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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Rwanda	Norway	Rwanda
1960	3,581,239	3,022,294	-	-
1961	3,609,800	3,106,779	0.8%	2.8%
1962	3,638,918	3,186,025	0.81%	2.55%
1963	3,666,537	3,258,890	0.76%	2.29%
1964	3,694,339	3,334,834	0.76%	2.33%
1965	3,723,168	3,423,210	0.78%	2.65%
1966	3,753,012	3,521,626	0.8%	2.87%
1967	3,784,539	3,629,577	0.84%	3.07%
1968	3,816,486	3,744,010	0.84%	3.15%
1969	3,847,707	3,861,271	0.82%	3.13%
1970	3,875,763	3,980,669	0.73%	3.09%
1971	3,903,039	4,100,044	0.7%	3%
1972	3,933,004	4,220,335	0.77%	2.93%
1973	3,960,612	4,345,047	0.7%	2.96%
1974	3,985,258	4,474,228	0.62%	2.97%
1975	4,007,313	4,607,728	0.55%	2.98%
1976	4,026,152	4,745,954	0.47%	3%
1977	4,043,205	4,888,240	0.42%	3%
1978	4,058,671	5,035,171	0.38%	3.01%
1979	4,072,517	5,189,541	0.34%	3.07%
1980	4,085,620	5,353,259	0.32%	3.15%
1981	4,099,702	5,527,230	0.34%	3.25%
1982	4,114,787	5,711,549	0.37%	3.33%
1983	4,128,432	5,905,311	0.33%	3.39%
1984	4,140,099	6,107,627	0.28%	3.43%
1985	4,152,516	6,317,228	0.3%	3.43%
1986	4,167,354	6,531,881	0.36%	3.4%
1987	4,186,905	6,749,493	0.47%	3.33%
1988	4,209,488	6,968,071	0.54%	3.24%
1989	4,226,901	7,184,706	0.41%	3.11%
1990	4,241,473	7,375,307	0.34%	2.65%
1991	4,261,732	7,526,966	0.48%	2.06%
1992	4,286,401	7,683,266	0.58%	2.08%
1993	4,311,991	7,981,132	0.6%	3.88%
1994	4,336,613	6,792,352	0.57%	-14.9%
1995	4,359,184	5,674,118	0.52%	-16.5%
1996	4,381,336	6,708,764	0.51%	18.2%
1997	4,405,157	7,755,238	0.54%	15.6%
1998	4,431,464	8,081,681	0.6%	4.21%
1999	4,461,913	8,147,912	0.69%	0.82%
2000	4,490,967	8,213,931	0.65%	0.81%
2001	4,513,751	8,287,094	0.51%	0.89%
2002	4,538,159	8,400,180	0.54%	1.36%
2003	4,564,855	8,586,875	0.59%	2.22%
2004	4,591,910	8,816,844	0.59%	2.68%
2005	4,623,291	9,054,528	0.68%	2.7%
2006	4,660,677	9,299,246	0.81%	2.7%
2007	4,709,153	9,549,933	1.04%	2.7%
2008	4,768,212	9,804,269	1.25%	2.66%
2009	4,828,726	10,060,432	1.27%	2.61%
2010	4,889,252	10,317,553	1.25%	2.56%
2011	4,953,088	10,573,733	1.31%	2.48%
2012	5,018,573	10,829,901	1.32%	2.42%
2013	5,079,623	11,093,340	1.22%	2.43%
2014	5,137,232	11,364,757	1.13%	2.45%
2015	5,188,607	11,640,022	1%	2.42%
2016	5,234,519	11,919,183	0.88%	2.4%
2017	5,276,968	12,202,060	0.81%	2.37%
2018	5,311,916	12,487,996	0.66%	2.34%
2019	5,347,896	12,776,103	0.68%	2.31%
2020	5,379,475	13,065,837	0.59%	2.27%
2021	5,408,320	13,355,260	0.54%	2.22%
2022	5,457,127	13,651,030	0.9%	2.21%
2023	5,519,594	13,954,471	1.14%	2.22%
2024	5,572,272	14,256,567	0.95%	2.16%
2025	5,618,653	14,569,343	0.83%	2.19%
2026	5,648,542	14,889,694	0.53%	2.2%
2027	5,669,085	15,214,324	0.36%	2.18%
2028	5,688,775	15,536,461	0.35%	2.12%
2029	5,707,206	15,844,649	0.32%	1.98%
2030	5,724,586	16,154,698	0.3%	1.96%
2031	5,741,140	16,473,106	0.29%	1.97%
2032	5,756,663	16,771,820	0.27%	1.81%
2033	5,771,048	17,073,475	0.25%	1.8%
2034	5,784,408	17,402,250	0.23%	1.93%
2035	5,796,851	17,746,315	0.22%	1.98%
2036	5,808,721	18,076,769	0.2%	1.86%
2037	5,819,995	18,395,838	0.19%	1.77%
2038	5,830,604	18,729,778	0.18%	1.82%
2039	5,840,493	19,076,783	0.17%	1.85%
2040	5,849,273	19,440,762	0.15%	1.91%
2041	5,857,345	19,806,170	0.14%	1.88%
2042	5,864,766	20,153,979	0.13%	1.76%
2043	5,870,957	20,500,826	0.11%	1.72%
2044	5,876,291	20,837,079	0.09%	1.64%
2045	5,881,391	21,152,650	0.09%	1.51%
2046	5,885,772	21,459,144	0.07%	1.45%
2047	5,889,156	21,764,578	0.06%	1.42%
2048	5,892,131	22,086,112	0.05%	1.48%
2049	5,894,300	22,403,887	0.04%	1.44%
2050	5,895,192	22,707,896	0.02%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.