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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 7.08 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Norway vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Ukraine
2100 5,441,855 15,493,960
2099 5,454,583 15,751,557
2098 5,466,669 16,012,938
2097 5,478,174 16,278,602
2096 5,490,010 16,547,938
2095 5,502,418 16,820,897
2094 5,514,598 17,098,910
2093 5,527,174 17,381,822
2092 5,539,172 17,669,049
2091 5,551,172 17,960,681
2090 5,564,044 18,257,867
2089 5,576,715 18,559,027
2088 5,590,047 18,865,031
2087 5,604,159 19,176,483
2086 5,617,935 19,492,606
2085 5,631,413 19,812,584
2084 5,645,116 20,138,855
2083 5,658,044 20,468,747
2082 5,670,485 20,803,241
2081 5,682,427 21,140,953
2080 5,694,199 21,482,498
2079 5,705,317 21,827,152
2078 5,715,984 22,175,099
2077 5,726,145 22,525,846
2076 5,735,898 22,879,896
2075 5,745,619 23,236,521
2074 5,755,683 23,596,095
2073 5,765,642 23,957,807
2072 5,775,295 24,319,928
2071 5,784,119 24,685,370
2070 5,793,594 25,053,352
2069 5,802,341 25,423,272
2068 5,811,630 25,794,560
2067 5,821,550 26,168,072
2066 5,831,535 26,543,206
2065 5,841,333 26,920,121
2064 5,851,085 27,298,592
2063 5,860,548 27,677,528
2062 5,869,700 28,056,960
2061 5,877,754 28,437,884
2060 5,885,488 28,818,343
2059 5,892,036 29,198,891
2058 5,897,922 29,580,044
2057 5,904,330 29,958,884
2056 5,910,291 30,335,136
2055 5,915,286 30,710,041
2054 5,919,312 31,080,334
2053 5,922,325 31,447,868
2052 5,923,483 31,811,171
2051 5,923,938 32,170,929
2050 5,923,557 32,525,262
2049 5,922,138 32,875,483
2048 5,919,215 33,217,836
2047 5,916,146 33,556,749
2046 5,912,426 33,892,646
2045 5,907,334 34,221,999
2044 5,902,175 34,547,153
2043 5,896,614 34,869,270
2042 5,889,741 35,189,550
2041 5,881,692 35,507,946
2040 5,873,512 35,823,225
2039 5,864,063 36,141,658
2038 5,853,639 36,457,134
2037 5,842,734 36,772,578
2036 5,830,991 37,084,252
2035 5,818,882 37,396,243
2034 5,805,966 37,706,533
2033 5,792,030 38,015,585
2032 5,777,062 38,322,554
2031 5,760,828 38,630,259
2030 5,743,814 38,935,791
2029 5,725,891 39,238,099
2028 5,706,765 39,537,815
2027 5,686,336 39,830,895
2026 5,665,477 40,125,599
2025 5,626,258 38,707,520
2024 5,572,279 37,860,221
2023 5,519,601 37,732,836
2022 5,457,127 41,048,766
2021 5,408,320 44,298,640
2020 5,379,475 44,680,014
2019 5,347,896 44,957,458
2018 5,311,916 45,208,907
2017 5,276,968 45,436,041
2016 5,234,519 45,616,832
2015 5,188,607 45,784,896
2014 5,137,232 45,972,380
2013 5,079,623 46,126,770
2012 5,018,573 46,210,056
2011 4,953,088 46,307,853
2010 4,889,252 46,456,003
2009 4,828,726 46,623,731
2008 4,768,212 46,819,175
2007 4,709,153 47,062,798
2006 4,660,677 47,278,694
2005 4,623,291 47,585,556
2004 4,591,910 47,979,507
2003 4,564,855 48,315,136
2002 4,538,159 48,677,281
2001 4,513,751 49,106,855
