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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.4 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Norway vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Sudan
2100 5,441,855 137,695,876
2099 5,454,583 137,114,644
2098 5,466,669 136,500,499
2097 5,478,174 135,860,701
2096 5,490,010 135,222,218
2095 5,502,418 134,553,615
2094 5,514,598 133,902,112
2093 5,527,174 133,186,791
2092 5,539,172 132,427,642
2091 5,551,172 131,674,049
2090 5,564,044 130,893,042
2089 5,576,715 130,075,970
2088 5,590,047 129,234,968
2087 5,604,159 128,358,981
2086 5,617,935 127,463,823
2085 5,631,413 126,555,673
2084 5,645,116 125,612,419
2083 5,658,044 124,663,868
2082 5,670,485 123,716,124
2081 5,682,427 122,772,016
2080 5,694,199 121,805,246
2079 5,705,317 120,822,781
2078 5,715,984 119,802,944
2077 5,726,145 118,776,597
2076 5,735,898 117,748,457
2075 5,745,619 116,688,549
2074 5,755,683 115,601,159
2073 5,765,642 114,499,847
2072 5,775,295 113,374,089
2071 5,784,119 112,235,978
2070 5,793,594 111,102,687
2069 5,802,341 109,945,533
2068 5,811,630 108,791,037
2067 5,821,550 107,581,192
2066 5,831,535 106,357,353
2065 5,841,333 105,145,307
2064 5,851,085 103,903,801
2063 5,860,548 102,642,643
2062 5,869,700 101,354,095
2061 5,877,754 100,067,335
2060 5,885,488 98,765,585
2059 5,892,036 97,461,067
2058 5,897,922 96,135,716
2057 5,904,330 94,800,344
2056 5,910,291 93,458,640
2055 5,915,286 92,089,717
2054 5,919,312 90,711,253
2053 5,922,325 89,342,122
2052 5,923,483 87,962,125
2051 5,923,938 86,581,277
2050 5,923,557 85,194,794
2049 5,922,138 83,803,171
2048 5,919,215 82,442,635
2047 5,916,146 81,085,689
2046 5,912,426 79,725,126
2045 5,907,334 78,359,927
2044 5,902,175 77,006,049
2043 5,896,614 75,652,858
2042 5,889,741 74,312,465
2041 5,881,692 72,968,877
2040 5,873,512 71,640,015
2039 5,864,063 70,319,906
2038 5,853,639 69,001,239
2037 5,842,734 67,665,904
2036 5,830,991 66,337,650
2035 5,818,882 65,001,359
2034 5,805,966 63,664,516
2033 5,792,030 62,329,849
2032 5,777,062 61,007,985
2031 5,760,828 59,695,860
2030 5,743,814 58,384,521
2029 5,725,891 57,082,767
2028 5,706,765 55,800,806
2027 5,686,336 54,523,219
2026 5,665,477 52,894,744
2025 5,626,258 51,256,148
2024 5,572,279 50,448,963
2023 5,519,601 50,042,791
2022 5,457,127 49,383,346
2021 5,408,320 48,066,924
2020 5,379,475 46,789,231
2019 5,347,896 45,548,175
2018 5,311,916 44,230,596
2017 5,276,968 42,714,306
2016 5,234,519 41,259,892
2015 5,188,607 40,024,431
2014 5,137,232 38,823,318
2013 5,079,623 37,785,849
2012 5,018,573 36,923,178
2011 4,953,088 36,140,806
2010 4,889,252 35,414,399
2009 4,828,726 34,569,113
2008 4,768,212 33,623,980
2007 4,709,153 32,764,135
2006 4,660,677 31,992,435
2005 4,623,291 31,262,444
2004 4,591,910 30,556,637
2003 4,564,855 29,896,035
2002 4,538,159 29,228,727
2001 4,513,751 28,516,770
2000 4,490,967 27,816,745
1999 4,461,913 27,130,613
1998 4,431,464 26,458,999
1997 4,405,157 25,799,821
1996 4,381,336 25,231,528
1995 4,359,184 24,672,143
1994 4,336,613 24,043,948
1993 4,311,991 23,445,592
1992 4,286,401 22,927,355
1991 4,261,732 22,470,676
