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Population in Norway compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 23.1 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
  • Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Norway vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter

Norway Sao Tome
Current population
5642662
244055
Population rank 119/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.003%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
10.1 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
12.1 minutes
6.81 hours
One migration net change every
11.8 minutes
14.5 hours
Annual migration change +44,356 -604
Daily growth/decline +144 +13
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 52/197

Norway and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Norway
Population

Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Norway Sao Tome Norway Sao Tome
1960 3,581,239 68,012 - -
1961 3,609,800 68,707 0.8% 1.02%
1962 3,638,918 69,403 0.81% 1.01%
1963 3,666,537 70,112 0.76% 1.02%
1964 3,694,339 70,865 0.76% 1.07%
1965 3,723,168 71,680 0.78% 1.15%
1966 3,753,012 72,576 0.8% 1.25%
1967 3,784,539 73,596 0.84% 1.41%
1968 3,816,486 74,765 0.84% 1.59%
1969 3,847,707 76,083 0.82% 1.76%
1970 3,875,763 77,626 0.73% 2.03%
1971 3,903,039 79,330 0.7% 2.2%
1972 3,933,004 81,041 0.77% 2.16%
1973 3,960,612 82,798 0.7% 2.17%
1974 3,985,258 84,672 0.62% 2.26%
1975 4,007,313 86,708 0.55% 2.4%
1976 4,026,152 88,922 0.47% 2.55%
1977 4,043,205 91,301 0.42% 2.68%
1978 4,058,671 93,794 0.38% 2.73%
1979 4,072,517 96,252 0.34% 2.62%
1980 4,085,620 98,544 0.32% 2.38%
1981 4,099,702 100,615 0.34% 2.1%
1982 4,114,787 102,508 0.37% 1.88%
1983 4,128,432 104,380 0.33% 1.83%
1984 4,140,099 106,394 0.28% 1.93%
1985 4,152,516 108,658 0.3% 2.13%
1986 4,167,354 111,150 0.36% 2.29%
1987 4,186,905 113,919 0.47% 2.49%
1988 4,209,488 116,939 0.54% 2.65%
1989 4,226,901 119,979 0.41% 2.6%
1990 4,241,473 122,980 0.34% 2.5%
1991 4,261,732 125,697 0.48% 2.21%
1992 4,286,401 128,110 0.58% 1.92%
1993 4,311,991 130,467 0.6% 1.84%
1994 4,336,613 132,732 0.57% 1.74%
1995 4,359,184 134,895 0.52% 1.63%
1996 4,381,336 136,962 0.51% 1.53%
1997 4,405,157 138,922 0.54% 1.43%
1998 4,431,464 140,751 0.6% 1.32%
1999 4,461,913 142,442 0.69% 1.2%
2000 4,490,967 144,018 0.65% 1.11%
2001 4,513,751 146,375 0.51% 1.64%
2002 4,538,159 149,922 0.54% 2.42%
2003 4,564,855 153,814 0.59% 2.6%
2004 4,591,910 157,705 0.59% 2.53%
2005 4,623,291 161,639 0.68% 2.49%
2006 4,660,677 165,638 0.81% 2.47%
2007 4,709,153 169,700 1.04% 2.45%
2008 4,768,212 173,793 1.25% 2.41%
2009 4,828,726 177,853 1.27% 2.34%
2010 4,889,252 181,802 1.25% 2.22%
2011 4,953,088 185,649 1.31% 2.12%
2012 5,018,573 189,439 1.32% 2.04%
2013 5,079,623 193,148 1.22% 1.96%
2014 5,137,232 196,767 1.13% 1.87%
2015 5,188,607 200,291 1% 1.79%
2016 5,234,519 203,689 0.88% 1.7%
2017 5,276,968 206,970 0.81% 1.61%
2018 5,311,916 210,187 0.66% 1.55%
2019 5,347,896 213,392 0.68% 1.52%
2020 5,379,475 217,435 0.59% 1.89%
2021 5,408,320 221,961 0.54% 2.08%
2022 5,457,127 226,305 0.9% 1.96%
2023 5,519,594 230,871 1.14% 2.02%
2024 5,572,272 235,536 0.95% 2.02%
2025 5,618,653 240,251 0.83% 2%
2026 5,648,542 244,987 0.53% 1.97%
2027 5,669,085 249,783 0.36% 1.96%
2028 5,688,775 254,657 0.35% 1.95%
2029 5,707,206 259,597 0.32% 1.94%
2030 5,724,586 264,560 0.3% 1.91%
2031 5,741,140 269,566 0.29% 1.89%
2032 5,756,663 274,643 0.27% 1.88%
2033 5,771,048 279,761 0.25% 1.86%
2034 5,784,408 284,911 0.23% 1.84%
2035 5,796,851 290,082 0.22% 1.81%
2036 5,808,721 295,269 0.2% 1.79%
2037 5,819,995 300,439 0.19% 1.75%
2038 5,830,604 305,590 0.18% 1.71%
2039 5,840,493 310,729 0.17% 1.68%
2040 5,849,273 315,833 0.15% 1.64%
2041 5,857,345 320,875 0.14% 1.6%
2042 5,864,766 325,888 0.13% 1.56%
2043 5,870,957 330,908 0.11% 1.54%
2044 5,876,291 335,919 0.09% 1.51%
2045 5,881,391 340,911 0.09% 1.49%
2046 5,885,772 345,883 0.07% 1.46%
2047 5,889,156 350,758 0.06% 1.41%
2048 5,892,131 355,569 0.05% 1.37%
2049 5,894,300 360,353 0.04% 1.35%
2050 5,895,192 365,103 0.02% 1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

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