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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 12.6 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Norway vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Thailand
2100 5,441,855 45,712,111
2099 5,454,583 46,056,854
2098 5,466,669 46,406,925
2097 5,478,174 46,761,683
2096 5,490,010 47,122,446
2095 5,502,418 47,487,866
2094 5,514,598 47,857,414
2093 5,527,174 48,230,566
2092 5,539,172 48,609,149
2091 5,551,172 48,988,448
2090 5,564,044 49,372,024
2089 5,576,715 49,760,635
2088 5,590,047 50,146,313
2087 5,604,159 50,536,233
2086 5,617,935 50,929,394
2085 5,631,413 51,326,092
2084 5,645,116 51,728,619
2083 5,658,044 52,131,789
2082 5,670,485 52,537,598
2081 5,682,427 52,942,608
2080 5,694,199 53,352,029
2079 5,705,317 53,766,821
2078 5,715,984 54,181,891
2077 5,726,145 54,599,508
2076 5,735,898 55,019,721
2075 5,745,619 55,442,571
2074 5,755,683 55,872,412
2073 5,765,642 56,304,891
2072 5,775,295 56,739,842
2071 5,784,119 57,177,118
2070 5,793,594 57,621,370
2069 5,802,341 58,066,637
2068 5,811,630 58,516,959
2067 5,821,550 58,967,738
2066 5,831,535 59,418,676
2065 5,841,333 59,878,082
2064 5,851,085 60,336,709
2063 5,860,548 60,797,201
2062 5,869,700 61,262,000
2061 5,877,754 61,724,999
2060 5,885,488 62,192,387
2059 5,892,036 62,656,203
2058 5,897,922 63,118,413
2057 5,904,330 63,577,864
2056 5,910,291 64,032,675
2055 5,915,286 64,478,337
2054 5,919,312 64,917,436
2053 5,922,325 65,343,383
2052 5,923,483 65,763,356
2051 5,923,938 66,167,939
2050 5,923,557 66,558,274
2049 5,922,138 66,936,876
2048 5,919,215 67,296,897
2047 5,916,146 67,641,907
2046 5,912,426 67,972,603
2045 5,907,334 68,287,399
2044 5,902,175 68,585,177
2043 5,896,614 68,870,333
2042 5,889,741 69,139,548
2041 5,881,692 69,396,419
2040 5,873,512 69,632,464
2039 5,864,063 69,854,146
2038 5,853,639 70,062,543
2037 5,842,734 70,256,027
2036 5,830,991 70,435,348
2035 5,818,882 70,604,705
2034 5,805,966 70,756,791
2033 5,792,030 70,897,217
2032 5,777,062 71,025,384
2031 5,760,828 71,140,609
2030 5,743,814 71,247,320
2029 5,725,891 71,342,891
2028 5,706,765 71,428,869
2027 5,686,336 71,505,168
2026 5,665,477 71,571,743
2025 5,626,258 71,625,629
2024 5,572,279 71,668,011
2023 5,519,601 71,702,435
2022 5,457,127 71,735,329
2021 5,408,320 71,727,332
2020 5,379,475 71,641,484
2019 5,347,896 71,522,271
2018 5,311,916 71,376,079
2017 5,276,968 71,160,187
2016 5,234,519 70,859,841
2015 5,188,607 70,540,795
2014 5,137,232 70,216,367
2013 5,079,623 69,845,114
2012 5,018,573 69,436,098
2011 4,953,088 69,007,208
2010 4,889,252 68,579,447
2009 4,828,726 68,121,080
2008 4,768,212 67,619,830
2007 4,709,153 67,102,394
2006 4,660,677 66,567,687
2005 4,623,291 66,017,420
2004 4,591,910 65,452,047
2003 4,564,855 64,868,166
2002 4,538,159 64,266,437
2001 4,513,751 63,651,141
2000 4,490,967 63,007,815
1999 4,461,913 62,299,043
1998 4,431,464 61,522,630
1997 4,405,157 60,724,584
1996 4,381,336 59,920,064
1995 4,359,184 59,098,232
1994 4,336,613 58,260,854
1993 4,311,991 57,408,198
1992 4,286,401 56,528,834
