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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 2,130,986 people in Slovenia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 2,128,778 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 2.66 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +0.3% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.13M (6.07% growth).

Norway vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Slovenia
2100 5,426,970 1,644,125
2099 5,439,664 1,648,345
2098 5,451,717 1,652,436
2097 5,463,190 1,656,808
2096 5,474,994 1,661,055
2095 5,487,368 1,665,286
2094 5,499,514 1,669,464
2093 5,512,056 1,673,724
2092 5,524,021 1,677,938
2091 5,535,989 1,682,129
2090 5,548,825 1,686,674
2089 5,561,462 1,691,063
2088 5,574,757 1,695,484
2087 5,588,831 1,700,115
2086 5,602,569 1,705,042
2085 5,616,010 1,709,916
2084 5,629,675 1,714,895
2083 5,642,568 1,720,145
2082 5,654,975 1,725,470
2081 5,666,885 1,731,075
2080 5,678,624 1,737,192
2079 5,689,711 1,743,318
2078 5,700,349 1,749,967
2077 5,710,483 1,756,612
2076 5,720,209 1,763,483
2075 5,729,904 1,770,727
2074 5,739,940 1,778,405
2073 5,749,872 1,786,591
2072 5,759,499 1,794,570
2071 5,768,298 1,802,890
2070 5,777,747 1,811,432
2069 5,786,471 1,820,576
2068 5,795,734 1,829,837
2067 5,805,627 1,838,874
2066 5,815,585 1,848,063
2065 5,825,356 1,857,701
2064 5,835,081 1,867,621
2063 5,844,519 1,877,265
2062 5,853,646 1,886,945
2061 5,861,677 1,896,873
2060 5,869,390 1,907,096
2059 5,875,920 1,917,040
2058 5,881,790 1,926,374
2057 5,888,181 1,936,340
2056 5,894,125 1,945,710
2055 5,899,106 1,955,123
2054 5,903,121 1,964,235
2053 5,906,126 1,972,942
2052 5,907,281 1,981,547
2051 5,907,735 1,989,616
2050 5,907,355 1,997,469
2049 5,905,940 2,004,847
2048 5,903,025 2,011,668
2047 5,899,964 2,018,540
2046 5,896,254 2,025,170
2045 5,891,177 2,031,795
2044 5,886,031 2,038,314
2043 5,880,486 2,044,630
2042 5,873,632 2,050,809
2041 5,865,604 2,056,524
2040 5,857,447 2,061,772
2039 5,848,023 2,067,224
2038 5,837,628 2,072,439
2037 5,826,752 2,078,235
2036 5,815,042 2,083,743
2035 5,802,966 2,089,024
2034 5,790,086 2,093,994
2033 5,776,187 2,099,177
2032 5,761,261 2,104,208
2031 5,745,071 2,109,288
2030 5,728,104 2,114,024
2029 5,710,229 2,118,491
2028 5,691,155 2,122,680
2027 5,670,783 2,125,958
2026 5,649,981 2,128,778
2025 5,610,870 2,130,986
2024 5,572,279 2,127,400
2023 5,519,601 2,120,461
2022 5,457,127 2,112,076
2021 5,408,320 2,108,079
2020 5,379,475 2,102,419
2019 5,347,896 2,088,385
2018 5,311,916 2,073,894
2017 5,276,968 2,066,388
2016 5,234,519 2,065,042
2015 5,188,607 2,063,531
2014 5,137,232 2,061,980
2013 5,079,623 2,059,953
2012 5,018,573 2,057,159
2011 4,953,088 2,052,843
2010 4,889,252 2,048,583
2009 4,828,726 2,039,669
2008 4,768,212 2,021,316
2007 4,709,153 2,018,122
2006 4,660,677 2,006,868
2005 4,623,291 2,000,474
2004 4,591,910 1,997,012
2003 4,564,855 1,995,733
2002 4,538,159 1,994,530
2001 4,513,751 1,992,060
2000 4,490,967 1,988,925
1999 4,461,913 1,983,045
1998 4,431,464 1,981,629
1997 4,405,157 1,985,956
1996 4,381,336 1,988,628
1995 4,359,184 1,989,872
1994 4,336,613 1,989,443
1993 4,311,991 1,991,746
1992 4,286,401 1,996,498
1991 4,261,732 1,999,429
1990 4,241,473 1,998,161
1989 4,226,901 1,996,351
1988 4,209,488 1,995,196
1987 4,186,905 1,989,776
1986 4,167,354 1,965,964
1985 4,152,516 1,941,641
1984 4,140,099 1,932,154
1983 4,128,432 1,922,321
1982 4,114,787 1,910,334
1981 4,099,702 1,906,531
1980 4,085,620 1,901,315
1979 4,072,517 1,882,599
1978 4,058,671 1,862,548
1977 4,043,205 1,842,377
1976 4,026,152 1,820,249
1975 4,007,313 1,793,581
1974 3,985,258 1,776,132
1973 3,960,612 1,766,697
1972 3,933,004 1,752,233
1971 3,903,039 1,738,335
1970 3,875,763 1,724,891
1969 3,847,707 1,713,874
1968 3,816,486 1,704,546
1967 3,784,539 1,689,528
1966 3,753,012 1,669,905
1965 3,723,168 1,649,160
1964 3,694,339 1,632,114
1963 3,666,537 1,616,971
1962 3,638,918 1,603,649
1961 3,609,800 1,594,131
1960 3,581,239 1,584,720

