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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Serbia's population is 1.15 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Norway vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Serbia
2100 5,441,855 3,621,418
2099 5,454,583 3,649,584
2098 5,466,669 3,677,789
2097 5,478,174 3,706,279
2096 5,490,010 3,734,933
2095 5,502,418 3,763,769
2094 5,514,598 3,792,851
2093 5,527,174 3,822,147
2092 5,539,172 3,851,865
2091 5,551,172 3,881,833
2090 5,564,044 3,911,964
2089 5,576,715 3,942,571
2088 5,590,047 3,973,274
2087 5,604,159 4,004,485
2086 5,617,935 4,036,066
2085 5,631,413 4,068,021
2084 5,645,116 4,100,403
2083 5,658,044 4,133,391
2082 5,670,485 4,166,924
2081 5,682,427 4,200,811
2080 5,694,199 4,235,306
2079 5,705,317 4,270,442
2078 5,715,984 4,306,246
2077 5,726,145 4,342,382
2076 5,735,898 4,378,754
2075 5,745,619 4,415,505
2074 5,755,683 4,452,888
2073 5,765,642 4,490,589
2072 5,775,295 4,528,672
2071 5,784,119 4,567,167
2070 5,793,594 4,606,212
2069 5,802,341 4,645,524
2068 5,811,630 4,685,090
2067 5,821,550 4,724,796
2066 5,831,535 4,764,445
2065 5,841,333 4,804,405
2064 5,851,085 4,844,434
2063 5,860,548 4,884,574
2062 5,869,700 4,924,899
2061 5,877,754 4,964,985
2060 5,885,488 5,005,138
2059 5,892,036 5,045,125
2058 5,897,922 5,085,292
2057 5,904,330 5,125,901
2056 5,910,291 5,166,530
2055 5,915,286 5,207,137
2054 5,919,312 5,247,793
2053 5,922,325 5,288,369
2052 5,923,483 5,329,487
2051 5,923,938 5,371,281
2050 5,923,557 5,413,067
2049 5,922,138 5,455,402
2048 5,919,215 5,498,031
2047 5,916,146 5,541,158
2046 5,912,426 5,584,824
2045 5,907,334 5,629,108
2044 5,902,175 5,673,908
2043 5,896,614 5,719,287
2042 5,889,741 5,765,400
2041 5,881,692 5,811,936
2040 5,873,512 5,858,464
2039 5,864,063 5,905,404
2038 5,853,639 5,952,107
2037 5,842,734 5,998,763
2036 5,830,991 6,045,097
2035 5,818,882 6,091,385
2034 5,805,966 6,137,447
2033 5,792,030 6,183,536
2032 5,777,062 6,229,136
2031 5,760,828 6,274,395
2030 5,743,814 6,319,422
2029 5,725,891 6,363,799
2028 5,706,765 6,407,914
2027 5,686,336 6,451,609
2026 5,665,477 6,494,521
2025 5,626,258 6,543,364
2024 5,572,279 6,586,476
2023 5,519,601 6,623,183
2022 5,457,127 6,664,449
2021 5,408,320 6,834,326
2020 5,379,475 6,899,126
2019 5,347,896 6,945,235
2018 5,311,916 6,982,604
2017 5,276,968 7,020,858
2016 5,234,519 7,058,322
2015 5,188,607 7,095,383
2014 5,137,232 7,131,787
2013 5,079,623 7,166,553
2012 5,018,573 7,201,497
2011 4,953,088 7,236,519
2010 4,889,252 7,291,436
2009 4,828,726 7,320,807
2008 4,768,212 7,350,222
2007 4,709,153 7,381,579
2006 4,660,677 7,411,569
2005 4,623,291 7,440,769
2004 4,591,910 7,463,157
2003 4,564,855 7,480,591
2002 4,538,159 7,500,031
2001 4,513,751 7,503,433
2000 4,490,967 7,516,346
1999 4,461,913 7,540,401
1998 4,431,464 7,567,745
1997 4,405,157 7,598,538
1996 4,381,336 7,622,185
1995 4,359,184 7,628,264
1994 4,336,613 7,622,711
1993 4,311,991 7,614,328
1992 4,286,401 7,604,063
1991 4,261,732 7,595,636
1990 4,241,473 7,897,937
1989 4,226,901 7,893,787
1988 4,209,488 7,884,218
1987 4,186,905 7,868,027
