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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.91 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 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Norway vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Sri Lanka
2100 5,441,855 20,270,496
2099 5,454,583 20,383,669
2098 5,466,669 20,498,567
2097 5,478,174 20,611,123
2096 5,490,010 20,723,560
2095 5,502,418 20,834,629
2094 5,514,598 20,943,809
2093 5,527,174 21,052,131
2092 5,539,172 21,158,833
2091 5,551,172 21,263,961
2090 5,564,044 21,371,263
2089 5,576,715 21,475,426
2088 5,590,047 21,577,177
2087 5,604,159 21,677,510
2086 5,617,935 21,777,420
2085 5,631,413 21,876,464
2084 5,645,116 21,970,336
2083 5,658,044 22,062,801
2082 5,670,485 22,151,745
2081 5,682,427 22,240,834
2080 5,694,199 22,326,555
2079 5,705,317 22,411,438
2078 5,715,984 22,489,772
2077 5,726,145 22,565,028
2076 5,735,898 22,637,463
2075 5,745,619 22,707,112
2074 5,755,683 22,778,489
2073 5,765,642 22,844,703
2072 5,775,295 22,905,707
2071 5,784,119 22,964,866
2070 5,793,594 23,022,515
2069 5,802,341 23,076,310
2068 5,811,630 23,129,541
2067 5,821,550 23,184,596
2066 5,831,535 23,234,419
2065 5,841,333 23,285,901
2064 5,851,085 23,331,390
2063 5,860,548 23,372,184
2062 5,869,700 23,409,522
2061 5,877,754 23,441,893
2060 5,885,488 23,474,032
2059 5,892,036 23,502,132
2058 5,897,922 23,528,076
2057 5,904,330 23,550,580
2056 5,910,291 23,570,923
2055 5,915,286 23,582,432
2054 5,919,312 23,591,414
2053 5,922,325 23,601,371
2052 5,923,483 23,605,361
2051 5,923,938 23,606,194
2050 5,923,557 23,603,330
2049 5,922,138 23,597,604
2048 5,919,215 23,587,307
2047 5,916,146 23,570,881
2046 5,912,426 23,547,409
2045 5,907,334 23,515,133
2044 5,902,175 23,483,546
2043 5,896,614 23,446,242
2042 5,889,741 23,404,983
2041 5,881,692 23,357,358
2040 5,873,512 23,306,148
2039 5,864,063 23,248,341
2038 5,853,639 23,187,512
2037 5,842,734 23,120,775
2036 5,830,991 23,053,427
2035 5,818,882 22,981,808
2034 5,805,966 22,906,587
2033 5,792,030 22,826,414
2032 5,777,062 22,742,267
2031 5,760,828 22,655,907
2030 5,743,814 22,564,038
2029 5,725,891 22,470,759
2028 5,706,765 22,370,999
2027 5,686,336 22,266,017
2026 5,665,477 22,155,543
2025 5,626,258 22,039,908
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% 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 4.45% to 5,923,557 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 23.6M 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 0.97% 0.57%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Norway Sri Lanka
Current population
5671119
22185425
Population rank 119/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.27%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 -332
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 188/197
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 - 44,356 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 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 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K
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 (1960–2024, 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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