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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.57 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 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Norway vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Sudan
2100 5,426,970 138,786,562
2099 5,439,664 138,200,726
2098 5,451,717 137,581,716
2097 5,463,190 136,936,850
2096 5,474,994 136,293,310
2095 5,487,368 135,619,411
2094 5,499,514 134,962,748
2093 5,512,056 134,241,761
2092 5,524,021 133,476,598
2091 5,535,989 132,717,036
2090 5,548,825 131,929,843
2089 5,561,462 131,106,299
2088 5,574,757 130,258,636
2087 5,588,831 129,375,710
2086 5,602,569 128,473,461
2085 5,616,010 127,558,118
2084 5,629,675 126,607,392
2083 5,642,568 125,651,327
2082 5,654,975 124,696,076
2081 5,666,885 123,744,490
2080 5,678,624 122,770,063
2079 5,689,711 121,779,815
2078 5,700,349 120,751,900
2077 5,710,483 119,717,424
2076 5,720,209 118,681,140
2075 5,729,904 117,612,837
2074 5,739,940 116,516,833
2073 5,749,872 115,406,797
2072 5,759,499 114,272,123
2071 5,768,298 113,124,997
2070 5,777,747 111,982,729
2069 5,786,471 110,816,409
2068 5,795,734 109,652,769
2067 5,805,627 108,433,341
2066 5,815,585 107,199,808
2065 5,825,356 105,978,161
2064 5,835,081 104,726,820
2063 5,844,519 103,455,672
2062 5,853,646 102,156,918
2061 5,861,677 100,859,967
2060 5,869,390 99,547,905
2059 5,875,920 98,233,054
2058 5,881,790 96,897,205
2057 5,888,181 95,551,255
2056 5,894,125 94,198,924
2055 5,899,106 92,819,157
2054 5,903,121 91,429,774
2053 5,906,126 90,049,799
2052 5,907,281 88,658,871
2051 5,907,735 87,267,085
2050 5,907,355 85,869,620
2049 5,905,940 84,466,974
2048 5,903,025 83,095,662
2047 5,899,964 81,727,967
2046 5,896,254 80,356,627
2045 5,891,177 78,980,614
2044 5,886,031 77,616,012
2043 5,880,486 76,252,103
2042 5,873,632 74,901,092
2041 5,865,604 73,546,861
2040 5,857,447 72,207,474
2039 5,848,023 70,876,908
2038 5,837,628 69,547,797
2037 5,826,752 68,201,884
2036 5,815,042 66,863,109
2035 5,802,966 65,516,233
2034 5,790,086 64,168,801
2033 5,776,187 62,823,562
2032 5,761,261 61,491,227
2031 5,745,071 60,168,709
2030 5,728,104 58,846,984
2029 5,710,229 57,534,918
2028 5,691,155 56,242,802
2027 5,670,783 54,955,096
2026 5,649,981 53,313,722
2025 5,610,870 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 4.36% to 5,907,355 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 139M 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 0.69% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Norway Sudan
Current population
5660666
54156832
Population rank 119/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.65%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
9.72 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 30/197
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 10,030 44,356 1,345,019 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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