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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 15.2 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Norway vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Turkey
2100 5,426,970 64,394,191
2099 5,439,664 65,045,868
2098 5,451,717 65,690,351
2097 5,463,190 66,342,622
2096 5,474,994 66,990,674
2095 5,487,368 67,642,188
2094 5,499,514 68,296,562
2093 5,512,056 68,963,773
2092 5,524,021 69,625,957
2091 5,535,989 70,290,255
2090 5,548,825 70,960,483
2089 5,561,462 71,623,547
2088 5,574,757 72,281,102
2087 5,588,831 72,928,397
2086 5,602,569 73,576,610
2085 5,616,010 74,223,570
2084 5,629,675 74,853,312
2083 5,642,568 75,483,067
2082 5,654,975 76,111,533
2081 5,666,885 76,726,689
2080 5,678,624 77,339,541
2079 5,689,711 77,938,889
2078 5,700,349 78,532,577
2077 5,710,483 79,120,573
2076 5,720,209 79,705,459
2075 5,729,904 80,277,544
2074 5,739,940 80,848,141
2073 5,749,872 81,396,237
2072 5,759,499 81,938,080
2071 5,768,298 82,465,112
2070 5,777,747 82,981,973
2069 5,786,471 83,480,362
2068 5,795,734 83,963,140
2067 5,805,627 84,428,242
2066 5,815,585 84,886,666
2065 5,825,356 85,336,225
2064 5,835,081 85,771,285
2063 5,844,519 86,187,013
2062 5,853,646 86,587,114
2061 5,861,677 86,962,577
2060 5,869,390 87,319,314
2059 5,875,920 87,663,392
2058 5,881,790 87,973,789
2057 5,888,181 88,264,809
2056 5,894,125 88,534,755
2055 5,899,106 88,764,080
2054 5,903,121 88,972,362
2053 5,906,126 89,151,673
2052 5,907,281 89,310,785
2051 5,907,735 89,437,110
2050 5,907,355 89,541,520
2049 5,905,940 89,614,107
2048 5,903,025 89,651,068
2047 5,899,964 89,659,415
2046 5,896,254 89,634,354
2045 5,891,177 89,608,012
2044 5,886,031 89,557,421
2043 5,880,486 89,493,042
2042 5,873,632 89,404,193
2041 5,865,604 89,303,546
2040 5,857,447 89,187,952
2039 5,848,023 89,051,669
2038 5,837,628 88,901,719
2037 5,826,752 88,727,471
2036 5,815,042 88,537,927
2035 5,802,966 88,343,153
2034 5,790,086 88,139,515
2033 5,776,187 87,918,397
2032 5,761,261 87,687,495
2031 5,745,071 87,437,150
2030 5,728,104 87,166,904
2029 5,710,229 86,903,490
2028 5,691,155 86,627,469
2027 5,670,783 86,350,539
2026 5,649,981 86,093,293
2025 5,610,870 85,878,556
2024 5,572,279 85,518,661
2023 5,519,601 85,325,965
2022 5,457,127 84,979,913
2021 5,408,320 84,147,318
2020 5,379,475 83,384,680
2019 5,347,896 82,579,440
2018 5,311,916 81,407,204
2017 5,276,968 80,312,698
2016 5,234,519 79,277,962
2015 5,188,607 78,218,479
2014 5,137,232 77,181,884
2013 5,079,623 76,147,624
2012 5,018,573 75,175,827
2011 4,953,088 74,223,629
2010 4,889,252 73,142,150
2009 4,828,726 72,039,206
2008 4,768,212 71,051,678
2007 4,709,153 70,158,112
2006 4,660,677 70,045,349
2005 4,623,291 69,329,557
2004 4,591,910 68,592,617
2003 4,564,855 67,831,730
2002 4,538,159 67,048,795
2001 4,513,751 66,245,128
2000 4,490,967 65,425,961
1999 4,461,913 64,591,923
1998 4,431,464 63,734,383
1997 4,405,157 62,852,966
1996 4,381,336 61,951,134
1995 4,359,184 61,024,503
1994 4,336,613 60,033,836
1993 4,311,991 58,999,167
1992 4,286,401 57,990,118
1991 4,261,732 57,009,887
1990 4,241,473 56,015,628
1989 4,226,901 54,976,723
1988 4,209,488 53,909,626
1987 4,186,905 52,843,670
1986 4,167,354 51,777,772
1985 4,152,516 50,687,115
1984 4,140,099 49,574,069
1983 4,128,432 48,447,410
1982 4,114,787 47,322,096
1981 4,099,702 46,321,190