1991 4,261,732 55,637,434
1990 4,241,473 54,738,329
1989 4,226,901 53,848,956
1988 4,209,488 52,969,595
1987 4,186,905 52,074,105
1986 4,167,354 51,177,834
1985 4,152,516 50,270,753
1984 4,140,099 49,351,708
1983 4,128,432 48,423,309
1982 4,114,787 47,494,577
1981 4,099,702 46,575,855
1980 4,085,620 45,650,022
1979 4,072,517 44,718,434
1978 4,058,671 43,788,976
1977 4,043,205 42,843,974
1976 4,026,152 41,896,504
1975 4,007,313 40,940,005
1974 3,985,258 39,952,891
1973 3,960,612 38,947,787
1972 3,933,004 37,933,929
1971 3,903,039 36,937,387
1970 3,875,763 35,954,408
1969 3,847,707 34,973,782
1968 3,816,486 34,002,560
1967 3,784,539 33,037,801
1966 3,753,012 32,086,071
1965 3,723,168 31,149,337
1964 3,694,339 30,232,141
1963 3,666,537 29,342,322
1962 3,638,918 28,481,040
1961 3,609,800 27,650,334
1960 3,581,239 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Thailand
2100 -0.23% -0.75%
2099 -0.22% -0.75%
2098 -0.21% -0.76%
2097 -0.22% -0.77%
2096 -0.23% -0.77%
2095 -0.22% -0.77%
2094 -0.23% -0.77%
2093 -0.22% -0.78%
2092 -0.22% -0.77%
2091 -0.23% -0.78%
2090 -0.23% -0.78%
2089 -0.24% -0.77%
2088 -0.25% -0.77%
2087 -0.25% -0.77%
2086 -0.24% -0.77%
2085 -0.24% -0.78%
2084 -0.23% -0.77%
2083 -0.22% -0.77%
2082 -0.21% -0.76%
2081 -0.21% -0.77%
2080 -0.19% -0.77%
2079 -0.19% -0.77%
2078 -0.18% -0.76%
2077 -0.17% -0.76%
2076 -0.17% -0.76%
2075 -0.17% -0.77%
2074 -0.17% -0.77%
2073 -0.17% -0.77%
2072 -0.15% -0.76%
2071 -0.16% -0.77%
2070 -0.15% -0.77%
2069 -0.16% -0.77%
2068 -0.17% -0.76%
2067 -0.17% -0.76%
2066 -0.17% -0.77%
2065 -0.17% -0.76%
2064 -0.16% -0.76%
2063 -0.16% -0.76%
2062 -0.14% -0.75%
2061 -0.13% -0.75%
2060 -0.11% -0.74%
2059 -0.1% -0.73%
2058 -0.11% -0.72%
2057 -0.1% -0.71%
2056 -0.08% -0.69%
2055 -0.07% -0.68%
2054 -0.05% -0.65%
2053 -0.02% -0.64%
2052 -0.008% -0.61%
2051 0.006% -0.59%
2050 0.02% -0.57%
2049 0.05% -0.53%
2048 0.05% -0.51%
2047 0.06% -0.49%
2046 0.09% -0.46%
2045 0.09% -0.43%
2044 0.09% -0.41%
2043 0.12% -0.39%
2042 0.14% -0.37%
2041 0.14% -0.34%
2040 0.16% -0.32%
2039 0.18% -0.3%
2038 0.19% -0.28%
2037 0.2% -0.25%
2036 0.21% -0.24%
2035 0.22% -0.21%
2034 0.24% -0.2%
2033 0.26% -0.18%
2032 0.28% -0.16%
2031 0.3% -0.15%
2030 0.31% -0.13%
2029 0.34% -0.12%
2028 0.36% -0.11%
2027 0.37% -0.09%
2026 0.7% -0.08%
2025 0.97% -0.06%
2024 0.95% -0.05%
2023 1.14% -0.05%
2022 0.9% 0.01%
2021 0.54% 0.12%
2020 0.59% 0.17%
2019 0.68% 0.2%
2018 0.66% 0.3%
2017 0.81% 0.42%
2016 0.88% 0.45%
2015 1% 0.46%
2014 1.13% 0.53%
2013 1.22% 0.59%
2012 1.32% 0.62%
2011 1.31% 0.62%
2010 1.25% 0.67%
2009 1.27% 0.74%
2008 1.25% 0.77%
2007 1.04% 0.8%
2006 0.81% 0.83%
2005 0.68% 0.86%
2004 0.59% 0.9%
2003 0.59% 0.94%
2002 0.54% 0.97%
2001 0.51% 1.02%
2000 0.65% 1.14%
1999 0.69% 1.26%
1998 0.6% 1.31%
1997 0.54% 1.34%
1996 0.51% 1.39%
1995 0.52% 1.44%
1994 0.57% 1.49%
1993 0.6% 1.56%
1992 0.58% 1.6%
1991 0.48% 1.64%
1990 0.34% 1.65%
1989 0.41% 1.66%
1988 0.54% 1.72%
1987 0.47% 1.75%
1986 0.36% 1.8%
1985 0.3% 1.86%
1984 0.28% 1.92%
1983 0.33% 1.96%
1982 0.37% 1.97%
1981 0.34% 2.03%
1980 0.32% 2.08%
1979 0.34% 2.12%
