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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 4.1 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Norway vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Taiwan
2100 5,441,855 10,150,338
2099 5,454,583 10,273,881
2098 5,466,669 10,399,680
2097 5,478,174 10,527,804
2096 5,490,010 10,657,536
2095 5,502,418 10,789,978
2094 5,514,598 10,925,075
2093 5,527,174 11,062,491
2092 5,539,172 11,202,670
2091 5,551,172 11,346,131
2090 5,564,044 11,494,369
2089 5,576,715 11,644,743
2088 5,590,047 11,799,177
2087 5,604,159 11,956,109
2086 5,617,935 12,116,149
2085 5,631,413 12,281,248
2084 5,645,116 12,451,872
2083 5,658,044 12,625,681
2082 5,670,485 12,803,442
2081 5,682,427 12,986,931
2080 5,694,199 13,174,137
2079 5,705,317 13,366,920
2078 5,715,984 13,564,788
2077 5,726,145 13,765,770
2076 5,735,898 13,969,802
2075 5,745,619 14,178,904
2074 5,755,683 14,391,331
2073 5,765,642 14,606,033
2072 5,775,295 14,824,987
2071 5,784,119 15,045,310
2070 5,793,594 15,266,143
2069 5,802,341 15,488,280
2068 5,811,630 15,714,125
2067 5,821,550 15,940,945
2066 5,831,535 16,167,553
2065 5,841,333 16,396,032
2064 5,851,085 16,625,600
2063 5,860,548 16,854,355
2062 5,869,700 17,084,600
2061 5,877,754 17,314,450
2060 5,885,488 17,541,998
2059 5,892,036 17,767,014
2058 5,897,922 17,988,239
2057 5,904,330 18,208,151
2056 5,910,291 18,423,453
2055 5,915,286 18,639,554
2054 5,919,312 18,853,384
2053 5,922,325 19,063,428
2052 5,923,483 19,270,076
2051 5,923,938 19,474,323
2050 5,923,557 19,677,203
2049 5,922,138 19,878,438
2048 5,919,215 20,073,645
2047 5,916,146 20,267,326
2046 5,912,426 20,454,154
2045 5,907,334 20,640,565
2044 5,902,175 20,819,477
2043 5,896,614 20,995,111
2042 5,889,741 21,166,213
2041 5,881,692 21,331,710
2040 5,873,512 21,491,361
2039 5,864,063 21,645,911
2038 5,853,639 21,794,529
2037 5,842,734 21,939,617
2036 5,830,991 22,077,701
2035 5,818,882 22,211,115
2034 5,805,966 22,340,809
2033 5,792,030 22,463,465
2032 5,777,062 22,582,449
2031 5,760,828 22,698,460
2030 5,743,814 22,809,605
2029 5,725,891 22,916,803
2028 5,706,765 23,022,058
2027 5,686,336 23,127,410
2026 5,665,477 23,229,461
2025 5,626,258 23,331,886
2024 5,572,279 23,410,331
2023 5,519,601 23,342,541
2022 5,457,127 23,319,977
2021 5,408,320 23,468,275
2020 5,379,475 23,582,179
2019 5,347,896 23,596,027
2018 5,311,916 23,580,080
2017 5,276,968 23,555,522
2016 5,234,519 23,515,945
2015 5,188,607 23,462,914
2014 5,137,232 23,403,635
2013 5,079,623 23,344,670
2012 5,018,573 23,270,367
2011 4,953,088 23,193,518
2010 4,889,252 23,140,948
2009 4,828,726 23,078,402
2008 4,768,212 22,997,696
2007 4,709,153 22,917,444
2006 4,660,677 22,823,455
2005 4,623,291 22,729,753
2004 4,591,910 22,646,836
2003 4,564,855 22,562,663
2002 4,538,159 22,463,172
2001 4,513,751 22,341,120
2000 4,490,967 22,184,530
