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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 4.73 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Norway vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Syria
2100 5,441,855 44,620,090
2099 5,454,583 44,690,260
2098 5,466,669 44,750,249
2097 5,478,174 44,813,148
2096 5,490,010 44,867,740
2095 5,502,418 44,895,489
2094 5,514,598 44,945,231
2093 5,527,174 44,974,311
2092 5,539,172 45,003,795
2091 5,551,172 45,016,478
2090 5,564,044 45,048,083
2089 5,576,715 45,047,102
2088 5,590,047 45,041,864
2087 5,604,159 45,049,516
2086 5,617,935 45,068,928
2085 5,631,413 45,034,847
2084 5,645,116 44,999,929
2083 5,658,044 44,971,600
2082 5,670,485 44,910,859
2081 5,682,427 44,843,908
2080 5,694,199 44,744,718
2079 5,705,317 44,687,371
2078 5,715,984 44,649,760
2077 5,726,145 44,604,175
2076 5,735,898 44,520,132
2075 5,745,619 44,426,423
2074 5,755,683 44,328,795
2073 5,765,642 44,221,016
2072 5,775,295 44,084,262
2071 5,784,119 43,939,848
2070 5,793,594 43,795,999
2069 5,802,341 43,648,130
2068 5,811,630 43,465,442
2067 5,821,550 43,271,173
2066 5,831,535 43,060,752
2065 5,841,333 42,810,442
2064 5,851,085 42,559,554
2063 5,860,548 42,311,907
2062 5,869,700 42,062,193
2061 5,877,754 41,808,082
2060 5,885,488 41,522,274
2059 5,892,036 41,208,825
2058 5,897,922 40,925,728
2057 5,904,330 40,643,453
2056 5,910,291 40,332,578
2055 5,915,286 40,026,632
2054 5,919,312 39,691,425
2053 5,922,325 39,348,020
2052 5,923,483 39,045,268
2051 5,923,938 38,733,827
2050 5,923,557 38,410,423
2049 5,922,138 38,089,455
2048 5,919,215 37,784,449
2047 5,916,146 37,492,636
2046 5,912,426 37,181,526
2045 5,907,334 36,843,579
2044 5,902,175 36,526,509
2043 5,896,614 36,188,225
2042 5,889,741 35,825,419
2041 5,881,692 35,447,414
2040 5,873,512 35,042,107
2039 5,864,063 34,626,945
2038 5,853,639 34,183,740
2037 5,842,734 33,703,682
2036 5,830,991 33,223,843
2035 5,818,882 32,696,648
2034 5,805,966 32,148,814
2033 5,792,030 31,562,427
2032 5,777,062 30,967,322
2031 5,760,828 30,329,874
2030 5,743,814 29,672,629
2029 5,725,891 28,949,535
2028 5,706,765 28,217,748
2027 5,686,336 27,428,807
2026 5,665,477 26,607,148
2025 5,626,258 25,689,551
2024 5,572,279 24,672,760
2023 5,519,601 23,594,623
2022 5,457,127 22,462,173
2021 5,408,320 21,628,839
2020 5,379,475 21,049,429
2019 5,347,896 20,353,534
2018 5,311,916 19,577,845
2017 5,276,968 19,224,668
2016 5,234,519 19,193,834
2015 5,188,607 19,424,618
2014 5,137,232 20,273,659
2013 5,079,623 21,666,917
2012 5,018,573 22,759,763
2011 4,953,088 22,878,098
2010 4,889,252 22,482,421
2009 4,828,726 21,976,969
2008 4,768,212 21,636,564
2007 4,709,153 20,884,125
2006 4,660,677 19,637,022
2005 4,623,291 18,814,091
2004 4,591,910 18,336,875
2003 4,564,855 17,889,296
2002 4,538,159 17,468,332
2001 4,513,751 17,051,338
2000 4,490,967 16,637,888
1999 4,461,913 16,228,061
1998 4,431,464 15,820,413
1997 4,405,157 15,417,542
1996 4,381,336 15,018,104
1995 4,359,184 14,616,801
1994 4,336,613 14,208,583
1993 4,311,991 13,795,686
1992 4,286,401 13,385,571
1991 4,261,732 12,980,821
