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Population in Norway compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 1.6 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Norway vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Sierra Leone
2100 5,441,855 16,111,324
2099 5,454,583 16,126,181
2098 5,466,669 16,139,280
2097 5,478,174 16,154,153
2096 5,490,010 16,164,923
2095 5,502,418 16,173,557
2094 5,514,598 16,173,155
2093 5,527,174 16,177,864
2092 5,539,172 16,175,032
2091 5,551,172 16,168,153
2090 5,564,044 16,158,415
2089 5,576,715 16,146,773
2088 5,590,047 16,133,018
2087 5,604,159 16,116,823
2086 5,617,935 16,089,780
2085 5,631,413 16,068,438
2084 5,645,116 16,044,782
2083 5,658,044 16,011,134
2082 5,670,485 15,975,073
2081 5,682,427 15,935,071
2080 5,694,199 15,896,846
2079 5,705,317 15,854,898
2078 5,715,984 15,805,607
2077 5,726,145 15,754,551
2076 5,735,898 15,699,439
2075 5,745,619 15,639,458
2074 5,755,683 15,584,377
2073 5,765,642 15,516,736
2072 5,775,295 15,446,543
2071 5,784,119 15,374,790
2070 5,793,594 15,297,449
2069 5,802,341 15,216,666
2068 5,811,630 15,128,048
2067 5,821,550 15,032,144
2066 5,831,535 14,935,222
2065 5,841,333 14,837,697
2064 5,851,085 14,740,749
2063 5,860,548 14,642,031
2062 5,869,700 14,529,557
2061 5,877,754 14,423,861
2060 5,885,488 14,311,215
2059 5,892,036 14,198,706
2058 5,897,922 14,080,827
2057 5,904,330 13,960,869
2056 5,910,291 13,836,132
2055 5,915,286 13,706,113
2054 5,919,312 13,579,802
2053 5,922,325 13,444,465
2052 5,923,483 13,303,409
2051 5,923,938 13,156,370
2050 5,923,557 13,010,109
2049 5,922,138 12,867,021
2048 5,919,215 12,716,015
2047 5,916,146 12,570,250
2046 5,912,426 12,414,307
2045 5,907,334 12,257,874
2044 5,902,175 12,092,075
2043 5,896,614 11,931,531
2042 5,889,741 11,770,467
2041 5,881,692 11,602,993
2040 5,873,512 11,431,337
2039 5,864,063 11,262,807
2038 5,853,639 11,100,099
2037 5,842,734 10,931,629
2036 5,830,991 10,760,758
2035 5,818,882 10,585,702
2034 5,805,966 10,413,826
2033 5,792,030 10,241,196
2032 5,777,062 10,062,575
2031 5,760,828 9,883,708
2030 5,743,814 9,708,038
2029 5,725,891 9,532,000
2028 5,706,765 9,360,873
2027 5,686,336 9,179,702
2026 5,665,477 9,001,269
2025 5,626,258 8,822,114
2024 5,572,279 8,642,022
2023 5,519,601 8,460,512
2022 5,457,127 8,276,807
2021 5,408,320 8,094,602
2020 5,379,475 7,912,558
2019 5,347,896 7,731,991
2018 5,311,916 7,554,563
2017 5,276,968 7,379,299
2016 5,234,519 7,205,328
2015 5,188,607 7,037,655
2014 5,137,232 6,876,385
2013 5,079,623 6,714,051
2012 5,018,573 6,551,080
2011 4,953,088 6,387,251
2010 4,889,252 6,222,714
2009 4,828,726 6,055,646
2008 4,768,212 5,894,722
2007 4,709,153 5,749,352
2006 4,660,677 5,624,466
2005 4,623,291 5,501,712
2004 4,591,910 5,355,717
2003 4,564,855 5,177,687
2002 4,538,159 4,971,435
2001 4,513,751 4,692,716
2000 4,490,967 4,423,611
1999 4,461,913 4,318,043
1998 4,431,464 4,295,785
1997 4,405,157 4,253,716
1996 4,381,336 4,199,210
1995 4,359,184 4,179,179
1994 4,336,613 4,173,105