2000 4,490,967 49,556,660
1999 4,461,913 49,976,446
1998 4,431,464 50,379,731
1997 4,405,157 50,786,885
1996 4,381,336 51,226,109
1995 4,359,184 51,665,539
1994 4,336,613 52,075,998
1993 4,311,991 52,350,126
1992 4,286,401 52,323,671
1991 4,261,732 52,170,961
1990 4,241,473 52,054,092
1989 4,226,901 51,917,817
1988 4,209,488 51,724,853
1987 4,186,905 51,515,732
1986 4,167,354 51,318,745
1985 4,152,516 51,108,770
1984 4,140,099 50,887,599
1983 4,128,432 50,637,029
1982 4,114,787 50,402,724
1981 4,099,702 50,189,281
1980 4,085,620 49,955,152
1979 4,072,517 49,721,381
1978 4,058,671 49,521,243
1977 4,043,205 49,336,481
1976 4,026,152 49,120,842
1975 4,007,313 48,865,229
1974 3,985,258 48,576,570
1973 3,960,612 48,277,121
1972 3,933,004 47,946,893
1971 3,903,039 47,573,287
1970 3,875,763 47,261,306
1969 3,847,707 46,976,256
1968 3,816,486 46,614,325
1967 3,784,539 46,215,988
1966 3,753,012 45,802,519
1965 3,723,168 45,386,892
1964 3,694,339 44,951,156
1963 3,666,537 44,462,372
1962 3,638,918 43,943,674
1961 3,609,800 43,399,766
1960 3,581,239 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Ukraine
2100 -0.23% -1.64%
2099 -0.22% -1.63%
2098 -0.21% -1.63%
2097 -0.22% -1.63%
2096 -0.23% -1.62%
2095 -0.22% -1.63%
2094 -0.23% -1.63%
2093 -0.22% -1.63%
2092 -0.22% -1.62%
2091 -0.23% -1.63%
2090 -0.23% -1.62%
2089 -0.24% -1.62%
2088 -0.25% -1.62%
2087 -0.25% -1.62%
2086 -0.24% -1.62%
2085 -0.24% -1.62%
2084 -0.23% -1.61%
2083 -0.22% -1.61%
2082 -0.21% -1.6%
2081 -0.21% -1.59%
2080 -0.19% -1.58%
2079 -0.19% -1.57%
2078 -0.18% -1.56%
2077 -0.17% -1.55%
2076 -0.17% -1.53%
2075 -0.17% -1.52%
2074 -0.17% -1.51%
2073 -0.17% -1.49%
2072 -0.15% -1.48%
2071 -0.16% -1.47%
2070 -0.15% -1.46%
2069 -0.16% -1.44%
2068 -0.17% -1.43%
2067 -0.17% -1.41%
2066 -0.17% -1.4%
2065 -0.17% -1.39%
2064 -0.16% -1.37%
2063 -0.16% -1.35%
2062 -0.14% -1.34%
2061 -0.13% -1.32%
2060 -0.11% -1.3%
2059 -0.1% -1.29%
2058 -0.11% -1.26%
2057 -0.1% -1.24%
2056 -0.08% -1.22%
2055 -0.07% -1.19%
2054 -0.05% -1.17%
2053 -0.02% -1.14%
2052 -0.008% -1.12%
2051 0.006% -1.09%
2050 0.02% -1.07%
2049 0.05% -1.03%
2048 0.05% -1.01%
2047 0.06% -0.99%
2046 0.09% -0.96%
2045 0.09% -0.94%
2044 0.09% -0.92%
2043 0.12% -0.91%
2042 0.14% -0.9%
2041 0.14% -0.88%
2040 0.16% -0.88%
2039 0.18% -0.87%
2038 0.19% -0.86%
2037 0.2% -0.84%
2036 0.21% -0.83%
2035 0.22% -0.82%
2034 0.24% -0.81%
2033 0.26% -0.8%
2032 0.28% -0.8%
2031 0.3% -0.78%
2030 0.31% -0.77%
2029 0.34% -0.76%
2028 0.36% -0.74%
2027 0.37% -0.73%
2026 0.7% 3.66%
2025 0.97% 2.24%
2024 0.95% 0.34%
2023 1.14% -8.08%
2022 0.9% -7.34%
2021 0.54% -0.85%
2020 0.59% -0.62%
2019 0.68% -0.56%
2018 0.66% -0.5%
2017 0.81% -0.4%
2016 0.88% -0.37%
2015 1% -0.41%
2014 1.13% -0.33%
2013 1.22% -0.18%
2012 1.32% -0.21%
2011 1.31% -0.32%
2010 1.25% -0.36%
2009 1.27% -0.42%
2008 1.25% -0.52%
