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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	South Korea	Norway	South Korea
1960	3,581,239	25,012,374	-	-
1961	3,609,800	25,765,673	0.8%	3.01%
1962	3,638,918	26,513,030	0.81%	2.9%
1963	3,666,537	27,261,747	0.76%	2.82%
1964	3,694,339	27,984,155	0.76%	2.65%
1965	3,723,168	28,704,674	0.78%	2.57%
1966	3,753,012	29,435,571	0.8%	2.55%
1967	3,784,539	30,130,983	0.84%	2.36%
1968	3,816,486	30,838,302	0.84%	2.35%
1969	3,847,707	31,544,266	0.82%	2.29%
1970	3,875,763	32,240,827	0.73%	2.21%
1971	3,903,039	32,882,704	0.7%	1.99%
1972	3,933,004	33,505,406	0.77%	1.89%
1973	3,960,612	34,103,149	0.7%	1.78%
1974	3,985,258	34,692,266	0.62%	1.73%
1975	4,007,313	35,280,725	0.55%	1.7%
1976	4,026,152	35,848,523	0.47%	1.61%
1977	4,043,205	36,411,795	0.42%	1.57%
1978	4,058,671	36,969,185	0.38%	1.53%
1979	4,072,517	37,534,236	0.34%	1.53%
1980	4,085,620	38,123,775	0.32%	1.57%
1981	4,099,702	38,723,248	0.34%	1.57%
1982	4,114,787	39,326,352	0.37%	1.56%
1983	4,128,432	39,910,403	0.33%	1.49%
1984	4,140,099	40,405,956	0.28%	1.24%
1985	4,152,516	40,805,744	0.3%	0.99%
1986	4,167,354	41,213,674	0.36%	1%
1987	4,186,905	41,621,690	0.47%	0.99%
1988	4,209,488	42,031,247	0.54%	0.98%
1989	4,226,901	42,449,038	0.41%	0.99%
1990	4,241,473	42,869,283	0.34%	0.99%
1991	4,261,732	43,295,704	0.48%	0.99%
1992	4,286,401	43,747,962	0.58%	1.04%
1993	4,311,991	44,194,628	0.6%	1.02%
1994	4,336,613	44,641,540	0.57%	1.01%
1995	4,359,184	45,092,991	0.52%	1.01%
1996	4,381,336	45,524,681	0.51%	0.96%
1997	4,405,157	45,953,580	0.54%	0.94%
1998	4,431,464	46,286,503	0.6%	0.72%
1999	4,461,913	46,616,677	0.69%	0.71%
2000	4,490,967	47,008,111	0.65%	0.84%
2001	4,513,751	47,370,164	0.51%	0.77%
2002	4,538,159	47,644,736	0.54%	0.58%
2003	4,564,855	47,892,330	0.59%	0.52%
2004	4,591,910	48,082,519	0.59%	0.4%
2005	4,623,291	48,184,561	0.68%	0.21%
2006	4,660,677	48,438,292	0.81%	0.53%
2007	4,709,153	48,683,638	1.04%	0.51%
2008	4,768,212	49,054,708	1.25%	0.76%
2009	4,828,726	49,307,835	1.27%	0.52%
2010	4,889,252	49,554,112	1.25%	0.5%
2011	4,953,088	49,936,638	1.31%	0.77%
2012	5,018,573	50,199,853	1.32%	0.53%
2013	5,079,623	50,428,893	1.22%	0.46%
2014	5,137,232	50,746,659	1.13%	0.63%
2015	5,188,607	51,014,947	1%	0.53%
2016	5,234,519	51,217,803	0.88%	0.4%
2017	5,276,968	51,361,911	0.81%	0.28%
2018	5,311,916	51,585,058	0.66%	0.43%
2019	5,347,896	51,764,822	0.68%	0.35%
2020	5,379,475	51,836,239	0.59%	0.14%
2021	5,408,320	51,769,539	0.54%	-0.13%
2022	5,457,127	51,672,569	0.9%	-0.19%
2023	5,519,594	51,712,619	1.14%	0.08%
2024	5,572,272	51,751,065	0.95%	0.07%
2025	5,618,653	51,700,480	0.83%	-0.1%
2026	5,648,542	51,633,793	0.53%	-0.13%
2027	5,669,085	51,552,198	0.36%	-0.16%
2028	5,688,775	51,456,707	0.35%	-0.19%
2029	5,707,206	51,347,230	0.32%	-0.21%
2030	5,724,586	51,221,713	0.3%	-0.24%
2031	5,741,140	51,081,220	0.29%	-0.27%
2032	5,756,663	50,924,233	0.27%	-0.31%
2033	5,771,048	50,747,132	0.25%	-0.35%
2034	5,784,408	50,549,508	0.23%	-0.39%
2035	5,796,851	50,333,286	0.22%	-0.43%
2036	5,808,721	50,098,951	0.2%	-0.47%
2037	5,819,995	49,845,669	0.19%	-0.51%
2038	5,830,604	49,573,234	0.18%	-0.55%
2039	5,840,493	49,283,770	0.17%	-0.58%
2040	5,849,273	48,980,369	0.15%	-0.62%
2041	5,857,345	48,661,905	0.14%	-0.65%
2042	5,864,766	48,331,004	0.13%	-0.68%
2043	5,870,957	47,990,085	0.11%	-0.71%
2044	5,876,291	47,634,183	0.09%	-0.74%
2045	5,881,391	47,263,526	0.09%	-0.78%
2046	5,885,772	46,881,228	0.07%	-0.81%
2047	5,889,156	46,482,133	0.06%	-0.85%
2048	5,892,131	46,063,595	0.05%	-0.9%
2049	5,894,300	45,626,805	0.04%	-0.95%
2050	5,895,192	45,172,356	0.02%	-1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.