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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.38 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Norway vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Turkmenistan
2100 5,426,970 10,041,228
2099 5,439,664 10,070,007
2098 5,451,717 10,097,571
2097 5,463,190 10,123,813
2096 5,474,994 10,148,560
2095 5,487,368 10,172,371
2094 5,499,514 10,194,567
2093 5,512,056 10,215,533
2092 5,524,021 10,235,132
2091 5,535,989 10,253,189
2090 5,548,825 10,270,414
2089 5,561,462 10,285,963
2088 5,574,757 10,300,439
2087 5,588,831 10,313,629
2086 5,602,569 10,325,212
2085 5,616,010 10,335,299
2084 5,629,675 10,343,821
2083 5,642,568 10,350,710
2082 5,654,975 10,356,526
2081 5,666,885 10,360,689
2080 5,678,624 10,363,394
2079 5,689,711 10,364,229
2078 5,700,349 10,363,113
2077 5,710,483 10,360,467
2076 5,720,209 10,356,079
2075 5,729,904 10,349,863
2074 5,739,940 10,342,496
2073 5,749,872 10,333,532
2072 5,759,499 10,322,776
2071 5,768,298 10,310,748
2070 5,777,747 10,297,702
2069 5,786,471 10,283,723
2068 5,795,734 10,268,779
2067 5,805,627 10,252,681
2066 5,815,585 10,235,535
2065 5,825,356 10,217,603
2064 5,835,081 10,198,228
2063 5,844,519 10,177,447
2062 5,853,646 10,155,121
2061 5,861,677 10,131,160
2060 5,869,390 10,105,616
2059 5,875,920 10,077,893
2058 5,881,790 10,047,185
2057 5,888,181 10,013,846
2056 5,894,125 9,977,699
2055 5,899,106 9,938,273
2054 5,903,121 9,895,840
2053 5,906,126 9,849,324
2052 5,907,281 9,799,331
2051 5,907,735 9,745,673
2050 5,907,355 9,688,197
2049 5,905,940 9,627,119
2048 5,903,025 9,562,502
2047 5,899,964 9,494,734
2046 5,896,254 9,423,990
2045 5,891,177 9,350,870
2044 5,886,031 9,275,707
2043 5,880,486 9,199,229
2042 5,873,632 9,121,705
2041 5,865,604 9,043,208
2040 5,857,447 8,964,374
2039 5,848,023 8,885,167
2038 5,837,628 8,805,836
2037 5,826,752 8,726,399
2036 5,815,042 8,646,796
2035 5,802,966 8,567,354
2034 5,790,086 8,487,651
2033 5,776,187 8,407,327
2032 5,761,261 8,326,172
2031 5,745,071 8,243,436
2030 5,728,104 8,158,380
2029 5,710,229 8,065,431
2028 5,691,155 7,964,546
2027 5,670,783 7,856,302
2026 5,649,981 7,740,924
2025 5,610,870 7,618,847
2024 5,572,279 7,494,498
2023 5,519,601 7,364,438
2022 5,457,127 7,230,193
2021 5,408,320 7,092,043
2020 5,379,475 6,949,912
2019 5,347,896 6,803,944
2018 5,311,916 6,655,524
2017 5,276,968 6,507,061
2016 5,234,519 6,360,041
2015 5,188,607 6,215,770
2014 5,137,232 6,075,283
2013 5,079,623 5,939,341
2012 5,018,573 5,808,546
2011 4,953,088 5,683,417
2010 4,889,252 5,564,356
2009 4,828,726 5,451,592
2008 4,768,212 5,345,029
2007 4,709,153 5,244,046
2006 4,660,677 5,147,105
2005 4,623,291 5,052,257
2004 4,591,910 4,958,093
2003 4,564,855 4,863,865
2002 4,538,159 4,769,465
2001 4,513,751 4,675,409
2000 4,490,967 4,582,677
1999 4,461,913 4,492,170
1998 4,431,464 4,410,507
1997 4,405,157 4,336,730
1996 4,381,336 4,263,819
1995 4,359,184 4,191,203
1994 4,336,613 4,116,662
1993 4,311,991 4,032,407