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 63,736 people (a 3.09% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,997,469 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2025 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Slovenia
2100 -0.23% -0.26%
2099 -0.22% -0.25%
2098 -0.21% -0.26%
2097 -0.22% -0.26%
2096 -0.23% -0.25%
2095 -0.22% -0.25%
2094 -0.23% -0.25%
2093 -0.22% -0.25%
2092 -0.22% -0.25%
2091 -0.23% -0.27%
2090 -0.23% -0.26%
2089 -0.24% -0.26%
2088 -0.25% -0.27%
2087 -0.25% -0.29%
2086 -0.24% -0.29%
2085 -0.24% -0.29%
2084 -0.23% -0.31%
2083 -0.22% -0.31%
2082 -0.21% -0.32%
2081 -0.21% -0.35%
2080 -0.19% -0.35%
2079 -0.19% -0.38%
2078 -0.18% -0.38%
2077 -0.17% -0.39%
2076 -0.17% -0.41%
2075 -0.17% -0.43%
2074 -0.17% -0.46%
2073 -0.17% -0.44%
2072 -0.15% -0.46%
2071 -0.16% -0.47%
2070 -0.15% -0.5%
2069 -0.16% -0.51%
2068 -0.17% -0.49%
2067 -0.17% -0.5%
2066 -0.17% -0.52%
2065 -0.17% -0.53%
2064 -0.16% -0.51%
2063 -0.16% -0.51%
2062 -0.14% -0.52%
2061 -0.13% -0.54%
2060 -0.11% -0.52%
2059 -0.1% -0.48%
2058 -0.11% -0.51%
2057 -0.1% -0.48%
2056 -0.08% -0.48%
2055 -0.07% -0.46%
2054 -0.05% -0.44%
2053 -0.02% -0.43%
2052 -0.008% -0.41%
2051 0.006% -0.39%
2050 0.02% -0.37%
2049 0.05% -0.34%
2048 0.05% -0.34%
2047 0.06% -0.33%
2046 0.09% -0.33%
2045 0.09% -0.32%
2044 0.09% -0.31%
2043 0.12% -0.3%
2042 0.14% -0.28%
2041 0.14% -0.25%
2040 0.16% -0.26%
2039 0.18% -0.25%
2038 0.19% -0.28%
2037 0.2% -0.26%
2036 0.21% -0.25%
2035 0.22% -0.24%
2034 0.24% -0.25%
2033 0.26% -0.24%
2032 0.28% -0.24%
2031 0.3% -0.22%
2030 0.31% -0.21%
2029 0.34% -0.2%
2028 0.36% -0.15%
2027 0.37% -0.13%
2026 0.7% -0.1%
2025 0.69% 0.17%
2024 0.95% 0.33%
2023 1.14% 0.4%
2022 0.9% 0.19%
2021 0.54% 0.27%
2020 0.59% 0.67%
2019 0.68% 0.7%
2018 0.66% 0.36%
2017 0.81% 0.07%
2016 0.88% 0.07%
2015 1% 0.08%
2014 1.13% 0.1%
2013 1.22% 0.14%
2012 1.32% 0.21%
2011 1.31% 0.21%
2010 1.25% 0.44%
2009 1.27% 0.91%
2008 1.25% 0.16%
2007 1.04% 0.56%
2006 0.81% 0.32%
2005 0.68% 0.17%
2004 0.59% 0.06%
2003 0.59% 0.06%
2002 0.54% 0.12%
2001 0.51% 0.16%
2000 0.65% 0.3%
1999 0.69% 0.07%
1998 0.6% -0.22%
1997 0.54% -0.13%
1996 0.51% -0.06%
1995 0.52% 0.02%
1994 0.57% -0.12%
1993 0.6% -0.24%
1992 0.58% -0.15%
1991 0.48% 0.06%
1990 0.34% 0.09%
1989 0.41% 0.06%
1988 0.54% 0.27%
1987 0.47% 1.21%
1986 0.36% 1.25%
1985 0.3% 0.49%
1984 0.28% 0.51%
1983 0.33% 0.63%
1982 0.37% 0.2%
1981 0.34% 0.27%
1980 0.32% 0.99%
1979 0.34% 1.08%
1978 0.38% 1.09%
1977 0.42% 1.22%
1976 0.47% 1.49%
1975 0.55% 0.98%
1974 0.62% 0.53%
1973 0.7% 0.83%
1972 0.77% 0.8%
1971 0.7% 0.78%
1970 0.73% 0.64%
1969 0.82% 0.55%
1968 0.84% 0.89%
1967 0.84% 1.18%
1966 0.8% 1.26%
1965 0.78% 1.04%
1964 0.76% 0.94%
1963 0.76% 0.83%
1962 0.81% 0.6%
1961 0.8% 0.59%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Norway Slovenia
Current population
5660666
2128778
Population rank 119/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
