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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 8.76 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
  • Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.

Norway vs Suriname: live population counter

Norway Suriname
Current population
5642662
644193
Population rank 119/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.008%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
10.1 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
2.1 hours
One migration net change every
11.8 minutes
7.51 hours
Annual migration change +44,356 -1,166
Daily growth/decline +144 +15
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 110/197

Norway and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Norway
Population

Growth rate
Suriname
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Norway Suriname Norway Suriname
1960 3,581,239 263,918 - -
1961 3,609,800 272,791 0.8% 3.36%
1962 3,638,918 283,912 0.81% 4.08%
1963 3,666,537 297,034 0.76% 4.62%
1964 3,694,339 309,041 0.76% 4.04%
1965 3,723,168 320,000 0.78% 3.55%
1966 3,753,012 331,135 0.8% 3.48%
1967 3,784,539 342,679 0.84% 3.49%
1968 3,816,486 354,616 0.84% 3.48%
1969 3,847,707 366,906 0.82% 3.47%
1970 3,875,763 379,442 0.73% 3.42%
1971 3,903,039 391,932 0.7% 3.29%
1972 3,933,004 397,413 0.77% 1.4%
1973 3,960,612 395,772 0.7% -0.41%
1974 3,985,258 393,676 0.62% -0.53%
1975 4,007,313 391,170 0.55% -0.64%
1976 4,026,152 388,289 0.47% -0.74%
1977 4,043,205 385,067 0.42% -0.83%
1978 4,058,671 381,502 0.38% -0.93%
1979 4,072,517 377,602 0.34% -1.02%
1980 4,085,620 375,377 0.32% -0.59%
1981 4,099,702 375,459 0.34% 0.02%
1982 4,114,787 376,555 0.37% 0.29%
1983 4,128,432 378,746 0.33% 0.58%
1984 4,140,099 382,193 0.28% 0.91%
1985 4,152,516 386,972 0.3% 1.25%
1986 4,167,354 392,330 0.36% 1.38%
1987 4,186,905 396,911 0.47% 1.17%
1988 4,209,488 402,227 0.54% 1.34%
1989 4,226,901 408,409 0.41% 1.54%
1990 4,241,473 412,493 0.34% 1%
1991 4,261,732 415,013 0.48% 0.61%
1992 4,286,401 417,589 0.58% 0.62%
1993 4,311,991 419,352 0.6% 0.42%
1994 4,336,613 422,375 0.57% 0.72%
1995 4,359,184 429,606 0.52% 1.71%
1996 4,381,336 438,830 0.51% 2.15%
1997 4,405,157 448,067 0.54% 2.1%
1998 4,431,464 457,406 0.6% 2.08%
1999 4,461,913 466,916 0.69% 2.08%
2000 4,490,967 476,643 0.65% 2.08%
2001 4,513,751 486,560 0.51% 2.08%
2002 4,538,159 496,551 0.54% 2.05%
2003 4,564,855 506,414 0.59% 1.99%
2004 4,591,910 513,923 0.59% 1.48%
2005 4,623,291 519,313 0.68% 1.05%
2006 4,660,677 524,997 0.81% 1.09%
2007 4,709,153 531,016 1.04% 1.15%
2008 4,768,212 537,245 1.25% 1.17%
2009 4,828,726 543,568 1.27% 1.18%
2010 4,889,252 549,923 1.25% 1.17%
2011 4,953,088 556,269 1.31% 1.15%
2012 5,018,573 562,633 1.32% 1.14%
2013 5,079,623 569,020 1.22% 1.14%
2014 5,137,232 575,373 1.13% 1.12%
2015 5,188,607 581,627 1% 1.09%
2016 5,234,519 587,757 0.88% 1.05%
2017 5,276,968 593,713 0.81% 1.01%
2018 5,311,916 599,513 0.66% 0.98%
2019 5,347,896 605,768 0.68% 1.04%
2020 5,379,475 612,317 0.59% 1.08%
2021 5,408,320 617,896 0.54% 0.91%
2022 5,457,127 623,164 0.9% 0.85%
2023 5,519,594 628,886 1.14% 0.92%
2024 5,572,272 634,431 0.95% 0.88%
2025 5,618,653 639,852 0.83% 0.85%
2026 5,648,542 645,257 0.53% 0.84%
2027 5,669,085 650,564 0.36% 0.82%
2028 5,688,775 655,783 0.35% 0.8%
2029 5,707,206 660,793 0.32% 0.76%
2030 5,724,586 665,650 0.3% 0.74%
2031 5,741,140 670,421 0.29% 0.72%
2032 5,756,663 675,070 0.27% 0.69%
2033 5,771,048 679,573 0.25% 0.67%
2034 5,784,408 683,911 0.23% 0.64%
2035 5,796,851 688,189 0.22% 0.63%
2036 5,808,721 692,343 0.2% 0.6%
2037 5,819,995 696,213 0.19% 0.56%
2038 5,830,604 699,908 0.18% 0.53%
2039 5,840,493 703,569 0.17% 0.52%
2040 5,849,273 707,156 0.15% 0.51%
2041 5,857,345 710,619 0.14% 0.49%
2042 5,864,766 713,900 0.13% 0.46%
2043 5,870,957 716,999 0.11% 0.43%
2044 5,876,291 719,920 0.09% 0.41%
2045 5,881,391 722,759 0.09% 0.39%
2046 5,885,772 725,322 0.07% 0.35%
2047 5,889,156 727,726 0.06% 0.33%
2048 5,892,131 730,038 0.05% 0.32%
2049 5,894,300 732,021 0.04% 0.27%
2050 5,895,192 733,898 0.02% 0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.

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