1993 4,311,991 4,157,130
1992 4,286,401 4,166,366
1991 4,261,732 4,246,267
1990 4,241,473 4,196,828
1989 4,226,901 4,034,037
1988 4,209,488 3,934,517
1987 4,186,905 3,829,718
1986 4,167,354 3,728,380
1985 4,152,516 3,638,438
1984 4,140,099 3,558,758
1983 4,128,432 3,481,646
1982 4,114,787 3,408,183
1981 4,099,702 3,338,940
1980 4,085,620 3,272,089
1979 4,072,517 3,207,499
1978 4,058,671 3,145,517
1977 4,043,205 3,085,354
1976 4,026,152 3,028,820
1975 4,007,313 2,974,657
1974 3,985,258 2,920,459
1973 3,960,612 2,866,955
1972 3,933,004 2,814,388
1971 3,903,039 2,763,222
1970 3,875,763 2,712,286
1969 3,847,707 2,661,365
1968 3,816,486 2,611,532
1967 3,784,539 2,562,384
1966 3,753,012 2,514,638
1965 3,723,168 2,468,666
1964 3,694,339 2,424,390
1963 3,666,537 2,382,258
1962 3,638,918 2,342,242
1961 3,609,800 2,304,227
1960 3,581,239 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Sierra Leone
2100 -0.23% -0.09%
2099 -0.22% -0.08%
2098 -0.21% -0.09%
2097 -0.22% -0.07%
2096 -0.23% -0.05%
2095 -0.22% 0.002%
2094 -0.23% -0.03%
2093 -0.22% 0.02%
2092 -0.22% 0.04%
2091 -0.23% 0.06%
2090 -0.23% 0.07%
2089 -0.24% 0.09%
2088 -0.25% 0.1%
2087 -0.25% 0.17%
2086 -0.24% 0.13%
2085 -0.24% 0.15%
2084 -0.23% 0.21%
2083 -0.22% 0.23%
2082 -0.21% 0.25%
2081 -0.21% 0.24%
2080 -0.19% 0.26%
2079 -0.19% 0.31%
2078 -0.18% 0.32%
2077 -0.17% 0.35%
2076 -0.17% 0.38%
2075 -0.17% 0.35%
2074 -0.17% 0.44%
2073 -0.17% 0.45%
2072 -0.15% 0.47%
2071 -0.16% 0.51%
2070 -0.15% 0.53%
2069 -0.16% 0.59%
2068 -0.17% 0.64%
2067 -0.17% 0.65%
2066 -0.17% 0.66%
2065 -0.17% 0.66%
2064 -0.16% 0.67%
2063 -0.16% 0.77%
2062 -0.14% 0.73%
2061 -0.13% 0.79%
2060 -0.11% 0.79%
2059 -0.1% 0.84%
2058 -0.11% 0.86%
2057 -0.1% 0.9%
2056 -0.08% 0.95%
2055 -0.07% 0.93%
2054 -0.05% 1.01%
2053 -0.02% 1.06%
2052 -0.008% 1.12%
2051 0.006% 1.12%
2050 0.02% 1.11%
2049 0.05% 1.19%
2048 0.05% 1.16%
2047 0.06% 1.26%
2046 0.09% 1.28%
2045 0.09% 1.37%
2044 0.09% 1.35%
2043 0.12% 1.37%
2042 0.14% 1.44%
2041 0.14% 1.5%
2040 0.16% 1.5%
2039 0.18% 1.47%
2038 0.19% 1.54%
2037 0.2% 1.59%
2036 0.21% 1.65%
2035 0.22% 1.65%
2034 0.24% 1.69%
2033 0.26% 1.78%
2032 0.28% 1.81%
2031 0.3% 1.81%
2030 0.31% 1.85%
2029 0.34% 1.83%
2028 0.36% 1.97%
2027 0.37% 1.98%
2026 0.7% 2.03%
2025 0.97% 2.08%
2024 0.95% 2.15%
2023 1.14% 2.22%
2022 0.9% 2.25%
2021 0.54% 2.3%
2020 0.59% 2.34%
2019 0.68% 2.35%
2018 0.66% 2.38%
2017 0.81% 2.41%
2016 0.88% 2.38%
2015 1% 2.35%
2014 1.13% 2.42%
2013 1.22% 2.49%
2012 1.32% 2.56%
2011 1.31% 2.64%
2010 1.25% 2.76%
2009 1.27% 2.73%
2008 1.25% 2.53%
2007 1.04% 2.22%
2006 0.81% 2.23%
2005 0.68% 2.73%
2004 0.59% 3.44%
2003 0.59% 4.15%
2002 0.54% 5.94%
2001 0.51% 6.08%
2000 0.65% 2.44%
1999 0.69% 0.52%
1998 0.6% 0.99%
1997 0.54% 1.3%
1996 0.51% 0.48%
1995 0.52% 0.15%
1994 0.57% 0.38%
1993 0.6% -0.22%
1992 0.58% -1.88%
1991 0.48% 1.18%
1990 0.34% 4.04%
1989 0.41% 2.53%
1988 0.54% 2.74%
1987 0.47% 2.72%
1986 0.36% 2.47%
1985 0.3% 2.24%
1984 0.28% 2.21%
1983 0.33% 2.16%
1982 0.37% 2.07%
1981 0.34% 2.04%