1992 4,286,401 3,944,689
1991 4,261,732 3,855,894
1990 4,241,473 3,760,562
1989 4,226,901 3,662,459
1988 4,209,488 3,559,363
1987 4,186,905 3,452,731
1986 4,167,354 3,347,809
1985 4,152,516 3,247,534
1984 4,140,099 3,154,079
1983 4,128,432 3,067,534
1982 4,114,787 2,985,557
1981 4,099,702 2,907,187
1980 4,085,620 2,832,203
1979 4,072,517 2,760,358
1978 4,058,671 2,691,088
1977 4,043,205 2,623,948
1976 4,026,152 2,558,521
1975 4,007,313 2,494,570
1974 3,985,258 2,432,028
1973 3,960,612 2,370,919
1972 3,933,004 2,311,430
1971 3,903,039 2,253,119
1970 3,875,763 2,195,616
1969 3,847,707 2,139,024
1968 3,816,486 2,083,069
1967 3,784,539 2,027,403
1966 3,753,012 1,971,737
1965 3,723,168 1,915,916
1964 3,694,339 1,859,997
1963 3,666,537 1,804,272
1962 3,638,918 1,749,214
1961 3,609,800 1,695,400
1960 3,581,239 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Turkmenistan
2100 -0.23% -0.29%
2099 -0.22% -0.27%
2098 -0.21% -0.26%
2097 -0.22% -0.24%
2096 -0.23% -0.23%
2095 -0.22% -0.22%
2094 -0.23% -0.21%
2093 -0.22% -0.19%
2092 -0.22% -0.18%
2091 -0.23% -0.17%
2090 -0.23% -0.15%
2089 -0.24% -0.14%
2088 -0.25% -0.13%
2087 -0.25% -0.11%
2086 -0.24% -0.1%
2085 -0.24% -0.08%
2084 -0.23% -0.07%
2083 -0.22% -0.06%
2082 -0.21% -0.04%
2081 -0.21% -0.03%
2080 -0.19% -0.008%
2079 -0.19% 0.01%
2078 -0.18% 0.03%
2077 -0.17% 0.04%
2076 -0.17% 0.06%
2075 -0.17% 0.07%
2074 -0.17% 0.09%
2073 -0.17% 0.1%
2072 -0.15% 0.12%
2071 -0.16% 0.13%
2070 -0.15% 0.14%
2069 -0.16% 0.15%
2068 -0.17% 0.16%
2067 -0.17% 0.17%
2066 -0.17% 0.18%
2065 -0.17% 0.19%
2064 -0.16% 0.2%
2063 -0.16% 0.22%
2062 -0.14% 0.24%
2061 -0.13% 0.25%
2060 -0.11% 0.28%
2059 -0.1% 0.31%
2058 -0.11% 0.33%
2057 -0.1% 0.36%
2056 -0.08% 0.4%
2055 -0.07% 0.43%
2054 -0.05% 0.47%
2053 -0.02% 0.51%
2052 -0.008% 0.55%
2051 0.006% 0.59%
2050 0.02% 0.63%
2049 0.05% 0.68%
2048 0.05% 0.71%
2047 0.06% 0.75%
2046 0.09% 0.78%
2045 0.09% 0.81%
2044 0.09% 0.83%
2043 0.12% 0.85%
2042 0.14% 0.87%
2041 0.14% 0.88%
2040 0.16% 0.89%
2039 0.18% 0.9%
2038 0.19% 0.91%
2037 0.2% 0.92%
2036 0.21% 0.93%
2035 0.22% 0.94%
2034 0.24% 0.96%
2033 0.26% 0.97%
2032 0.28% 1%
2031 0.3% 1.04%
2030 0.31% 1.15%
2029 0.34% 1.27%
2028 0.36% 1.38%
2027 0.37% 1.49%
2026 0.7% 1.6%
2025 0.69% 1.66%
2024 0.95% 1.77%
2023 1.14% 1.86%
2022 0.9% 1.95%
2021 0.54% 2.05%
2020 0.59% 2.15%
2019 0.68% 2.23%
2018 0.66% 2.28%
2017 0.81% 2.31%
2016 0.88% 2.32%
2015 1% 2.31%
2014 1.13% 2.29%
2013 1.22% 2.25%
2012 1.32% 2.2%
2011 1.31% 2.14%
2010 1.25% 2.07%
2009 1.27% 1.99%
2008 1.25% 1.93%
2007 1.04% 1.88%
2006 0.81% 1.88%
2005 0.68% 1.9%
2004 0.59% 1.94%
2003 0.59% 1.98%
2002 0.54% 2.01%
2001 0.51% 2.02%
2000 0.65% 2.01%
1999 0.69% 1.85%
1998 0.6% 1.7%
1997 0.54% 1.71%
1996 0.51% 1.73%
1995 0.52% 1.81%
1994 0.57% 2.09%
1993 0.6% 2.22%
1992 0.58% 2.3%
1991 0.48% 2.54%
1990 0.34% 2.68%
1989 0.41% 2.9%
1988 0.54% 3.09%
1987 0.47% 3.13%
1986 0.36% 3.09%
1985 0.3% 2.96%
1984 0.28% 2.82%
1983 0.33% 2.75%
1982 0.37% 2.7%
1981 0.34% 2.65%
1980 0.32% 2.6%
1979 0.34% 2.57%
