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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 8.71 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Norway vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Spain
2100 5,426,970 34,221,514
2099 5,439,664 34,400,373
2098 5,451,717 34,577,450
2097 5,463,190 34,751,199
2096 5,474,994 34,917,831
2095 5,487,368 35,087,012
2094 5,499,514 35,251,362
2093 5,512,056 35,415,082
2092 5,524,021 35,577,396
2091 5,535,989 35,741,351
2090 5,548,825 35,912,083
2089 5,561,462 36,086,009
2088 5,574,757 36,257,546
2087 5,588,831 36,424,826
2086 5,602,569 36,594,101
2085 5,616,010 36,771,456
2084 5,629,675 36,951,760
2083 5,642,568 37,138,777
2082 5,654,975 37,327,720
2081 5,666,885 37,527,142
2080 5,678,624 37,732,838
2079 5,689,711 37,949,144
2078 5,700,349 38,171,047
2077 5,710,483 38,405,329
2076 5,720,209 38,654,221
2075 5,729,904 38,913,733
2074 5,739,940 39,188,284
2073 5,749,872 39,469,767
2072 5,759,499 39,765,059
2071 5,768,298 40,062,070
2070 5,777,747 40,372,388
2069 5,786,471 40,682,818
2068 5,795,734 41,005,148
2067 5,805,627 41,326,772
2066 5,815,585 41,654,672
2065 5,825,356 41,983,104
2064 5,835,081 42,321,736
2063 5,844,519 42,655,212
2062 5,853,646 42,993,328
2061 5,861,677 43,328,037
2060 5,869,390 43,648,753
2059 5,875,920 43,967,376
2058 5,881,790 44,273,756
2057 5,888,181 44,579,723
2056 5,894,125 44,885,952
2055 5,899,106 45,164,935
2054 5,903,121 45,434,986
2053 5,906,126 45,702,038
2052 5,907,281 45,951,973
2051 5,907,735 46,179,119
2050 5,907,355 46,397,620
2049 5,905,940 46,616,167
2048 5,903,025 46,812,693
2047 5,899,964 47,002,591
2046 5,896,254 47,182,235
2045 5,891,177 47,354,908
2044 5,886,031 47,514,076
2043 5,880,486 47,657,627
2042 5,873,632 47,801,904
2041 5,865,604 47,936,819
2040 5,857,447 48,066,825
2039 5,848,023 48,190,225
2038 5,837,628 48,304,880
2037 5,826,752 48,418,168
2036 5,815,042 48,528,778
2035 5,802,966 48,633,960
2034 5,790,086 48,730,594
2033 5,776,187 48,823,356
2032 5,761,261 48,914,944
2031 5,745,071 49,008,735
2030 5,728,104 49,094,273
2029 5,710,229 49,163,780
2028 5,691,155 49,223,677
2027 5,670,783 49,274,441
2026 5,649,981 49,323,658
2025 5,610,870 49,355,143
2024 5,572,279 48,848,840
2023 5,519,601 48,352,528
2022 5,457,127 47,786,102
2021 5,408,320 47,443,821
2020 5,379,475 47,359,424
2019 5,347,896 47,118,501
2018 5,311,916 46,782,011
2017 5,276,968 46,571,232
2016 5,234,519 46,458,139
2015 5,188,607 46,422,303
2014 5,137,232 46,460,733
2013 5,079,623 46,604,197
2012 5,018,573 46,773,055
2011 4,953,088 46,742,697
2010 4,889,252 46,576,897
2009 4,828,726 46,362,946
2008 4,768,212 45,954,106
2007 4,709,153 45,226,803
2006 4,660,677 44,397,319
2005 4,623,291 43,653,155
2004 4,591,910 42,921,895
2003 4,564,855 42,187,645
2002 4,538,159 41,431,558
2001 4,513,751 40,850,412
2000 4,490,967 40,567,864
1999 4,461,913 40,386,875
1998 4,431,464 40,223,509
1997 4,405,157 40,057,389
1996 4,381,336 39,889,852
1995 4,359,184 39,724,050
1994 4,336,613 39,549,108
1993 4,311,991 39,361,262
1992 4,286,401 39,157,685
1991 4,261,732 38,966,376
1990 4,241,473 38,867,322
