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Population in Norway compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.87 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Norway vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Sri Lanka
2100 5,426,970 20,009,380
2099 5,439,664 20,121,095
2098 5,451,717 20,234,513
2097 5,463,190 20,345,619
2096 5,474,994 20,456,607
2095 5,487,368 20,566,246
2094 5,499,514 20,674,019
2093 5,512,056 20,780,946
2092 5,524,021 20,886,274
2091 5,535,989 20,990,047
2090 5,548,825 21,095,968
2089 5,561,462 21,198,788
2088 5,574,757 21,299,229
2087 5,588,831 21,398,269
2086 5,602,569 21,496,892
2085 5,616,010 21,594,661
2084 5,629,675 21,687,323
2083 5,642,568 21,778,597
2082 5,654,975 21,866,395
2081 5,666,885 21,954,337
2080 5,678,624 22,038,953
2079 5,689,711 22,122,744
2078 5,700,349 22,200,069
2077 5,710,483 22,274,355
2076 5,720,209 22,345,857
2075 5,729,904 22,414,609
2074 5,739,940 22,485,066
2073 5,749,872 22,550,427
2072 5,759,499 22,610,645
2071 5,768,298 22,669,042
2070 5,777,747 22,725,948
2069 5,786,471 22,779,050
2068 5,795,734 22,831,596
2067 5,805,627 22,885,941
2066 5,815,585 22,935,123
2065 5,825,356 22,985,942
2064 5,835,081 23,030,844
2063 5,844,519 23,071,114
2062 5,853,646 23,107,970
2061 5,861,677 23,139,924
2060 5,869,390 23,171,649
2059 5,875,920 23,199,387
2058 5,881,790 23,224,997
2057 5,888,181 23,247,211
2056 5,894,125 23,267,292
2055 5,899,106 23,278,653
2054 5,903,121 23,287,520
2053 5,906,126 23,297,347
2052 5,907,281 23,301,287
2051 5,907,735 23,302,108
2050 5,907,355 23,299,282
2049 5,905,940 23,293,630
2048 5,903,025 23,283,465
2047 5,899,964 23,267,251
2046 5,896,254 23,244,081
2045 5,891,177 23,212,221
2044 5,886,031 23,181,041
2043 5,880,486 23,144,217
2042 5,873,632 23,103,489
2041 5,865,604 23,056,478
2040 5,857,447 23,005,928
2039 5,848,023 22,948,866
2038 5,837,628 22,888,821
2037 5,826,752 22,822,943
2036 5,815,042 22,756,462
2035 5,802,966 22,685,766
2034 5,790,086 22,611,514
2033 5,776,187 22,532,374
2032 5,761,261 22,449,310
2031 5,745,071 22,364,063
2030 5,728,104 22,273,377
2029 5,710,229 22,181,300
2028 5,691,155 22,082,826
2027 5,670,783 21,979,196
2026 5,649,981 21,870,145
2025 5,610,870 21,756,000
2024 5,572,279 21,916,000
2023 5,519,601 22,037,000
2022 5,457,127 22,181,000
2021 5,408,320 22,156,000
2020 5,379,475 21,919,000
2019 5,347,896 21,803,000
2018 5,311,916 21,670,000
2017 5,276,968 21,453,000
2016 5,234,519 21,209,000
2015 5,188,607 20,970,000
2014 5,137,232 20,778,000
2013 5,079,623 20,585,000
2012 5,018,573 21,169,458
2011 4,953,088 21,009,048
2010 4,889,252 20,879,089
2009 4,828,726 20,756,435
2008 4,768,212 20,629,378
2007 4,709,153 20,492,545
2006 4,660,677 20,352,411
2005 4,623,291 20,216,524
2004 4,591,910 20,087,605
2003 4,564,855 19,951,521
2002 4,538,159 19,805,752
2001 4,513,751 19,600,362
2000 4,490,967 19,293,054
1999 4,461,913 18,944,731
1998 4,431,464 18,596,003
1997 4,405,157 18,248,200
1996 4,381,336 17,905,018
1995 4,359,184 17,564,068
1994 4,336,613 17,275,773
1993 4,311,991 17,025,918