1980 4,085,620 45,408,815
1979 4,072,517 44,510,429
1978 4,058,671 43,645,306
1977 4,043,205 42,773,298
1976 4,026,152 41,899,984
1975 4,007,313 41,053,126
1974 3,985,258 40,210,234
1973 3,960,612 39,329,533
1972 3,933,004 38,430,221
1971 3,903,039 37,518,611
1970 3,875,763 36,638,465
1969 3,847,707 35,787,774
1968 3,816,486 34,921,684
1967 3,784,539 34,050,421
1966 3,753,012 33,177,672
1965 3,723,168 32,345,220
1964 3,694,339 31,543,072
1963 3,666,537 30,726,841
1962 3,638,918 29,916,147
1961 3,609,800 29,119,238
1960 3,581,239 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Turkey
2100 -0.23% -1%
2099 -0.22% -0.98%
2098 -0.21% -0.98%
2097 -0.22% -0.97%
2096 -0.23% -0.96%
2095 -0.22% -0.96%
2094 -0.23% -0.97%
2093 -0.22% -0.95%
2092 -0.22% -0.95%
2091 -0.23% -0.94%
2090 -0.23% -0.93%
2089 -0.24% -0.91%
2088 -0.25% -0.89%
2087 -0.25% -0.88%
2086 -0.24% -0.87%
2085 -0.24% -0.84%
2084 -0.23% -0.83%
2083 -0.22% -0.83%
2082 -0.21% -0.8%
2081 -0.21% -0.79%
2080 -0.19% -0.77%
2079 -0.19% -0.76%
2078 -0.18% -0.74%
2077 -0.17% -0.73%
2076 -0.17% -0.71%
2075 -0.17% -0.71%
2074 -0.17% -0.67%
2073 -0.17% -0.66%
2072 -0.15% -0.64%
2071 -0.16% -0.62%
2070 -0.15% -0.6%
2069 -0.16% -0.57%
2068 -0.17% -0.55%
2067 -0.17% -0.54%
2066 -0.17% -0.53%
2065 -0.17% -0.51%
2064 -0.16% -0.48%
2063 -0.16% -0.46%
2062 -0.14% -0.43%
2061 -0.13% -0.41%
2060 -0.11% -0.39%
2059 -0.1% -0.35%
2058 -0.11% -0.33%
2057 -0.1% -0.3%
2056 -0.08% -0.26%
2055 -0.07% -0.23%
2054 -0.05% -0.2%
2053 -0.02% -0.18%
2052 -0.008% -0.14%
2051 0.006% -0.12%
2050 0.02% -0.08%
2049 0.05% -0.04%
2048 0.05% -0.009%
2047 0.06% 0.03%
2046 0.09% 0.03%
2045 0.09% 0.06%
2044 0.09% 0.07%
2043 0.12% 0.1%
2042 0.14% 0.11%
2041 0.14% 0.13%
2040 0.16% 0.15%
2039 0.18% 0.17%
2038 0.19% 0.2%
2037 0.2% 0.21%
2036 0.21% 0.22%
2035 0.22% 0.23%
2034 0.24% 0.25%
2033 0.26% 0.26%
2032 0.28% 0.29%
2031 0.3% 0.31%
2030 0.31% 0.3%
2029 0.34% 0.32%
2028 0.36% 0.32%
2027 0.37% 0.3%
2026 0.7% 0.25%
2025 0.69% 0.42%
2024 0.95% 0.23%
2023 1.14% 0.41%
2022 0.9% 0.99%
2021 0.54% 0.91%
2020 0.59% 0.98%
2019 0.68% 1.44%
2018 0.66% 1.36%
2017 0.81% 1.31%
2016 0.88% 1.35%
2015 1% 1.34%
2014 1.13% 1.36%
2013 1.22% 1.29%
2012 1.32% 1.28%
2011 1.31% 1.48%
2010 1.25% 1.53%
2009 1.27% 1.39%
2008 1.25% 1.27%
2007 1.04% 0.16%
2006 0.81% 1.03%
2005 0.68% 1.07%
2004 0.59% 1.12%
2003 0.59% 1.17%
2002 0.54% 1.21%
2001 0.51% 1.25%
2000 0.65% 1.29%
1999 0.69% 1.35%
1998 0.6% 1.4%
1997 0.54% 1.46%
1996 0.51% 1.52%
1995 0.52% 1.65%
1994 0.57% 1.75%
1993 0.6% 1.74%
1992 0.58% 1.72%
1991 0.48% 1.77%
1990 0.34% 1.89%
1989 0.41% 1.98%
1988 0.54% 2.02%
1987 0.47% 2.06%
1986 0.36% 2.15%
1985 0.3% 2.25%
1984 0.28% 2.33%
1983 0.33% 2.38%
1982 0.37% 2.16%
1981 0.34% 2.01%
1980 0.32% 2.02%
1979 0.34% 1.98%
1978 0.38% 2.04%
1977 0.42% 2.08%
1976 0.47% 2.06%
1975 0.55% 2.1%
1974 0.62% 2.24%
1973 0.7% 2.34%
1972 0.77% 2.43%
1971 0.7% 2.4%
1970 0.73% 2.38%
1969 0.82% 2.48%
1968 0.84% 2.56%
1967 0.84% 2.63%
1966 0.8% 2.57%
1965 0.78% 2.54%
1964 0.76% 2.66%
1963 0.76% 2.71%
1962 0.81% 2.74%
1961 0.8% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Norway Turkey
Current population
5660666
86225430
Population rank 119/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.04%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +986