1989 4,226,901 38,827,764
1988 4,209,488 38,766,939
1987 4,186,905 38,684,815
1986 4,167,354 38,584,624
1985 4,152,516 38,469,512
1984 4,140,099 38,330,364
1983 4,128,432 38,171,525
1982 4,114,787 37,986,012
1981 4,099,702 37,758,631
1980 4,085,620 37,491,165
1979 4,072,517 37,191,330
1978 4,058,671 36,864,898
1977 4,043,205 36,511,638
1976 4,026,152 36,137,812
1975 4,007,313 35,757,900
1974 3,985,258 35,373,335
1973 3,960,612 34,988,947
1972 3,933,004 34,604,469
1971 3,903,039 34,224,490
1970 3,875,763 33,814,531
1969 3,847,707 33,441,054
1968 3,816,486 33,113,134
1967 3,784,539 32,682,947
1966 3,753,012 32,283,194
1965 3,723,168 31,954,292
1964 3,694,339 31,609,195
1963 3,666,537 31,296,651
1962 3,638,918 31,023,366
1961 3,609,800 30,739,250
1960 3,581,239 30,455,000

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Spain
2100 -0.23% -0.52%
2099 -0.22% -0.51%
2098 -0.21% -0.5%
2097 -0.22% -0.48%
2096 -0.23% -0.48%
2095 -0.22% -0.47%
2094 -0.23% -0.46%
2093 -0.22% -0.46%
2092 -0.22% -0.46%
2091 -0.23% -0.48%
2090 -0.23% -0.48%
2089 -0.24% -0.47%
2088 -0.25% -0.46%
2087 -0.25% -0.46%
2086 -0.24% -0.48%
2085 -0.24% -0.49%
2084 -0.23% -0.5%
2083 -0.22% -0.51%
2082 -0.21% -0.53%
2081 -0.21% -0.55%
2080 -0.19% -0.57%
2079 -0.19% -0.58%
2078 -0.18% -0.61%
2077 -0.17% -0.64%
2076 -0.17% -0.67%
2075 -0.17% -0.7%
2074 -0.17% -0.71%
2073 -0.17% -0.74%
2072 -0.15% -0.74%
2071 -0.16% -0.77%
2070 -0.15% -0.76%
2069 -0.16% -0.79%
2068 -0.17% -0.78%
2067 -0.17% -0.79%
2066 -0.17% -0.78%
2065 -0.17% -0.8%
2064 -0.16% -0.78%
2063 -0.16% -0.79%
2062 -0.14% -0.77%
2061 -0.13% -0.73%
2060 -0.11% -0.72%
2059 -0.1% -0.69%
2058 -0.11% -0.69%
2057 -0.1% -0.68%
2056 -0.08% -0.62%
2055 -0.07% -0.59%
2054 -0.05% -0.58%
2053 -0.02% -0.54%
2052 -0.008% -0.49%
2051 0.006% -0.47%
2050 0.02% -0.47%
2049 0.05% -0.42%
2048 0.05% -0.4%
2047 0.06% -0.38%
2046 0.09% -0.36%
2045 0.09% -0.33%
2044 0.09% -0.3%
2043 0.12% -0.3%
2042 0.14% -0.28%
2041 0.14% -0.27%
2040 0.16% -0.26%
2039 0.18% -0.24%
2038 0.19% -0.23%
2037 0.2% -0.23%
2036 0.21% -0.22%
2035 0.22% -0.2%
2034 0.24% -0.19%
2033 0.26% -0.19%
2032 0.28% -0.19%
2031 0.3% -0.17%
2030 0.31% -0.14%
2029 0.34% -0.12%
2028 0.36% -0.1%
2027 0.37% -0.1%
2026 0.7% -0.06%
2025 0.69% 1.04%
2024 0.95% 1.03%
2023 1.14% 1.19%
2022 0.9% 0.72%
2021 0.54% 0.18%
2020 0.59% 0.51%
2019 0.68% 0.72%
2018 0.66% 0.45%
2017 0.81% 0.24%
2016 0.88% 0.08%
2015 1% -0.08%
2014 1.13% -0.31%
2013 1.22% -0.36%
2012 1.32% 0.06%
2011 1.31% 0.36%
2010 1.25% 0.46%
2009 1.27% 0.89%
2008 1.25% 1.61%
2007 1.04% 1.87%
2006 0.81% 1.7%
2005 0.68% 1.7%
2004 0.59% 1.74%
2003 0.59% 1.82%
2002 0.54% 1.42%
2001 0.51% 0.7%
2000 0.65% 0.45%
1999 0.69% 0.41%
1998 0.6% 0.41%
1997 0.54% 0.42%
1996 0.51% 0.42%
1995 0.52% 0.44%
1994 0.57% 0.48%
1993 0.6% 0.52%
1992 0.58% 0.49%
1991 0.48% 0.25%
1990 0.34% 0.1%
1989 0.41% 0.16%
1988 0.54% 0.21%
1987 0.47% 0.26%
1986 0.36% 0.3%
1985 0.3% 0.36%
1984 0.28% 0.42%
1983 0.33% 0.49%
1982 0.37% 0.6%
1981 0.34% 0.71%
1980 0.32% 0.81%
1979 0.34% 0.89%
1978 0.38% 0.97%
1977 0.42% 1.03%
1976 0.47% 1.06%
1975 0.55% 1.09%
1974 0.62% 1.1%