1992 4,286,401 16,739,284
1991 4,261,732 16,475,354
1990 4,241,473 16,352,458
1989 4,226,901 16,248,557
1988 4,209,488 16,078,621
1987 4,186,905 15,916,576
1986 4,167,354 15,731,256
1985 4,152,516 15,544,154
1984 4,140,099 15,441,860
1983 4,128,432 15,388,794
1982 4,114,787 15,286,567
1981 4,099,702 15,099,414
1980 4,085,620 14,847,974
1979 4,072,517 14,579,614
1978 4,058,671 14,310,128
1977 4,043,205 14,049,371
1976 4,026,152 13,796,770
1975 4,007,313 13,548,984
1974 3,985,258 13,305,693
1973 3,960,612 13,060,916
1972 3,933,004 12,809,205
1971 3,903,039 12,551,910
1970 3,875,763 12,287,110
1969 3,847,707 12,013,858
1968 3,816,486 11,736,088
1967 3,784,539 11,457,328
1966 3,753,012 11,183,928
1965 3,723,168 10,916,965
1964 3,694,339 10,653,397
1963 3,666,537 10,395,040
1962 3,638,918 10,143,754
1961 3,609,800 9,899,372
1960 3,581,239 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 23.3M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Sri Lanka
2100 -0.23% -0.56%
2099 -0.22% -0.56%
2098 -0.21% -0.55%
2097 -0.22% -0.54%
2096 -0.23% -0.53%
2095 -0.22% -0.52%
2094 -0.23% -0.51%
2093 -0.22% -0.5%
2092 -0.22% -0.49%
2091 -0.23% -0.5%
2090 -0.23% -0.49%
2089 -0.24% -0.47%
2088 -0.25% -0.46%
2087 -0.25% -0.46%
2086 -0.24% -0.45%
2085 -0.24% -0.43%
2084 -0.23% -0.42%
2083 -0.22% -0.4%
2082 -0.21% -0.4%
2081 -0.21% -0.38%
2080 -0.19% -0.38%
2079 -0.19% -0.35%
2078 -0.18% -0.33%
2077 -0.17% -0.32%
2076 -0.17% -0.31%
2075 -0.17% -0.31%
2074 -0.17% -0.29%
2073 -0.17% -0.27%
2072 -0.15% -0.26%
2071 -0.16% -0.25%
2070 -0.15% -0.23%
2069 -0.16% -0.23%
2068 -0.17% -0.24%
2067 -0.17% -0.21%
2066 -0.17% -0.22%
2065 -0.17% -0.19%
2064 -0.16% -0.17%
2063 -0.16% -0.16%
2062 -0.14% -0.14%
2061 -0.13% -0.14%
2060 -0.11% -0.12%
2059 -0.1% -0.11%
2058 -0.11% -0.1%
2057 -0.1% -0.09%
2056 -0.08% -0.05%
2055 -0.07% -0.04%
2054 -0.05% -0.04%
2053 -0.02% -0.02%
2052 -0.008% -0.004%
2051 0.006% 0.01%
2050 0.02% 0.02%
2049 0.05% 0.04%
2048 0.05% 0.07%
2047 0.06% 0.1%
2046 0.09% 0.14%
2045 0.09% 0.13%
2044 0.09% 0.16%
2043 0.12% 0.18%
2042 0.14% 0.2%
2041 0.14% 0.22%
2040 0.16% 0.25%
2039 0.18% 0.26%
2038 0.19% 0.29%
2037 0.2% 0.29%
2036 0.21% 0.31%
2035 0.22% 0.33%
2034 0.24% 0.35%
2033 0.26% 0.37%
2032 0.28% 0.38%
2031 0.3% 0.41%
2030 0.31% 0.42%
2029 0.34% 0.45%
2028 0.36% 0.47%
2027 0.37% 0.5%
2026 0.7% 0.52%
2025 0.69% -0.73%
2024 0.95% -0.55%
2023 1.14% -0.65%
2022 0.9% 0.11%
2021 0.54% 1.08%
2020 0.59% 0.53%
2019 0.68% 0.61%
2018 0.66% 1.01%
2017 0.81% 1.15%
2016 0.88% 1.14%
2015 1% 0.92%
2014 1.13% 0.94%
2013 1.22% -2.76%
2012 1.32% 0.76%
2011 1.31% 0.62%
2010 1.25% 0.59%
2009 1.27% 0.62%
2008 1.25% 0.67%
2007 1.04% 0.69%
2006 0.81% 0.67%
2005 0.68% 0.64%
2004 0.59% 0.68%
2003 0.59% 0.74%
2002 0.54% 1.05%
2001 0.51% 1.59%
2000 0.65% 1.84%
1999 0.69% 1.88%
1998 0.6% 1.91%
1997 0.54% 1.92%
1996 0.51% 1.94%
1995 0.52% 1.67%
1994 0.57% 1.47%
1993 0.6% 1.71%
1992 0.58% 1.6%
1991 0.48% 0.75%
1990 0.34% 0.64%
1989 0.41% 1.06%
1988 0.54% 1.02%
1987 0.47% 1.18%
1986 0.36% 1.2%
1985 0.3% 0.66%
1984 0.28% 0.34%
1983 0.33% 0.67%
1982 0.37% 1.24%