2.45 hours
One birth every
9.72 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
24.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +10
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +3,586
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 153/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +29,798 +2,711
Net migration rank 29/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 2,711
2024 10,030 44,356 -4,680 3,319
2023 8,280 53,806 -4,665 5,339
2022 5,457 58,040 -4,858 9,014
2021 14,062 19,804 -4,216 2,477
2020 12,372 11,277 -5,256 28,514
2019 13,904 25,707 -1,254 16,352
2018 14,342 18,473 -1,037 14,640
2017 15,831 21,657 -207 1,359
2016 17,797 26,417 826 1,195
2015 18,160 30,242 826 712
2014 18,494 38,522 2,268 -70
2013 17,779 40,690 1,648 639
2012 18,066 47,883 2,674 1,117
2011 18,822 47,454 3,285 2,190
2010 20,046 42,865 3,687 -410
2009 20,280 39,316 3,060 11,594
2008 19,073 44,002 3,437 2,971
2007 16,482 40,111 1,211 14,191
2006 17,244 24,054 602 6,081
2005 15,719 18,588 -600 6,317
2004 15,612 13,412 -599 1,759
2003 14,151 11,389 -1,996 3,218
2002 10,892 17,279 -1,197 1,975
2001 13,090 7,906 -996 4,527
2000 15,269 9,805 -398 3,124
1999 14,278 19,147 -1,388 10,291
1998 14,181 13,519 -1,189 -5,280
1997 15,418 9,744 -794 -1,298
1996 17,087 5,671 0 -2,456
1995 14,821 6,343 0 356
1994 16,045 7,580 199 -153
1993 12,936 12,567 -199 -4,641
1992 15,431 10,218 598 -5,547
1991 16,194 7,949 2,199 -3,325
1990 14,845 1,818 3,797 618
1989 13,949 -1,730 4,592 -2,718
1988 12,207 10,380 5,986 -3,023
1987 9,212 13,907 5,771 2,972
1986 8,751 7,616 6,094 32,700
1985 6,644 6,725 6,213 3,404
1984 7,452 3,856 5,990 3,280
1983 7,844 4,120 6,343 3,613
1982 9,875 5,749 9,170 -8,695
1981 9,020 6,010 10,485 -5,016
1980 9,806 3,763 11,027 3,128
1979 10,181 2,839 12,614 2,107
1978 11,364 3,823 11,920 2,113
1977 11,321 4,845 12,160 2,584
1976 13,286 4,779 12,196 2,226
1975 16,430 3,312 11,658 2,421
1974 20,324 4,425 11,367 3,145
1973 21,387 3,414 11,837 2,175
1972 24,777 5,603 10,513 2,924
1971 26,541 3,031 10,951 2,286
1970 25,968 -1,034 10,004 260
1969 28,858 2,230 9,427 685
1968 29,387 1,761 11,250 438
1967 30,276 2,460 13,516 -192
1966 31,150 -888 15,697 -1,262
1965 31,275 -1,525 14,513 -1,421
1964 30,293 -1,571 12,567 -349
1963 26,766 1,061 14,068 -180
1962 28,020 655 13,150 148
1961 29,239 1,437 14,985 -306
1960 29,366 -1,427 12,678 -929

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 29.6% of the population change in Norway is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people). In Slovenia 22.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 24,521 people) and 77.2% is from migration (a gain of 82,921 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

Biggest cities by population

Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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