Population in Norway compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Norway and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	South Africa	Norway	South Africa
1960	3,581,239	16,440,172	-	-
1961	3,609,800	16,908,035	0.8%	2.85%
1962	3,638,918	17,418,522	0.81%	3.02%
1963	3,666,537	17,954,564	0.76%	3.08%
1964	3,694,339	18,511,361	0.76%	3.1%
1965	3,723,168	19,089,380	0.78%	3.12%
1966	3,753,012	19,690,087	0.8%	3.15%
1967	3,784,539	20,314,066	0.84%	3.17%
1968	3,816,486	20,957,287	0.84%	3.17%
1969	3,847,707	21,614,676	0.82%	3.14%
1970	3,875,763	22,279,984	0.73%	3.08%
1971	3,903,039	22,942,143	0.7%	2.97%
1972	3,933,004	23,609,456	0.77%	2.91%
1973	3,960,612	24,294,263	0.7%	2.9%
1974	3,985,258	24,989,108	0.62%	2.86%
1975	4,007,313	25,690,940	0.55%	2.81%
1976	4,026,152	26,395,450	0.47%	2.74%
1977	4,043,205	27,118,952	0.42%	2.74%
1978	4,058,671	27,869,507	0.38%	2.77%
1979	4,072,517	28,634,162	0.34%	2.74%
1980	4,085,620	29,518,857	0.32%	3.09%
1981	4,099,702	30,541,044	0.34%	3.46%
1982	4,114,787	31,615,339	0.37%	3.52%
1983	4,128,432	32,739,304	0.33%	3.56%
1984	4,140,099	33,892,788	0.28%	3.52%
1985	4,152,516	35,042,093	0.3%	3.39%
1986	4,167,354	36,180,515	0.36%	3.25%
1987	4,186,905	37,326,190	0.47%	3.17%
1988	4,209,488	38,480,649	0.54%	3.09%
1989	4,226,901	39,628,575	0.41%	2.98%
1990	4,241,473	40,746,268	0.34%	2.82%
1991	4,261,732	41,687,898	0.48%	2.31%
1992	4,286,401	42,443,509	0.58%	1.81%
1993	4,311,991	43,297,156	0.6%	2.01%
1994	4,336,613	44,004,139	0.57%	1.63%
1995	4,359,184	44,541,554	0.52%	1.22%
1996	4,381,336	45,123,018	0.51%	1.31%
1997	4,405,157	45,666,838	0.54%	1.21%
1998	4,431,464	46,223,880	0.6%	1.22%
1999	4,461,913	46,730,335	0.69%	1.1%
2000	4,490,967	47,159,719	0.65%	0.92%
2001	4,513,751	47,566,800	0.51%	0.86%
2002	4,538,159	48,019,415	0.54%	0.95%
2003	4,564,855	48,500,348	0.59%	1%
2004	4,591,910	48,991,421	0.59%	1.01%
2005	4,623,291	49,490,033	0.68%	1.02%
2006	4,660,677	49,998,277	0.81%	1.03%
2007	4,709,153	50,528,584	1.04%	1.06%
2008	4,768,212	51,114,599	1.25%	1.16%
2009	4,828,726	51,728,516	1.27%	1.2%
2010	4,889,252	52,344,051	1.25%	1.19%
2011	4,953,088	52,995,205	1.31%	1.24%
2012	5,018,573	53,782,567	1.32%	1.49%
2013	5,079,623	54,678,791	1.22%	1.67%
2014	5,137,232	55,594,838	1.13%	1.68%
2015	5,188,607	56,723,537	1%	2.03%
2016	5,234,519	57,259,551	0.88%	0.94%
2017	5,276,968	57,635,162	0.81%	0.66%
2018	5,311,916	58,613,001	0.66%	1.7%
2019	5,347,896	59,587,885	0.68%	1.66%
2020	5,379,475	60,562,381	0.59%	1.64%
2021	5,408,320	61,502,603	0.54%	1.55%
2022	5,457,127	62,378,410	0.9%	1.42%
2023	5,519,594	63,212,384	1.14%	1.34%
2024	5,572,272	64,007,187	0.95%	1.26%
2025	5,618,653	64,747,317	0.83%	1.16%
2026	5,648,542	65,453,086	0.53%	1.09%
2027	5,669,085	66,143,018	0.36%	1.05%
2028	5,688,775	66,830,384	0.35%	1.04%
2029	5,707,206	67,506,850	0.32%	1.01%
2030	5,724,586	68,161,357	0.3%	0.97%
2031	5,741,140	68,798,574	0.29%	0.93%
2032	5,756,663	69,426,441	0.27%	0.91%
2033	5,771,048	70,040,484	0.25%	0.88%
2034	5,784,408	70,641,572	0.23%	0.86%
2035	5,796,851	71,234,749	0.22%	0.84%
2036	5,808,721	71,816,372	0.2%	0.82%
2037	5,819,995	72,387,807	0.19%	0.8%
2038	5,830,604	72,949,611	0.18%	0.78%
2039	5,840,493	73,496,152	0.17%	0.75%
2040	5,849,273	74,035,615	0.15%	0.73%
2041	5,857,345	74,575,444	0.14%	0.73%
2042	5,864,766	75,111,899	0.13%	0.72%
2043	5,870,957	75,641,512	0.11%	0.71%
2044	5,876,291	76,164,461	0.09%	0.69%
2045	5,881,391	76,681,448	0.09%	0.68%
2046	5,885,772	77,199,542	0.07%	0.68%
2047	5,889,156	77,716,650	0.06%	0.67%
2048	5,892,131	78,215,323	0.05%	0.64%
2049	5,894,300	78,699,584	0.04%	0.62%
2050	5,895,192	79,177,329	0.02%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.