1978 0.38% 2.56%
1977 0.42% 2.56%
1976 0.47% 2.56%
1975 0.55% 2.57%
1974 0.62% 2.58%
1973 0.7% 2.57%
1972 0.77% 2.59%
1971 0.7% 2.62%
1970 0.73% 2.65%
1969 0.82% 2.69%
1968 0.84% 2.75%
1967 0.84% 2.82%
1966 0.8% 2.91%
1965 0.78% 3.01%
1964 0.76% 3.09%
1963 0.76% 3.15%
1962 0.81% 3.17%
1961 0.8% 3.16%

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Norway Turkmenistan
Current population
5660666
7800189
Population rank 119/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
9.72 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +341
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 63/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 +13,268
Net migration rank 29/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 13,268
2024 10,030 44,356 112,942 14,646
2023 8,280 53,806 117,529 15,005
2022 5,457 58,040 121,814 14,141
2021 14,062 19,804 122,721 17,617
2020 12,372 11,277 124,014 19,913
2019 13,904 25,707 128,275 19,735
2018 14,342 18,473 129,537 19,293
2017 15,831 21,657 131,417 16,678
2016 17,797 26,417 132,581 13,365
2015 18,160 30,242 132,663 9,936
2014 18,494 38,522 129,677 8,696
2013 17,779 40,690 126,217 7,287
2012 18,066 47,883 120,957 7,125
2011 18,822 47,454 115,197 6,992
2010 20,046 42,865 109,318 6,621
2009 20,280 39,316 102,931 6,656
2008 19,073 44,002 96,815 6,734
2007 16,482 40,111 92,038 6,388
2006 17,244 24,054 87,840 7,613
2005 15,719 18,588 83,968 10,263
2004 15,612 13,412 79,850 14,242
2003 14,151 11,389 76,737 17,625
2002 10,892 17,279 75,639 18,803
2001 13,090 7,906 76,682 16,982
2000 15,269 9,805 76,875 14,925
1999 14,278 19,147 76,362 12,859
1998 14,181 13,519 77,342 -3,239
1997 15,418 9,744 79,045 -5,600
1996 17,087 5,671 80,996 -8,627
1995 14,821 6,343 86,289 -13,423
1994 16,045 7,580 89,319 -13,094
1993 12,936 12,567 92,596 -312
1992 15,431 10,218 96,668 -13,517
1991 16,194 7,949 99,297 -4,864
1990 14,845 1,818 101,099 -4,864
1989 13,949 -1,730 103,553 -3,576
1988 12,207 10,380 104,802 1,408
1987 9,212 13,907 103,885 3,161
1986 8,751 7,616 100,930 1,878
1985 6,644 6,725 95,890 1,861
1984 7,452 3,856 90,591 -1,427
1983 7,844 4,120 85,183 -1,264
1982 9,875 5,749 80,989 -961
1981 9,020 6,010 77,829 -1,102
1980 9,806 3,763 74,394 -1,152
1979 10,181 2,839 71,135 -677
1978 11,364 3,823 68,437 -350
1977 11,321 4,845 66,318 -132
1976 13,286 4,779 64,513 160
1975 16,430 3,312 62,681 550
1974 20,324 4,425 60,925 924
1973 21,387 3,414 59,169 1,194
1972 24,777 5,603 57,326 1,293
1971 26,541 3,031 56,666 1,348
1970 25,968 -1,034 55,617 1,376
1969 28,858 2,230 54,791 1,397
1968 29,387 1,761 54,324 1,401
1967 30,276 2,460 54,209 1,397
1966 31,150 -888 54,353 1,377
1965 31,275 -1,525 54,558 1,366
1964 30,293 -1,571 54,574 1,340
1963 26,766 1,061 54,203 1,332
1962 28,020 655 53,248 1,337
1961 29,239 1,437 51,659 1,372
1960 29,366 -1,427 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/turkmenistan | CC BY

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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