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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 8.61 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 +0.85% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Norway vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Spain
2100 5,441,855 33,862,981
2099 5,454,583 34,039,965
2098 5,466,669 34,215,187
2097 5,478,174 34,387,116
2096 5,490,010 34,552,002
2095 5,502,418 34,719,411
2094 5,514,598 34,882,039
2093 5,527,174 35,044,043
2092 5,539,172 35,204,657
2091 5,551,172 35,366,895
2090 5,564,044 35,535,838
2089 5,576,715 35,707,942
2088 5,590,047 35,877,681
2087 5,604,159 36,043,209
2086 5,617,935 36,210,710
2085 5,631,413 36,386,207
2084 5,645,116 36,564,622
2083 5,658,044 36,749,680
2082 5,670,485 36,936,644
2081 5,682,427 37,133,976
2080 5,694,199 37,337,517
2079 5,705,317 37,551,557
2078 5,715,984 37,771,135
2077 5,726,145 38,002,963
2076 5,735,898 38,249,247
2075 5,745,619 38,506,040
2074 5,755,683 38,777,715
2073 5,765,642 39,056,249
2072 5,775,295 39,348,447
2071 5,784,119 39,642,346
2070 5,793,594 39,949,413
2069 5,802,341 40,256,590
2068 5,811,630 40,575,543
2067 5,821,550 40,893,798
2066 5,831,535 41,218,263
2065 5,841,333 41,543,254
2064 5,851,085 41,878,338
2063 5,860,548 42,208,320
2062 5,869,700 42,542,893
2061 5,877,754 42,874,096
2060 5,885,488 43,191,452
2059 5,892,036 43,506,737
2058 5,897,922 43,809,907
2057 5,904,330 44,112,668
2056 5,910,291 44,415,689
2055 5,915,286 44,691,749
2054 5,919,312 44,958,971
2053 5,922,325 45,223,225
2052 5,923,483 45,470,541
2051 5,923,938 45,695,307
2050 5,923,557 45,911,520
2049 5,922,138 46,127,777
2048 5,919,215 46,322,244
2047 5,916,146 46,510,152
2046 5,912,426 46,687,914
2045 5,907,334 46,858,778
2044 5,902,175 47,016,278
2043 5,896,614 47,158,325
2042 5,889,741 47,301,091
2041 5,881,692 47,434,593
2040 5,873,512 47,563,236
2039 5,864,063 47,685,343
2038 5,853,639 47,798,797
2037 5,842,734 47,910,899
2036 5,830,991 48,020,350
2035 5,818,882 48,124,430
2034 5,805,966 48,220,051
2033 5,792,030 48,311,842
2032 5,777,062 48,402,470
2031 5,760,828 48,495,278
2030 5,743,814 48,579,920
2029 5,725,891 48,648,699
2028 5,706,765 48,707,969
2027 5,686,336 48,758,200
2026 5,665,477 48,806,901
2025 5,626,258 48,838,057
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% 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 4.45% to 5,923,557 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M 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 0.97% -0.02%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Norway Spain
Current population
5671119
48806901
Population rank 119/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 100/197
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 - 44,356 - 111,674
2023 8,280 53,806 -111,211 119,099
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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K
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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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