1978 0.38% 2.21%
1977 0.42% 2.26%
1976 0.47% 2.34%
1975 0.55% 2.47%
1974 0.62% 2.58%
1973 0.7% 2.67%
1972 0.77% 2.7%
1971 0.7% 2.73%
1970 0.73% 2.8%
1969 0.82% 2.86%
1968 0.84% 2.92%
1967 0.84% 2.97%
1966 0.8% 3.01%
1965 0.78% 3.03%
1964 0.76% 3.03%
1963 0.76% 3.02%
1962 0.81% 3%
1961 0.8% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Norway Thailand
Current population
5671119
71571743
Population rank 119/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.86%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
12.1 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +144 -94
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 168/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +27,509
Net migration rank 29/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 27,509
2024 - 44,356 - 23,321
2023 8,280 53,806 -46,105 19,648
2022 5,457 58,040 -61,046 21,683
2021 14,062 19,804 57,382 -2,093
2020 12,372 11,277 84,107 32,277
2019 13,904 25,707 116,867 5,221
2018 14,342 18,473 159,383 10,984
2017 15,831 21,657 194,695 66,805
2016 17,797 26,417 226,255 112,978
2015 18,160 30,242 266,362 32,500
2014 18,494 38,522 294,628 55,358
2013 17,779 40,690 325,059 67,452
2012 18,066 47,883 351,485 74,033
2011 18,822 47,454 365,670 66,607
2010 20,046 42,865 370,466 52,791
2009 20,280 39,316 382,636 110,883
2008 19,073 44,002 401,730 107,333
2007 16,482 40,111 425,362 100,486
2006 17,244 24,054 441,211 102,362
2005 15,719 18,588 456,378 100,542
2004 15,612 13,412 466,542 107,199
2003 14,151 11,389 488,003 105,917
2002 10,892 17,279 504,299 105,215
2001 13,090 7,906 524,230 96,817
2000 15,269 9,805 543,884 121,640
1999 14,278 19,147 578,073 173,924
1998 14,181 13,519 617,318 183,471
1997 15,418 9,744 644,834 150,411
1996 17,087 5,671 661,397 152,397
1995 14,821 6,343 682,703 147,226
1994 16,045 7,580 712,589 132,271
1993 12,936 12,567 737,696 122,746
1992 15,431 10,218 754,999 143,318
1991 16,194 7,949 760,508 124,034
1990 14,845 1,818 760,808 152,916
1989 13,949 -1,730 774,563 90,497
1988 12,207 10,380 765,252 128,469
1987 9,212 13,907 774,498 122,791
1986 8,751 7,616 783,430 111,820
1985 6,644 6,725 776,935 141,963
1984 7,452 3,856 779,856 139,345
1983 7,844 4,120 794,239 143,393
1982 9,875 5,749 817,951 101,885
1981 9,020 6,010 839,297 78,337
1980 9,806 3,763 845,575 88,478
1979 10,181 2,839 843,434 85,693
1978 11,364 3,823 847,799 82,011
1977 11,321 4,845 871,232 88,937
1976 13,286 4,779 894,072 40,656
1975 16,430 3,312 911,980 66,306
1974 20,324 4,425 923,151 72,801
1973 21,387 3,414 933,540 80,704
1972 24,777 5,603 940,420 73,082
1971 26,541 3,031 936,215 43,400
1970 25,968 -1,034 937,116 49,221
1969 28,858 2,230 948,314 26,551
1968 29,387 1,761 953,806 13,718
1967 30,276 2,460 944,980 17,005
1966 31,150 -888 929,469 12,016
1965 31,275 -1,525 909,000 22,995
1964 30,293 -1,571 885,137 17,249
1963 26,766 1,061 860,728 16,494
1962 28,020 655 828,741 16,605
1961 29,239 1,437 801,140 14,968
1960 29,366 -1,427 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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