1990 4,241,473 12,579,208
1989 4,226,901 12,179,060
1988 4,209,488 11,782,264
1987 4,186,905 11,388,923
1986 4,167,354 11,002,844
1985 4,152,516 10,625,672
1984 4,140,099 10,258,398
1983 4,128,432 9,904,809
1982 4,114,787 9,572,511
1981 4,099,702 9,260,189
1980 4,085,620 8,957,663
1979 4,072,517 8,661,909
1978 4,058,671 8,372,759
1977 4,043,205 8,090,501
1976 4,026,152 7,817,320
1975 4,007,313 7,554,364
1974 3,985,258 7,302,160
1973 3,960,612 7,060,321
1972 3,933,004 6,826,024
1971 3,903,039 6,598,094
1970 3,875,763 6,380,609
1969 3,847,707 6,175,166
1968 3,816,486 5,978,742
1967 3,784,539 5,790,198
1966 3,753,012 5,609,047
1965 3,723,168 5,435,267
1964 3,694,339 5,269,087
1963 3,666,537 5,110,467
1962 3,638,918 4,959,340
1961 3,609,800 4,815,466
1960 3,581,239 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Syria
2100 -0.23% -0.16%
2099 -0.22% -0.13%
2098 -0.21% -0.14%
2097 -0.22% -0.12%
2096 -0.23% -0.06%
2095 -0.22% -0.11%
2094 -0.23% -0.06%
2093 -0.22% -0.07%
2092 -0.22% -0.03%
2091 -0.23% -0.07%
2090 -0.23% 0.002%
2089 -0.24% 0.01%
2088 -0.25% -0.02%
2087 -0.25% -0.04%
2086 -0.24% 0.08%
2085 -0.24% 0.08%
2084 -0.23% 0.06%
2083 -0.22% 0.14%
2082 -0.21% 0.15%
2081 -0.21% 0.22%
2080 -0.19% 0.13%
2079 -0.19% 0.08%
2078 -0.18% 0.1%
2077 -0.17% 0.19%
2076 -0.17% 0.21%
2075 -0.17% 0.22%
2074 -0.17% 0.24%
2073 -0.17% 0.31%
2072 -0.15% 0.33%
2071 -0.16% 0.33%
2070 -0.15% 0.34%
2069 -0.16% 0.42%
2068 -0.17% 0.45%
2067 -0.17% 0.49%
2066 -0.17% 0.58%
2065 -0.17% 0.59%
2064 -0.16% 0.59%
2063 -0.16% 0.59%
2062 -0.14% 0.61%
2061 -0.13% 0.69%
2060 -0.11% 0.76%
2059 -0.1% 0.69%
2058 -0.11% 0.69%
2057 -0.1% 0.77%
2056 -0.08% 0.76%
2055 -0.07% 0.84%
2054 -0.05% 0.87%
2053 -0.02% 0.78%
2052 -0.008% 0.8%
2051 0.006% 0.84%
2050 0.02% 0.84%
2049 0.05% 0.81%
2048 0.05% 0.78%
2047 0.06% 0.84%
2046 0.09% 0.92%
2045 0.09% 0.87%
2044 0.09% 0.93%
2043 0.12% 1.01%
2042 0.14% 1.07%
2041 0.14% 1.16%
2040 0.16% 1.2%
2039 0.18% 1.3%
2038 0.19% 1.42%
2037 0.2% 1.44%
2036 0.21% 1.61%
2035 0.22% 1.7%
2034 0.24% 1.86%
2033 0.26% 1.92%
2032 0.28% 2.1%
2031 0.3% 2.21%
2030 0.31% 2.5%
2029 0.34% 2.59%
2028 0.36% 2.88%
2027 0.37% 3.09%
2026 0.7% 3.57%
2025 0.97% 4.12%
2024 0.95% 4.57%
2023 1.14% 5.04%
2022 0.9% 3.85%
2021 0.54% 2.75%
2020 0.59% 3.42%
2019 0.68% 3.96%
2018 0.66% 1.84%
2017 0.81% 0.16%
2016 0.88% -1.19%
2015 1% -4.19%
2014 1.13% -6.43%
2013 1.22% -4.8%
2012 1.32% -0.52%
2011 1.31% 1.76%
2010 1.25% 2.3%
2009 1.27% 1.57%
2008 1.25% 3.6%
2007 1.04% 6.35%
2006 0.81% 4.37%
2005 0.68% 2.6%
2004 0.59% 2.5%
2003 0.59% 2.41%
2002 0.54% 2.45%
2001 0.51% 2.48%
2000 0.65% 2.53%
1999 0.69% 2.58%
1998 0.6% 2.61%
1997 0.54% 2.66%
1996 0.51% 2.75%
1995 0.52% 2.87%
1994 0.57% 2.99%
1993 0.6% 3.06%
1992 0.58% 3.12%
1991 0.48% 3.19%
1990 0.34% 3.29%
1989 0.41% 3.37%
1988 0.54% 3.45%
1987 0.47% 3.51%
1986 0.36% 3.55%
1985 0.3% 3.58%
1984 0.28% 3.57%
1983 0.33% 3.47%
1982 0.37% 3.37%
1981 0.34% 3.38%
1980 0.32% 3.41%
1979 0.34% 3.45%
1978 0.38% 3.49%
1977 0.42% 3.49%
1976 0.47% 3.48%
1975 0.55% 3.45%
1974 0.62% 3.43%
1973 0.7% 3.43%
1972 0.77% 3.45%
1971 0.7% 3.41%