1980 0.32% 2.01%
1979 0.34% 1.97%
1978 0.38% 1.95%
1977 0.42% 1.87%
1976 0.47% 1.82%
1975 0.55% 1.86%
1974 0.62% 1.87%
1973 0.7% 1.87%
1972 0.77% 1.85%
1971 0.7% 1.88%
1970 0.73% 1.91%
1969 0.82% 1.91%
1968 0.84% 1.92%
1967 0.84% 1.9%
1966 0.8% 1.86%
1965 0.78% 1.83%
1964 0.76% 1.77%
1963 0.76% 1.71%
1962 0.81% 1.65%
1961 0.8% 1.58%

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Norway Sierra Leone
Current population
5671119
9049533
Population rank 119/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.11%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +497
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 47/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -11,309
Net migration rank 29/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -11,309
2024 - 44,356 - -11,000
2023 8,280 53,806 188,788 -4,000
2022 5,457 58,040 186,625 -4,000
2021 14,062 19,804 183,326 -1,544
2020 12,372 11,277 181,015 1,292
2019 13,904 25,707 181,068 -2,238
2018 14,342 18,473 178,772 -2,741
2017 15,831 21,657 173,259 1,234
2016 17,797 26,417 168,784 4,657
2015 18,160 30,242 162,275 -356
2014 18,494 38,522 160,137 485
2013 17,779 40,690 161,265 2,773
2012 18,066 47,883 160,915 988
2011 18,822 47,454 158,858 6,895
2010 20,046 42,865 155,338 7,983
2009 20,280 39,316 152,669 18,145
2008 19,073 44,002 149,855 1,182
2007 16,482 40,111 145,740 -6,042
2006 17,244 24,054 144,127 -34,052
2005 15,719 18,588 137,234 -1,805
2004 15,612 13,412 132,661 23,897
2003 14,151 11,389 130,312 69,185
2002 10,892 17,279 126,429 86,578
2001 13,090 7,906 116,647 227,791
2000 15,269 9,805 110,754 83,013
1999 14,278 19,147 102,295 -84,926
1998 14,181 13,519 103,906 -76,766
1997 15,418 9,744 105,433 -48,437
1996 17,087 5,671 104,140 -52,110
1995 14,821 6,343 100,885 -112,857
1994 16,045 7,580 101,486 -77,371
1993 12,936 12,567 103,317 -95,476
1992 15,431 10,218 103,251 -129,565
1991 16,194 7,949 105,477 -238,965
1990 14,845 1,818 100,778 131,587
1989 13,949 -1,730 98,298 -5,079
1988 12,207 10,380 96,344 9,470
1987 9,212 13,907 94,235 9,558
1986 8,751 7,616 90,902 7,992
1985 6,644 6,725 88,869 -7,873
1984 7,452 3,856 87,072 -8,708
1983 7,844 4,120 84,628 -8,783
1982 9,875 5,749 82,457 -11,379
1981 9,020 6,010 80,111 -12,699
1980 9,806 3,763 77,932 -11,641
1979 10,181 2,839 75,992 -13,095
1978 11,364 3,823 74,130 -13,073
1977 11,321 4,845 71,663 -12,399
1976 13,286 4,779 69,506 -15,686
1975 16,430 3,312 67,560 -13,058
1974 20,324 4,425 65,357 -11,473
1973 21,387 3,414 62,443 -9,322
1972 24,777 5,603 60,279 -8,267
1971 26,541 3,031 58,484 -8,162
1970 25,968 -1,034 56,513 -4,957
1969 28,858 2,230 54,768 -4,485
1968 29,387 1,761 53,126 -3,743
1967 30,276 2,460 51,734 -2,819
1966 31,150 -888 49,486 -2,911
1965 31,275 -1,525 47,223 -1,851
1964 30,293 -1,571 45,487 -2,308
1963 26,766 1,061 43,569 -2,480
1962 28,020 655 41,603 -2,658
1961 29,239 1,437 40,022 -2,947
1960 29,366 -1,427 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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