1999 4,461,913 22,010,489
1998 4,431,464 21,835,703
1997 4,405,157 21,634,124
1996 4,381,336 21,441,432
1995 4,359,184 21,267,653
1994 4,336,613 21,086,645
1993 4,311,991 20,899,019
1992 4,286,401 20,704,227
1991 4,261,732 20,503,568
1990 4,241,473 20,278,946
1989 4,226,901 20,055,492
1988 4,209,488 19,839,704
1987 4,186,905 19,617,046
1986 4,167,354 19,411,454
1985 4,152,516 19,191,510
1984 4,140,099 18,929,866
1983 4,128,432 18,653,146
1982 4,114,787 18,354,855
1981 4,099,702 18,029,982
1980 4,085,620 17,704,538
1979 4,072,517 17,372,779
1978 4,058,671 17,042,272
1977 4,043,205 16,730,895
1976 4,026,152 16,401,413
1975 4,007,313 16,075,128
1974 3,985,258 15,784,817
1973 3,960,612 15,505,121
1972 3,933,004 15,220,495
1971 3,903,039 14,913,564
1970 3,875,763 14,582,944
1969 3,847,707 14,068,984
1968 3,816,486 13,548,537
1967 3,784,539 13,210,344
1966 3,753,012 12,874,153
1965 3,723,168 12,511,863
1964 3,694,339 12,137,143
1963 3,666,537 11,762,101
1962 3,638,918 11,392,513
1961 3,609,800 11,030,385
1960 3,581,239 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Taiwan
2100 -0.23% -1.2%
2099 -0.22% -1.21%
2098 -0.21% -1.22%
2097 -0.22% -1.22%
2096 -0.23% -1.23%
2095 -0.22% -1.24%
2094 -0.23% -1.24%
2093 -0.22% -1.25%
2092 -0.22% -1.26%
2091 -0.23% -1.29%
2090 -0.23% -1.29%
2089 -0.24% -1.31%
2088 -0.25% -1.31%
2087 -0.25% -1.32%
2086 -0.24% -1.34%
2085 -0.24% -1.37%
2084 -0.23% -1.38%
2083 -0.22% -1.39%
2082 -0.21% -1.41%
2081 -0.21% -1.42%
2080 -0.19% -1.44%
2079 -0.19% -1.46%
2078 -0.18% -1.46%
2077 -0.17% -1.46%
2076 -0.17% -1.47%
2075 -0.17% -1.48%
2074 -0.17% -1.47%
2073 -0.17% -1.48%
2072 -0.15% -1.46%
2071 -0.16% -1.45%
2070 -0.15% -1.43%
2069 -0.16% -1.44%
2068 -0.17% -1.42%
2067 -0.17% -1.4%
2066 -0.17% -1.39%
2065 -0.17% -1.38%
2064 -0.16% -1.36%
2063 -0.16% -1.35%
2062 -0.14% -1.33%
2061 -0.13% -1.3%
2060 -0.11% -1.27%
2059 -0.1% -1.23%
2058 -0.11% -1.21%
2057 -0.1% -1.17%
2056 -0.08% -1.16%
2055 -0.07% -1.13%
2054 -0.05% -1.1%
2053 -0.02% -1.07%
2052 -0.008% -1.05%
2051 0.006% -1.03%
2050 0.02% -1.01%
2049 0.05% -0.97%
2048 0.05% -0.96%
2047 0.06% -0.91%
2046 0.09% -0.9%
2045 0.09% -0.86%
2044 0.09% -0.84%
2043 0.12% -0.81%
2042 0.14% -0.78%
2041 0.14% -0.74%
2040 0.16% -0.71%
2039 0.18% -0.68%
2038 0.19% -0.66%
2037 0.2% -0.63%
2036 0.21% -0.6%
2035 0.22% -0.58%
2034 0.24% -0.55%
2033 0.26% -0.53%
2032 0.28% -0.51%
2031 0.3% -0.49%
2030 0.31% -0.47%
2029 0.34% -0.46%
2028 0.36% -0.46%
2027 0.37% -0.44%
2026 0.7% -0.44%
2025 0.97% -0.34%
2024 0.95% 0.29%
2023 1.14% 0.1%
2022 0.9% -0.63%
2021 0.54% -0.48%
2020 0.59% -0.06%
2019 0.68% 0.07%
2018 0.66% 0.1%
2017 0.81% 0.17%
2016 0.88% 0.23%
2015 1% 0.25%
2014 1.13% 0.25%
2013 1.22% 0.32%
2012 1.32% 0.33%
2011 1.31% 0.23%
2010 1.25% 0.27%
2009 1.27% 0.35%
2008 1.25% 0.35%
2007 1.04% 0.41%
2006 0.81% 0.41%
2005 0.68% 0.37%
2004 0.59% 0.37%
