Population in Norway compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Norway and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Saudi Arabia	Norway	Saudi Arabia
1960	3,581,239	2,435,403	-	-
1961	3,609,800	2,526,347	0.8%	3.73%
1962	3,638,918	2,620,910	0.81%	3.74%
1963	3,666,537	2,719,341	0.76%	3.76%
1964	3,694,339	2,821,968	0.76%	3.77%
1965	3,723,168	2,928,771	0.78%	3.78%
1966	3,753,012	3,039,887	0.8%	3.79%
1967	3,784,539	3,157,242	0.84%	3.86%
1968	3,816,486	3,282,711	0.84%	3.97%
1969	3,847,707	3,417,114	0.82%	4.09%
1970	3,875,763	3,562,470	0.73%	4.25%
1971	3,903,039	3,724,031	0.7%	4.54%
1972	3,933,004	3,905,722	0.77%	4.88%
1973	3,960,612	4,106,344	0.7%	5.14%
1974	3,985,258	4,323,632	0.62%	5.29%
1975	4,007,313	4,556,287	0.55%	5.38%
1976	4,026,152	4,807,933	0.47%	5.52%
1977	4,043,205	5,083,048	0.42%	5.72%
1978	4,058,671	5,381,902	0.38%	5.88%
1979	4,072,517	5,703,698	0.34%	5.98%
1980	4,085,620	6,047,997	0.32%	6.04%
1981	4,099,702	6,420,551	0.34%	6.16%
1982	4,114,787	6,824,486	0.37%	6.29%
1983	4,128,432	7,252,941	0.33%	6.28%
1984	4,140,099	7,697,307	0.28%	6.13%
1985	4,152,516	8,151,779	0.3%	5.9%
1986	4,167,354	8,628,639	0.36%	5.85%
1987	4,186,905	9,130,194	0.47%	5.81%
1988	4,209,488	9,629,165	0.54%	5.47%
1989	4,226,901	10,128,394	0.41%	5.18%
1990	4,241,473	10,640,691	0.34%	5.06%
1991	4,261,732	11,160,744	0.48%	4.89%
1992	4,286,401	11,686,676	0.58%	4.71%
1993	4,311,991	12,215,862	0.6%	4.53%
1994	4,336,613	12,750,040	0.57%	4.37%
1995	4,359,184	13,289,245	0.52%	4.23%
1996	4,381,336	13,831,009	0.51%	4.08%
1997	4,405,157	14,374,943	0.54%	3.93%
1998	4,431,464	14,922,185	0.6%	3.81%
1999	4,461,913	15,472,075	0.69%	3.69%
2000	4,490,967	16,177,722	0.65%	4.56%
2001	4,513,751	17,041,397	0.51%	5.34%
2002	4,538,159	17,910,910	0.54%	5.1%
2003	4,564,855	18,786,767	0.59%	4.89%
2004	4,591,910	19,669,480	0.59%	4.7%
2005	4,623,291	20,559,890	0.68%	4.53%
2006	4,660,677	21,459,144	0.81%	4.37%
2007	4,709,153	22,368,313	1.04%	4.24%
2008	4,768,212	23,287,877	1.25%	4.11%
2009	4,828,726	24,217,654	1.27%	3.99%
2010	4,889,252	23,978,487	1.25%	-0.99%
2011	4,953,088	25,091,867	1.31%	4.64%
2012	5,018,573	26,168,861	1.32%	4.29%
2013	5,079,623	27,624,004	1.22%	5.56%
2014	5,137,232	28,309,273	1.13%	2.48%
2015	5,188,607	29,816,382	1%	5.32%
2016	5,234,519	30,954,198	0.88%	3.82%
2017	5,276,968	30,977,355	0.81%	0.07%
2018	5,311,916	30,196,281	0.66%	-2.52%
2019	5,347,896	30,063,799	0.68%	-0.44%
2020	5,379,475	31,552,510	0.59%	4.95%
2021	5,408,320	30,784,383	0.54%	-2.43%
2022	5,457,127	32,175,224	0.9%	4.52%
2023	5,519,594	33,702,731	1.14%	4.75%
2024	5,572,272	35,300,280	0.95%	4.74%
2025	5,618,653	35,927,625	0.83%	1.78%
2026	5,648,542	36,550,694	0.53%	1.73%
2027	5,669,085	37,167,513	0.36%	1.69%
2028	5,688,775	37,775,810	0.35%	1.64%
2029	5,707,206	38,364,377	0.32%	1.56%
2030	5,724,586	38,918,375	0.3%	1.44%
2031	5,741,140	39,450,880	0.29%	1.37%
2032	5,756,663	39,983,934	0.27%	1.35%
2033	5,771,048	40,517,599	0.25%	1.33%
2034	5,784,408	41,052,423	0.23%	1.32%
2035	5,796,851	41,588,429	0.22%	1.31%
2036	5,808,721	42,125,184	0.2%	1.29%
2037	5,819,995	42,661,908	0.19%	1.27%
2038	5,830,604	43,198,420	0.18%	1.26%
2039	5,840,493	43,734,316	0.17%	1.24%
2040	5,849,273	44,269,571	0.15%	1.22%
2041	5,857,345	44,804,338	0.14%	1.21%
2042	5,864,766	45,338,111	0.13%	1.19%
2043	5,870,957	45,870,896	0.11%	1.18%
2044	5,876,291	46,403,116	0.09%	1.16%
2045	5,881,391	46,934,822	0.09%	1.15%
2046	5,885,772	47,465,267	0.07%	1.13%
2047	5,889,156	47,993,976	0.06%	1.11%
2048	5,892,131	48,521,364	0.05%	1.1%
2049	5,894,300	49,047,461	0.04%	1.08%
2050	5,895,192	49,572,202	0.02%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.