043,205	136,100,000	0.42%	0.71%
1978	4,058,671	137,060,000	0.38%	0.71%
1979	4,072,517	138,027,000	0.34%	0.71%
1980	4,085,620	139,010,000	0.32%	0.71%
1981	4,099,702	139,941,000	0.34%	0.67%
1982	4,114,787	140,823,000	0.37%	0.63%
1983	4,128,432	141,668,000	0.33%	0.6%
1984	4,140,099	142,745,000	0.28%	0.76%
1985	4,152,516	143,858,000	0.3%	0.78%
1986	4,167,354	144,894,000	0.36%	0.72%
1987	4,186,905	145,908,000	0.47%	0.7%
1988	4,209,488	146,857,000	0.54%	0.65%
1989	4,226,901	147,721,000	0.41%	0.59%
1990	4,241,473	147,969,406	0.34%	0.17%
1991	4,261,732	148,394,216	0.48%	0.29%
1992	4,286,401	148,538,197	0.58%	0.1%
1993	4,311,991	148,458,777	0.6%	-0.05%
1994	4,336,613	148,407,912	0.57%	-0.03%
1995	4,359,184	148,375,787	0.52%	-0.02%
1996	4,381,336	148,160,129	0.51%	-0.15%
1997	4,405,157	147,915,361	0.54%	-0.17%
1998	4,431,464	147,670,784	0.6%	-0.17%
1999	4,461,913	147,214,776	0.69%	-0.31%
2000	4,490,967	146,596,869	0.65%	-0.42%
2001	4,513,751	145,976,482	0.51%	-0.42%
2002	4,538,159	145,306,497	0.54%	-0.46%
2003	4,564,855	144,648,618	0.59%	-0.45%
2004	4,591,910	144,067,316	0.59%	-0.4%
2005	4,623,291	143,518,814	0.68%	-0.38%
2006	4,660,677	143,049,637	0.81%	-0.33%
2007	4,709,153	142,805,114	1.04%	-0.17%
2008	4,768,212	142,742,366	1.25%	-0.04%
2009	4,828,726	142,785,348	1.27%	0.03%
2010	4,889,252	142,849,468	1.25%	0.04%
2011	4,953,088	143,018,195	1.31%	0.12%
2012	5,018,573	143,378,447	1.32%	0.25%
2013	5,079,623	143,805,638	1.22%	0.3%
2014	5,137,232	144,237,223	1.13%	0.3%
2015	5,188,607	144,640,716	1%	0.28%
2016	5,234,519	145,015,460	0.88%	0.26%
2017	5,276,968	145,293,260	0.81%	0.19%
2018	5,311,916	145,398,106	0.66%	0.07%
2019	5,347,896	145,453,291	0.68%	0.04%
2020	5,379,475	145,245,148	0.59%	-0.14%
2021	5,408,320	144,746,762	0.54%	-0.34%
2022	5,457,127	144,236,933	0.9%	-0.35%
2023	5,519,594	143,826,130	1.14%	-0.28%
2024	5,572,272	143,533,851	0.95%	-0.2%
2025	5,618,653	142,718,132	0.83%	-0.57%
2026	5,648,542	142,120,553	0.53%	-0.42%
2027	5,669,085	141,773,330	0.36%	-0.24%
2028	5,688,775	141,402,326	0.35%	-0.26%
2029	5,707,206	141,021,009	0.32%	-0.27%
2030	5,724,586	140,628,883	0.3%	-0.28%
2031	5,741,140	140,218,596	0.29%	-0.29%
2032	5,756,663	139,807,207	0.27%	-0.29%
2033	5,771,048	139,414,947	0.25%	-0.28%
2034	5,784,408	139,034,543	0.23%	-0.27%
2035	5,796,851	138,666,694	0.22%	-0.26%
2036	5,808,721	138,311,757	0.2%	-0.26%
2037	5,819,995	137,968,177	0.19%	-0.25%
2038	5,830,604	137,643,032	0.18%	-0.24%
2039	5,840,493	137,336,299	0.17%	-0.22%
2040	5,849,273	137,053,347	0.15%	-0.21%
2041	5,857,345	136,795,588	0.14%	-0.19%
2042	5,864,766	136,558,692	0.13%	-0.17%
2043	5,870,957	136,335,849	0.11%	-0.16%
2044	5,876,291	136,124,845	0.09%	-0.15%
2045	5,881,391	135,933,758	0.09%	-0.14%
2046	5,885,772	135,756,848	0.07%	-0.13%
2047	5,889,156	135,574,181	0.06%	-0.13%
2048	5,892,131	135,372,557	0.05%	-0.15%
2049	5,894,300	135,156,911	0.04%	-0.16%
2050	5,895,192	134,923,391	0.02%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.