2003 0.59% 0.44%
2002 0.54% 0.55%
2001 0.51% 0.71%
2000 0.65% 0.79%
1999 0.69% 0.8%
1998 0.6% 0.93%
1997 0.54% 0.9%
1996 0.51% 0.82%
1995 0.52% 0.86%
1994 0.57% 0.9%
1993 0.6% 0.94%
1992 0.58% 0.98%
1991 0.48% 1.11%
1990 0.34% 1.11%
1989 0.41% 1.09%
1988 0.54% 1.14%
1987 0.47% 1.06%
1986 0.36% 1.15%
1985 0.3% 1.38%
1984 0.28% 1.48%
1983 0.33% 1.63%
1982 0.37% 1.8%
1981 0.34% 1.84%
1980 0.32% 1.91%
1979 0.34% 1.94%
1978 0.38% 1.86%
1977 0.42% 2.01%
1976 0.47% 2.03%
1975 0.55% 1.84%
1974 0.62% 1.8%
1973 0.7% 1.87%
1972 0.77% 2.06%
1971 0.7% 2.27%
1970 0.73% 3.65%
1969 0.82% 3.84%
1968 0.84% 2.56%
1967 0.84% 2.61%
1966 0.8% 2.9%
1965 0.78% 3.09%
1964 0.76% 3.19%
1963 0.76% 3.24%
1962 0.81% 3.28%
1961 0.8% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Norway Taiwan
Current population
5671119
23229461
Population rank 119/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.28%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 -215
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 180/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +47,029
Net migration rank 29/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -
2024 - 44,356 -67,188 47,029
2023 8,280 53,806 -69,794 225,599
2022 5,457 58,040 -68,327 -42,430
2021 14,062 19,804 -30,039 -156,010
2020 12,372 11,277 -7,782 -33,978
2019 13,904 25,707 1,416 12,718
2018 14,342 18,473 8,725 8,888
2017 15,831 21,657 22,613 8,809
2016 17,797 26,417 35,980 11,707
2015 18,160 30,242 49,741 8,581
2014 18,494 38,522 - -
2013 17,779 40,690 - -
2012 18,066 47,883 - -
2011 18,822 47,454 43,836 19,077
2010 20,046 42,865 - -
2009 20,280 39,316 - -
2008 19,073 44,002 - -
2007 16,482 40,111 - -
2006 17,244 24,054 - -
2005 15,719 18,588 - -
2004 15,612 13,412 - -
2003 14,151 11,389 - -
2002 10,892 17,279 - -
2001 13,090 7,906 132,707 -3,811
2000 15,269 9,805 - -
1999 14,278 19,147 - -
1998 14,181 13,519 - -
1997 15,418 9,744 - -
1996 17,087 5,671 - -
1995 14,821 6,343 - -
1994 16,045 7,580 - -
1993 12,936 12,567 - -
1992 15,431 10,218 - -
1991 16,194 7,949 215,698 -12,128
1990 14,845 1,818 - -
1989 13,949 -1,730 - -
1988 12,207 10,380 - -
1987 9,212 13,907 - -
1986 8,751 7,616 - -
1985 6,644 6,725 - -
1984 7,452 3,856 - -
1983 7,844 4,120 - -
1982 9,875 5,749 - -
1981 9,020 6,010 326,883 4,508
1980 9,806 3,763 - -
1979 10,181 2,839 - -
1978 11,364 3,823 - -
1977 11,321 4,845 - -
1976 13,286 4,779 - -
1975 16,430 3,312 - -
1974 20,324 4,425 - -
1973 21,387 3,414 - -
1972 24,777 5,603 - -
1971 26,541 3,031 - -
1970 25,968 -1,034 - -
1969 28,858 2,230 - -
1968 29,387 1,761 - -
1967 30,276 2,460 - -
1966 31,150 -888 346,958 18,774
1965 31,275 -1,525 - -
1964 30,293 -1,571 - -
1963 26,766 1,061 - -
1962 28,020 655 - -
1961 29,239 1,437 - -
1960 29,366 -1,427 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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