1990 4,241,473 22,021,481
1989 4,226,901 21,578,022
1988 4,209,488 21,138,431
1987 4,186,905 20,704,904
1986 4,167,354 20,288,238
1985 4,152,516 19,905,872
1984 4,140,099 19,546,528
1983 4,128,432 19,109,770
1982 4,114,787 18,486,645
1981 4,099,702 17,780,572
1980 4,085,620 17,058,905
1979 4,072,517 16,355,352
1978 4,058,671 15,695,003
1977 4,043,205 15,086,614
1976 4,026,152 14,569,716
1975 4,007,313 14,064,798
1974 3,985,258 13,580,723
1973 3,960,612 13,049,315
1972 3,933,004 12,527,856
1971 3,903,039 12,105,539
1970 3,875,763 11,695,771
1969 3,847,707 11,298,936
1968 3,816,486 10,917,999
1967 3,784,539 10,550,597
1966 3,753,012 10,197,578
1965 3,723,168 9,858,030
1964 3,694,339 9,531,109
1963 3,666,537 9,218,077
1962 3,638,918 8,919,028
1961 3,609,800 8,634,941
1960 3,581,239 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Sudan
2100 -0.23% 0.42%
2099 -0.22% 0.45%
2098 -0.21% 0.47%
2097 -0.22% 0.47%
2096 -0.23% 0.5%
2095 -0.22% 0.49%
2094 -0.23% 0.54%
2093 -0.22% 0.57%
2092 -0.22% 0.57%
2091 -0.23% 0.6%
2090 -0.23% 0.63%
2089 -0.24% 0.65%
2088 -0.25% 0.68%
2087 -0.25% 0.7%
2086 -0.24% 0.72%
2085 -0.24% 0.75%
2084 -0.23% 0.76%
2083 -0.22% 0.77%
2082 -0.21% 0.77%
2081 -0.21% 0.79%
2080 -0.19% 0.81%
2079 -0.19% 0.85%
2078 -0.18% 0.86%
2077 -0.17% 0.87%
2076 -0.17% 0.91%
2075 -0.17% 0.94%
2074 -0.17% 0.96%
2073 -0.17% 0.99%
2072 -0.15% 1.01%
2071 -0.16% 1.02%
2070 -0.15% 1.05%
2069 -0.16% 1.06%
2068 -0.17% 1.12%
2067 -0.17% 1.15%
2066 -0.17% 1.15%
2065 -0.17% 1.19%
2064 -0.16% 1.23%
2063 -0.16% 1.27%
2062 -0.14% 1.29%
2061 -0.13% 1.32%
2060 -0.11% 1.34%
2059 -0.1% 1.38%
2058 -0.11% 1.41%
2057 -0.1% 1.44%
2056 -0.08% 1.49%
2055 -0.07% 1.52%
2054 -0.05% 1.53%
2053 -0.02% 1.57%
2052 -0.008% 1.59%
2051 0.006% 1.63%
2050 0.02% 1.66%
2049 0.05% 1.65%
2048 0.05% 1.67%
2047 0.06% 1.71%
2046 0.09% 1.74%
2045 0.09% 1.76%
2044 0.09% 1.79%
2043 0.12% 1.8%
2042 0.14% 1.84%
2041 0.14% 1.85%
2040 0.16% 1.88%
2039 0.18% 1.91%
2038 0.19% 1.97%
2037 0.2% 2%
2036 0.21% 2.06%
2035 0.22% 2.1%
2034 0.24% 2.14%
2033 0.26% 2.17%
2032 0.28% 2.2%
2031 0.3% 2.25%
2030 0.31% 2.28%
2029 0.34% 2.3%
2028 0.36% 2.34%
2027 0.37% 3.08%
2026 0.7% 3.2%
2025 0.97% 1.6%
2024 0.95% 0.81%
2023 1.14% 1.34%
2022 0.9% 2.74%
2021 0.54% 2.73%
2020 0.59% 2.72%
2019 0.68% 2.98%
2018 0.66% 3.55%
2017 0.81% 3.53%
2016 0.88% 3.09%
2015 1% 3.09%
2014 1.13% 2.75%
2013 1.22% 2.34%
2012 1.32% 2.16%
2011 1.31% 2.05%
2010 1.25% 2.45%
2009 1.27% 2.81%
2008 1.25% 2.62%
2007 1.04% 2.41%
2006 0.81% 2.34%
2005 0.68% 2.31%
2004 0.59% 2.21%
2003 0.59% 2.28%
2002 0.54% 2.5%
2001 0.51% 2.52%
2000 0.65% 2.53%
1999 0.69% 2.54%
1998 0.6% 2.55%
1997 0.54% 2.25%
1996 0.51% 2.27%
1995 0.52% 2.61%
1994 0.57% 2.55%
1993 0.6% 2.26%
1992 0.58% 2.03%
1991 0.48% 2.04%
1990 0.34% 2.06%
1989 0.41% 2.08%
1988 0.54% 2.09%
1987 0.47% 2.05%
1986 0.36% 1.92%
1985 0.3% 1.84%
1984 0.28% 2.29%
1983 0.33% 3.37%
1982 0.37% 3.97%
1981 0.34% 4.23%
1980 0.32% 4.3%
1979 0.34% 4.21%
1978 0.38% 4.03%
1977 0.42% 3.55%
1976 0.47% 3.59%
1975 0.55% 3.56%
1974 0.62% 4.07%
1973 0.7% 4.16%
1972 0.77% 3.49%
1971 0.7% 3.5%
1970 0.73% 3.51%
1969 0.82% 3.49%
1968 0.84% 3.48%