1981 0.34% 1.69%
1980 0.32% 1.84%
1979 0.34% 1.88%
1978 0.38% 1.86%
1977 0.42% 1.83%
1976 0.47% 1.83%
1975 0.55% 1.83%
1974 0.62% 1.87%
1973 0.7% 1.97%
1972 0.77% 2.05%
1971 0.7% 2.16%
1970 0.73% 2.27%
1969 0.82% 2.37%
1968 0.84% 2.43%
1967 0.84% 2.44%
1966 0.8% 2.45%
1965 0.78% 2.47%
1964 0.76% 2.49%
1963 0.76% 2.48%
1962 0.81% 2.47%
1961 0.8% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Norway Sri Lanka
Current population
5660666
21926160
Population rank 119/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 -438
Annual growth/decline +38,591 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 190/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -30,724
Net migration rank 29/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -30,724
2024 10,030 44,356 50,407 -27,245
2023 8,280 53,806 66,111 -28,011
2022 5,457 58,040 95,378 -27,435
2021 14,062 19,804 121,858 -29,586
2020 12,372 11,277 170,968 -29,875
2019 13,904 25,707 172,243 -28,426
2018 14,342 18,473 183,610 -28,607
2017 15,831 21,657 187,993 -22,324
2016 17,797 26,417 194,232 -18,388
2015 18,160 30,242 201,815 -29,797
2014 18,494 38,522 211,541 -33,672
2013 17,779 40,690 221,021 -37,754
2012 18,066 47,883 229,138 -41,955
2011 18,822 47,454 224,461 -90,839
2010 20,046 42,865 224,325 -98,060
2009 20,280 39,316 200,175 -81,130
2008 19,073 44,002 232,225 -97,144
2007 16,482 40,111 248,287 -109,695
2006 17,244 24,054 248,706 -107,045
2005 15,719 18,588 248,683 -118,594
2004 15,612 13,412 212,527 -84,795
2003 14,151 11,389 252,008 -107,573
2002 10,892 17,279 252,840 -105,718
2001 13,090 7,906 244,377 19,273
2000 15,269 9,805 227,060 123,894
1999 14,278 19,147 206,876 138,799
1998 14,181 13,519 201,059 150,724
1997 15,418 9,744 208,193 135,636
1996 17,087 5,671 215,290 127,236
1995 14,821 6,343 221,957 117,416
1994 16,045 7,580 228,904 8,323
1993 12,936 12,567 226,257 36,232
1992 15,431 10,218 222,230 88,542
1991 16,194 7,949 218,117 -1,047
1990 14,845 1,818 224,454 -195,736
1989 13,949 -1,730 212,401 -33,305
1988 12,207 10,380 219,184 -58,415
1987 9,212 13,907 226,414 -63,105
1986 8,751 7,616 233,782 -26,460
1985 6,644 6,725 247,836 -80,950
1984 7,452 3,856 263,175 -225,450
1983 7,844 4,120 277,768 -209,362
1982 9,875 5,749 300,030 -163,987
1981 9,020 6,010 328,096 -89,824
1980 9,806 3,763 328,155 -63,541
1979 10,181 2,839 329,791 -57,683
1978 11,364 3,823 317,055 -50,189
1977 11,321 4,845 300,038 -45,383
1976 13,286 4,779 291,816 -41,258
1975 16,430 3,312 282,496 -37,475
1974 20,324 4,425 275,521 -33,979
1973 21,387 3,414 278,577 -30,582
1972 24,777 5,603 282,494 -27,071
1971 26,541 3,031 281,200 -22,021
1970 25,968 -1,034 286,719 -16,299
1969 28,858 2,230 286,218 -10,152
1968 29,387 1,761 286,642 -7,163
1967 30,276 2,460 284,738 -6,696
1966 31,150 -888 275,549 -6,794
1965 31,275 -1,525 272,422 -7,249
1964 30,293 -1,571 269,584 -7,614
1963 26,766 1,061 262,880 -8,118
1962 28,020 655 256,719 -8,909
1961 29,239 1,437 251,087 -10,144
1960 29,366 -1,427 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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