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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Samoa	Norway	Samoa
1960	3,581,239	112,490	-	-
1961	3,609,800	115,496	0.8%	2.67%
1962	3,638,918	118,597	0.81%	2.68%
1963	3,666,537	121,764	0.76%	2.67%
1964	3,694,339	124,894	0.76%	2.57%
1965	3,723,168	127,978	0.78%	2.47%
1966	3,753,012	131,073	0.8%	2.42%
1967	3,784,539	133,764	0.84%	2.05%
1968	3,816,486	136,020	0.84%	1.69%
1969	3,847,707	138,233	0.82%	1.63%
1970	3,875,763	140,400	0.73%	1.57%
1971	3,903,039	142,503	0.7%	1.5%
1972	3,933,004	144,538	0.77%	1.43%
1973	3,960,612	146,516	0.7%	1.37%
1974	3,985,258	149,431	0.62%	1.99%
1975	4,007,313	153,344	0.55%	2.62%
1976	4,026,152	157,113	0.47%	2.46%
1977	4,043,205	159,753	0.42%	1.68%
1978	4,058,671	161,375	0.38%	1.02%
1979	4,072,517	162,882	0.34%	0.93%
1980	4,085,620	164,322	0.32%	0.88%
1981	4,099,702	165,678	0.34%	0.83%
1982	4,114,787	166,484	0.37%	0.49%
1983	4,128,432	166,714	0.33%	0.14%
1984	4,140,099	166,796	0.28%	0.05%
1985	4,152,516	166,849	0.3%	0.03%
1986	4,167,354	167,061	0.36%	0.13%
1987	4,186,905	167,661	0.47%	0.36%
1988	4,209,488	168,346	0.54%	0.41%
1989	4,226,901	168,768	0.41%	0.25%
1990	4,241,473	169,042	0.34%	0.16%
1991	4,261,732	169,368	0.48%	0.19%
1992	4,286,401	170,331	0.58%	0.57%
1993	4,311,991	171,774	0.6%	0.85%
1994	4,336,613	173,159	0.57%	0.81%
1995	4,359,184	174,571	0.52%	0.82%
1996	4,381,336	176,071	0.51%	0.86%
1997	4,405,157	177,547	0.54%	0.84%
1998	4,431,464	178,905	0.6%	0.76%
1999	4,461,913	180,275	0.69%	0.77%
2000	4,490,967	181,685	0.65%	0.78%
2001	4,513,751	183,166	0.51%	0.82%
2002	4,538,159	184,471	0.54%	0.71%
2003	4,564,855	185,430	0.59%	0.52%
2004	4,591,910	186,249	0.59%	0.44%
2005	4,623,291	186,978	0.68%	0.39%
2006	4,660,677	187,709	0.81%	0.39%
2007	4,709,153	188,753	1.04%	0.56%
2008	4,768,212	190,107	1.25%	0.72%
2009	4,828,726	191,513	1.27%	0.74%
2010	4,889,252	193,023	1.25%	0.79%
2011	4,953,088	194,713	1.31%	0.88%
2012	5,018,573	196,498	1.32%	0.92%
2013	5,079,623	198,268	1.22%	0.9%
2014	5,137,232	200,037	1.13%	0.89%
2015	5,188,607	201,782	1%	0.87%
2016	5,234,519	203,499	0.88%	0.85%
2017	5,276,968	205,415	0.81%	0.94%
2018	5,311,916	207,582	0.66%	1.05%
2019	5,347,896	209,780	0.68%	1.06%
2020	5,379,475	211,944	0.59%	1.03%
2021	5,408,320	213,779	0.54%	0.87%
2022	5,457,127	215,261	0.9%	0.69%
2023	5,519,594	216,663	1.14%	0.65%
2024	5,572,272	218,019	0.95%	0.63%
2025	5,618,653	219,302	0.83%	0.59%
2026	5,648,542	220,530	0.53%	0.56%
2027	5,669,085	221,772	0.36%	0.56%
2028	5,688,775	223,104	0.35%	0.6%
2029	5,707,206	224,504	0.32%	0.63%
2030	5,724,586	225,968	0.3%	0.65%
2031	5,741,140	227,581	0.29%	0.71%
2032	5,756,663	229,298	0.27%	0.75%
2033	5,771,048	231,110	0.25%	0.79%
2034	5,784,408	233,061	0.23%	0.84%
2035	5,796,851	235,172	0.22%	0.91%
2036	5,808,721	237,415	0.2%	0.95%
2037	5,819,995	239,730	0.19%	0.98%
2038	5,830,604	242,155	0.18%	1.01%
2039	5,840,493	244,653	0.17%	1.03%
2040	5,849,273	247,196	0.15%	1.04%
2041	5,857,345	249,796	0.14%	1.05%
2042	5,864,766	252,427	0.13%	1.05%
2043	5,870,957	255,023	0.11%	1.03%
2044	5,876,291	257,609	0.09%	1.01%
2045	5,881,391	260,250	0.09%	1.03%
2046	5,885,772	262,849	0.07%	1%
2047	5,889,156	265,365	0.06%	0.96%
2048	5,892,131	267,836	0.05%	0.93%
2049	5,894,300	270,291	0.04%	0.92%
2050	5,895,192	272,711	0.02%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.