1970 0.73% 3.33%
1969 0.82% 3.29%
1968 0.84% 3.26%
1967 0.84% 3.23%
1966 0.8% 3.2%
1965 0.78% 3.15%
1964 0.76% 3.1%
1963 0.76% 3.05%
1962 0.81% 2.99%
1961 0.8% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Norway Syria
Current population
5671119
26829400
Population rank 119/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.32%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
10.1 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 6/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +421,693
Net migration rank 29/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 421,693
2024 - 44,356 - 546,494
2023 8,280 53,806 402,713 757,309
2022 5,457 58,040 369,750 735,142
2021 14,062 19,804 350,560 211,220
2020 12,372 11,277 327,992 269,050
2019 13,904 25,707 293,762 500,985
2018 14,342 18,473 242,530 514,102
2017 15,831 21,657 237,214 -287,501
2016 17,797 26,417 236,007 -124,063
2015 18,160 30,242 253,977 -827,496
2014 18,494 38,522 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 17,779 40,690 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 18,066 47,883 475,520 -999,267
2011 18,822 47,454 543,950 -256,888
2010 20,046 42,865 558,666 -54,359
2009 20,280 39,316 559,314 -52,703
2008 19,073 44,002 576,593 -402,393
2007 16,482 40,111 529,162 801,514
2006 17,244 24,054 480,616 682,911
2005 15,719 18,588 468,960 13,382
2004 15,612 13,412 461,209 10,881
2003 14,151 11,389 457,000 -33,920
2002 10,892 17,279 453,967 -35,096
2001 13,090 7,906 451,503 -36,383
2000 15,269 9,805 446,211 -34,425
1999 14,278 19,147 439,261 -31,394
1998 14,181 13,519 433,447 -26,025
1997 15,418 9,744 429,887 -31,571
1996 17,087 5,671 430,765 -30,197
1995 14,821 6,343 430,172 -28,122
1994 16,045 7,580 426,996 -12,630
1993 12,936 12,567 420,244 -8,828
1992 15,431 10,218 412,878 -4,063
1991 16,194 7,949 410,830 -10,154
1990 14,845 1,818 409,177 -6,620
1989 13,949 -1,730 406,111 -8,379
1988 12,207 10,380 404,285 -8,426
1987 9,212 13,907 399,159 -8,335
1986 8,751 7,616 390,821 -9,485
1985 6,644 6,725 379,231 -6,221
1984 7,452 3,856 366,768 -5,245
1983 7,844 4,120 355,375 -9,729
1982 9,875 5,749 319,664 -721
1981 9,020 6,010 330,237 -24,536
1980 9,806 3,763 332,464 -33,114
1979 10,181 2,839 324,943 -32,793
1978 11,364 3,823 316,724 -30,567
1977 11,321 4,845 306,630 -28,275
1976 13,286 4,779 294,267 -26,268
1975 16,430 3,312 282,299 -24,389
1974 20,324 4,425 270,735 -24,242
1973 21,387 3,414 254,687 -17,502
1972 24,777 5,603 249,027 -17,610
1971 26,541 3,031 239,610 -15,167
1970 25,968 -1,034 230,117 -19,594
1969 28,858 2,230 219,114 -18,749
1968 29,387 1,761 209,454 -16,968
1967 30,276 2,460 199,223 -14,618
1966 31,150 -888 191,122 -13,434
1965 31,275 -1,525 182,560 -12,704
1964 30,293 -1,571 174,549 -12,044
1963 26,766 1,061 166,555 -11,817
1962 28,020 655 159,155 -11,641
1961 29,239 1,437 151,485 -11,237
1960 29,366 -1,427 143,687 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/syria | 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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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