1967 0.84% 3.46%
1966 0.8% 3.44%
1965 0.78% 3.43%
1964 0.76% 3.4%
1963 0.76% 3.35%
1962 0.81% 3.29%
1961 0.8% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Norway Sudan
Current population
5671119
53335233
Population rank 119/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
12.1 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 116/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +291,469
Net migration rank 29/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 291,469
2024 - 44,356 - -544,257
2023 8,280 53,806 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 5,457 58,040 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 14,062 19,804 1,293,817 31,664
2020 12,372 11,277 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 13,904 25,707 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 14,342 18,473 1,257,387 125,499
2017 15,831 21,657 1,208,046 441,623
2016 17,797 26,417 1,174,422 84,728
2015 18,160 30,242 1,145,259 66,476
2014 18,494 38,522 1,097,962 92,504
2013 17,779 40,690 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 18,066 47,883 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 18,822 47,454 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 20,046 42,865 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 20,280 39,316 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 19,073 44,002 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 16,482 40,111 992,819 -201,769
2006 17,244 24,054 963,740 -211,387
2005 15,719 18,588 907,017 -199,378
2004 15,612 13,412 889,382 -185,392
2003 14,151 11,389 898,226 -281,001
2002 10,892 17,279 897,965 -180,603
2001 13,090 7,906 880,284 -173,745
2000 15,269 9,805 858,536 -165,030
1999 14,278 19,147 835,840 -157,090
1998 14,181 13,519 814,752 -150,271
1997 15,418 9,744 802,245 -148,368
1996 17,087 5,671 792,926 -310,221
1995 14,821 6,343 780,700 -144,670
1994 16,045 7,580 764,645 -144,324
1993 12,936 12,567 743,249 -166,861
1992 15,431 10,218 731,177 -271,093
1991 16,194 7,949 714,612 -261,341
1990 14,845 1,818 699,953 -254,825
1989 13,949 -1,730 683,743 -241,979
1988 12,207 10,380 672,604 -235,213
1987 9,212 13,907 658,416 -228,756
1986 8,751 7,616 649,649 -245,968
1985 6,644 6,725 583,382 -222,315
1984 7,452 3,856 577,405 -219,755
1983 7,844 4,120 570,198 -54,325
1982 9,875 5,749 606,362 124,007
1981 9,020 6,010 585,087 96,697
1980 9,806 3,763 552,930 208,602
1979 10,181 2,839 524,942 120,613
1978 11,364 3,823 497,987 177,153
1977 11,321 4,845 483,089 58,540
1976 13,286 4,779 470,019 22,147
1975 16,430 3,312 454,813 62,843
1974 20,324 4,425 444,456 6,023
1973 21,387 3,414 439,201 173,143
1972 24,777 5,603 428,340 2,238
1971 26,541 3,031 417,641 -3,577
1970 25,968 -1,034 401,013 4,479
1969 28,858 2,230 385,712 2,476
1968 29,387 1,761 370,917 2,776
1967 30,276 2,460 356,599 4,508
1966 31,150 -888 342,118 2,813
1965 31,275 -1,525 327,799 6,367
1964 30,293 -1,571 315,166 4,505
1963 26,766 1,061 302,132 4,263
1962 28,020 655 287,317 4,387
1961 29,239 1,437 272,562 3,904
1960 29,366 -1,427 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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