1986 4,167,354 7,853,824
1985 4,152,516 7,835,902
1984 4,140,099 7,813,549
1983 4,128,432 7,788,100
1982 4,114,787 7,763,335
1981 4,099,702 7,736,787
1980 4,085,620 7,709,544
1979 4,072,517 7,541,997
1978 4,058,671 7,504,017
1977 4,043,205 7,462,783
1976 4,026,152 7,418,973
1975 4,007,313 7,368,717
1974 3,985,258 7,326,043
1973 3,960,612 7,283,902
1972 3,933,004 7,252,012
1971 3,903,039 7,211,716
1970 3,875,763 7,164,993
1969 3,847,707 7,123,249
1968 3,816,486 7,007,586
1967 3,784,539 6,966,522
1966 3,753,012 6,927,969
1965 3,723,168 6,876,624
1964 3,694,339 6,832,855
1963 3,666,537 6,787,950
1962 3,638,918 6,740,264
1961 3,609,800 6,689,077
1960 3,581,239 6,638,992

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Serbia
2100 -0.23% -0.77%
2099 -0.22% -0.77%
2098 -0.21% -0.77%
2097 -0.22% -0.77%
2096 -0.23% -0.77%
2095 -0.22% -0.77%
2094 -0.23% -0.77%
2093 -0.22% -0.77%
2092 -0.22% -0.77%
2091 -0.23% -0.77%
2090 -0.23% -0.78%
2089 -0.24% -0.77%
2088 -0.25% -0.78%
2087 -0.25% -0.78%
2086 -0.24% -0.79%
2085 -0.24% -0.79%
2084 -0.23% -0.8%
2083 -0.22% -0.8%
2082 -0.21% -0.81%
2081 -0.21% -0.81%
2080 -0.19% -0.82%
2079 -0.19% -0.83%
2078 -0.18% -0.83%
2077 -0.17% -0.83%
2076 -0.17% -0.83%
2075 -0.17% -0.84%
2074 -0.17% -0.84%
2073 -0.17% -0.84%
2072 -0.15% -0.84%
2071 -0.16% -0.85%
2070 -0.15% -0.85%
2069 -0.16% -0.84%
2068 -0.17% -0.84%
2067 -0.17% -0.83%
2066 -0.17% -0.83%
2065 -0.17% -0.83%
2064 -0.16% -0.82%
2063 -0.16% -0.82%
2062 -0.14% -0.81%
2061 -0.13% -0.8%
2060 -0.11% -0.79%
2059 -0.1% -0.79%
2058 -0.11% -0.79%
2057 -0.1% -0.79%
2056 -0.08% -0.78%
2055 -0.07% -0.77%
2054 -0.05% -0.77%
2053 -0.02% -0.77%
2052 -0.008% -0.78%
2051 0.006% -0.77%
2050 0.02% -0.78%
2049 0.05% -0.78%
2048 0.05% -0.78%
2047 0.06% -0.78%
2046 0.09% -0.79%
2045 0.09% -0.79%
2044 0.09% -0.79%
2043 0.12% -0.8%
2042 0.14% -0.8%
2041 0.14% -0.79%
2040 0.16% -0.79%
2039 0.18% -0.78%
2038 0.19% -0.78%
2037 0.2% -0.77%
2036 0.21% -0.76%
2035 0.22% -0.75%
2034 0.24% -0.75%
2033 0.26% -0.73%
2032 0.28% -0.72%
2031 0.3% -0.71%
2030 0.31% -0.7%
2029 0.34% -0.69%
2028 0.36% -0.68%
2027 0.37% -0.66%
2026 0.7% -0.75%
2025 0.97% -0.65%
2024 0.95% -0.55%
2023 1.14% -0.62%
2022 0.9% -2.49%
2021 0.54% -0.94%
2020 0.59% -0.66%
2019 0.68% -0.54%
2018 0.66% -0.54%
2017 0.81% -0.53%
2016 0.88% -0.52%
2015 1% -0.51%
2014 1.13% -0.49%
2013 1.22% -0.49%
2012 1.32% -0.48%
2011 1.31% -0.75%
2010 1.25% -0.4%
2009 1.27% -0.4%
2008 1.25% -0.42%
2007 1.04% -0.4%
2006 0.81% -0.39%
2005 0.68% -0.3%
2004 0.59% -0.23%
2003 0.59% -0.26%
2002 0.54% -0.05%
2001 0.51% -0.17%
2000 0.65% -0.32%
1999 0.69% -0.36%
1998 0.6% -0.41%
1997 0.54% -0.31%
1996 0.51% -0.08%
1995 0.52% 0.07%
1994 0.57% 0.11%
1993 0.6% 0.13%
1992 0.58% 0.11%
1991 0.48% -3.83%
1990 0.34% 0.05%
1989 0.41% 0.12%
1988 0.54% 0.21%
1987 0.47% 0.18%
1986 0.36% 0.23%
1985 0.3% 0.29%
1984 0.28% 0.33%
1983 0.33% 0.32%
1982 0.37% 0.34%
1981 0.34% 0.35%
1980 0.32% 2.22%
1979 0.34% 0.51%
1978 0.38% 0.55%
1977 0.42% 0.59%
1976 0.47% 0.68%
1975 0.55% 0.58%
1974 0.62% 0.58%
1973 0.7% 0.44%
1972 0.77% 0.56%
1971 0.7% 0.65%
1970 0.73% 0.59%
1969 0.82% 1.65%
1968 0.84% 0.59%