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 138/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -258,205
Net migration rank 29/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -258,205
2024 10,030 44,356 453,249 -275,952
2023 8,280 53,806 426,630 -318,070
2022 5,457 58,040 535,373 -301,544
2021 14,062 19,804 521,713 20,283
2020 12,372 11,277 608,708 37,934
2019 13,904 25,707 751,472 -15,690
2018 14,342 18,473 830,353 187,570
2017 15,831 21,657 875,408 659,846
2016 17,797 26,417 895,841 352,063
2015 18,160 30,242 930,799 1,063,140
2014 18,494 38,522 957,055 1,033,384
2013 17,779 40,690 921,386 438,618
2012 18,066 47,883 917,145 258,623
2011 18,822 47,454 875,839 68,849
2010 20,046 42,865 892,334 55,532
2009 20,280 39,316 900,491 24,276
2008 19,073 44,002 868,749 47,915
2007 16,482 40,111 876,626 -186,402
2006 17,244 24,054 897,351 -190,194
2005 15,719 18,588 898,650 -174,177
2004 15,612 13,412 896,025 -146,574
2003 14,151 11,389 893,683 -121,383
2002 10,892 17,279 922,927 -129,444
2001 13,090 7,906 980,560 -166,759
2000 15,269 9,805 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 14,278 19,147 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 14,181 13,519 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 15,418 9,744 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 17,087 5,671 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 14,821 6,343 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 16,045 7,580 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 12,936 12,567 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 15,431 10,218 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 16,194 7,949 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 14,845 1,818 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 13,949 -1,730 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 12,207 10,380 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 9,212 13,907 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 8,751 7,616 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 6,644 6,725 1,098,846 8,960
1984 7,452 3,856 1,096,529 21,787
1983 7,844 4,120 1,095,106 39,871
1982 9,875 5,749 1,091,863 23,728
1981 9,020 6,010 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 9,806 3,763 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 10,181 2,839 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 11,364 3,823 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 11,321 4,845 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 13,286 4,779 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 16,430 3,312 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 20,324 4,425 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 21,387 3,414 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 24,777 5,603 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 26,541 3,031 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 25,968 -1,034 991,950 -150,924
1969 28,858 2,230 970,958 -110,578
1968 29,387 1,761 950,778 -78,973
1967 30,276 2,460 936,727 -65,993
1966 31,150 -888 925,790 -50,999
1965 31,275 -1,525 904,016 -113,911
1964 30,293 -1,571 884,152 -69,978
1963 26,766 1,061 862,626 -44,317
1962 28,020 655 837,473 -34,353
1961 29,239 1,437 816,911 -26,187
1960 29,366 -1,427 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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