1973 0.7% 1.11%
1972 0.77% 1.11%
1971 0.7% 1.21%
1970 0.73% 1.12%
1969 0.82% 0.99%
1968 0.84% 1.32%
1967 0.84% 1.24%
1966 0.8% 1.03%
1965 0.78% 1.09%
1964 0.76% 1%
1963 0.76% 0.88%
1962 0.81% 0.92%
1961 0.8% 0.93%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Norway Spain
Current population
5660666
49323658
Population rank 119/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
1.04 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
1.66 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 98/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +96,630
Net migration rank 29/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 96,630
2024 10,030 44,356 -117,237 111,674
2023 8,280 53,806 -116,046 119,099
2022 5,457 58,040 -133,801 299,779
2021 14,062 19,804 -113,865 144,385
2020 12,372 11,277 -151,551 236,854
2019 13,904 25,707 -56,542 464,783
2018 14,342 18,473 -56,139 337,467
2017 15,831 21,657 -32,600 201,135
2016 17,797 26,417 0 106,474
2015 18,160 30,242 -4,642 -1,979
2014 18,494 38,522 32,522 -97,870
2013 17,779 40,690 37,284 -250,741
2012 18,066 47,883 51,450 -153,486
2011 18,822 47,454 84,137 60,761
2010 20,046 42,865 102,469 69,406
2009 20,280 39,316 106,635 129,557
2008 19,073 44,002 133,267 434,135
2007 16,482 40,111 108,545 772,317
2006 17,244 24,054 110,994 659,720
2005 15,719 18,588 78,576 629,803
2004 15,612 13,412 85,844 661,158
2003 14,151 11,389 54,844 658,428
2002 10,892 17,279 53,861 737,880
2001 13,090 7,906 44,936 181,307
2000 15,269 9,805 36,512 176,269
1999 14,278 19,147 8,077 178,559
1998 14,181 13,519 4,022 182,926
1997 15,418 9,744 20,028 165,345
1996 17,087 5,671 11,967 162,704
1995 14,821 6,343 15,889 162,434
1994 16,045 7,580 31,639 160,407
1993 12,936 12,567 47,234 160,907
1992 15,431 10,218 62,652 177,544
1991 16,194 7,949 58,450 122,841
1990 14,845 1,818 66,075 -30,684
1989 13,949 -1,730 81,538 -25,892
1988 12,207 10,380 100,794 -17,663
1987 9,212 13,907 116,054 -12,681
1986 8,751 7,616 131,188 -13,540
1985 6,644 6,725 146,184 -589
1984 7,452 3,856 172,487 2,754
1983 7,844 4,120 183,223 1,241
1982 9,875 5,749 231,714 -7,384
1981 9,020 6,010 237,879 2,563
1980 9,806 3,763 281,184 20,166
1979 10,181 2,839 312,407 -5,929
1978 11,364 3,823 339,157 -2,504
1977 11,321 4,845 361,465 -1,332
1976 13,286 4,779 375,834 2,804
1975 16,430 3,312 371,882 -218
1974 20,324 4,425 396,182 105,838
1973 21,387 3,414 374,381 8,624
1972 24,777 5,603 391,030 7,935
1971 26,541 3,031 369,625 7,363
1970 25,968 -1,034 378,723 -60,580
1969 28,858 2,230 367,851 -49,956
1968 29,387 1,761 387,423 -46,088
1967 30,276 2,460 402,001 -42,344
1966 31,150 -888 397,084 -41,467
1965 31,275 -1,525 405,819 -42,476
1964 30,293 -1,571 429,885 -41,461
1963 26,766 1,061 394,338 -44,446
1962 28,020 655 384,690 -45,211
1961 29,239 1,437 396,537 -46,517
1960 29,366 -1,427 398,960 -154,869

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

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

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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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