1967 0.84% 0.56%
1966 0.8% 0.75%
1965 0.78% 0.64%
1964 0.76% 0.66%
1963 0.76% 0.71%
1962 0.81% 0.77%
1961 0.8% 0.75%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/serbia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Norway Serbia
Current population
5671119
6494521
Population rank 119/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.08%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
14.3 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 -101
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 189/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -13,086
Net migration rank 29/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -13,086
2024 - 44,356 - -8,132
2023 8,280 53,806 -36,427 4,348
2022 5,457 58,040 -46,651 40,118
2021 14,062 19,804 -74,494 -8,974
2020 12,372 11,277 -55,193 -10,220
2019 13,904 25,707 -36,810 -18,891
2018 14,342 18,473 -37,707 -18,883
2017 15,831 21,657 -39,317 -18,651
2016 17,797 26,417 -35,998 -18,322
2015 18,160 30,242 -37,605 -18,789
2014 18,494 38,522 -34,946 -18,846
2013 17,779 40,690 -34,399 -17,866
2012 18,066 47,883 -35,288 -18,513
2011 18,822 47,454 -36,906 611
2010 20,046 42,865 -34,999 3,632
2009 20,280 39,316 -33,676 6,043
2008 19,073 44,002 -33,590 7,070
2007 16,482 40,111 -34,693 7,045
2006 17,244 24,054 -31,870 8,018
2005 15,719 18,588 -34,227 7,945
2004 15,612 13,412 -26,121 7,300
2003 14,151 11,389 -24,686 6,854
2002 10,892 17,279 -24,750 1,562
2001 13,090 7,906 -20,259 -12,007
2000 15,269 9,805 -30,065 -14,368
1999 14,278 19,147 -29,408 -4,073
1998 14,181 13,519 -23,006 -5,665
1997 15,418 9,744 -18,389 -5,817
1996 17,087 5,671 -16,007 -5,598
1995 14,821 6,343 -7,628 -6,019
1994 16,045 7,580 -7,157 -5,934
1993 12,936 12,567 -5,703 -5,972
1992 15,431 10,218 -3,779 -4,415
1991 16,194 7,949 2,210 -8,483
1990 14,845 1,818 7,416 -16,260
1989 13,949 -1,730 11,872 -16,360
1988 12,207 10,380 13,852 -15,715
1987 9,212 13,907 16,711 -16,686
1986 8,751 7,616 19,407 -17,990
1985 6,644 6,725 22,090 -17,646
1984 7,452 3,856 23,815 -15,567
1983 7,844 4,120 27,515 -15,301
1982 9,875 5,749 30,603 -13,550
1981 9,020 6,010 34,304 -8,531
1980 9,806 3,763 36,273 287
1979 10,181 2,839 39,022 -960
1978 11,364 3,823 43,636 -1,481
1977 11,321 4,845 48,105 -1,953
1976 13,286 4,779 51,399 -2,744
1975 16,430 3,312 52,502 -3,490
1974 20,324 4,425 51,583 -3,525
1973 21,387 3,414 49,596 -2,396
1972 24,777 5,603 48,248 -348
1971 26,541 3,031 47,424 1,655
1970 25,968 -1,034 48,343 1,861
1969 28,858 2,230 50,304 4,112
1968 29,387 1,761 51,653 5,430
1967 30,276 2,460 53,120 6,114
1966 31,150 -888 53,338 7,037
1965 31,275 -1,525 53,383 7,957
1964 30,293 -1,571 54,185 8,045
1963 26,766 1,061 55,580 8,276
1962 28,020 655 59,307 6,064
1961 29,239 1,437 61,065 6,422
1960 29,366 -1,427 63,642 4,377

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/serbia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 31.3% of the population change in Norway is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people). In Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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