2007 1.04% -0.46%
2006 0.81% -0.64%
2005 0.68% -0.82%
2004 0.59% -0.69%
2003 0.59% -0.74%
2002 0.54% -0.87%
2001 0.51% -0.91%
2000 0.65% -0.84%
1999 0.69% -0.8%
1998 0.6% -0.8%
1997 0.54% -0.86%
1996 0.51% -0.85%
1995 0.52% -0.79%
1994 0.57% -0.52%
1993 0.6% 0.05%
1992 0.58% 0.29%
1991 0.48% 0.22%
1990 0.34% 0.26%
1989 0.41% 0.37%
1988 0.54% 0.41%
1987 0.47% 0.38%
1986 0.36% 0.41%
1985 0.3% 0.43%
1984 0.28% 0.49%
1983 0.33% 0.46%
1982 0.37% 0.43%
1981 0.34% 0.47%
1980 0.32% 0.47%
1979 0.34% 0.4%
1978 0.38% 0.37%
1977 0.42% 0.44%
1976 0.47% 0.52%
1975 0.55% 0.59%
1974 0.62% 0.62%
1973 0.7% 0.69%
1972 0.77% 0.79%
1971 0.7% 0.66%
1970 0.73% 0.61%
1969 0.82% 0.78%
1968 0.84% 0.86%
1967 0.84% 0.9%
1966 0.8% 0.92%
1965 0.78% 0.97%
1964 0.76% 1.1%
1963 0.76% 1.18%
1962 0.81% 1.25%
1961 0.8% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Norway Ukraine
Current population
5671119
40125599
Population rank 119/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.48%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +349
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 147/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +29,798 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 29/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - 1,702,358
2024 - 44,356 - 1,146,012
2023 8,280 53,806 -283,185 -299,961
2022 5,457 58,040 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 14,062 19,804 -449,941 -1,129
2020 12,372 11,277 -307,533 -4,167
2019 13,904 25,707 -236,296 -6,908
2018 14,342 18,473 -227,491 -32,220
2017 15,831 21,657 -158,390 -36,155
2016 17,797 26,417 -135,710 -31,340
2015 18,160 30,242 -147,107 -21,992
2014 18,494 38,522 -140,216 -65,678
2013 17,779 40,690 -129,662 26,781
2012 18,066 47,883 -130,451 66,768
2011 18,822 47,454 -158,372 26,457
2010 20,046 42,865 -180,388 16,030
2009 20,280 39,316 -197,918 26,796
2008 19,073 44,002 -229,086 9,312
2007 16,482 40,111 -282,659 15,237
2006 17,244 24,054 -300,787 136,442
2005 15,719 18,588 -337,857 -111,493
2004 15,612 13,412 -344,157 5,644
2003 14,151 11,389 -351,299 18,540
2002 10,892 17,279 -364,544 -26,991
2001 13,090 7,906 -374,734 -92,847
2000 15,269 9,805 -364,143 -67,865
1999 14,278 19,147 -348,286 -59,247
1998 14,181 13,519 -318,299 -80,684
1997 15,418 9,744 -306,549 -108,735
1996 17,087 5,671 -305,154 -158,008
1995 14,821 6,343 -281,629 -134,053
1994 16,045 7,580 -238,820 -166,380
1993 12,936 12,567 -169,405 26,357
1992 15,431 10,218 -95,857 291,788
1991 16,194 7,949 -16,486 125,962
1990 14,845 1,818 48,463 75,760
1989 13,949 -1,730 106,431 36,978
1988 12,207 10,380 162,002 75,637
1987 9,212 13,907 198,850 -18,275
1986 8,751 7,616 225,751 -12,369
1985 6,644 6,725 201,011 5,546
1984 7,452 3,856 222,430 13,340
1983 7,844 4,120 241,741 23,608
1982 9,875 5,749 194,101 9,096
1981 9,020 6,010 182,839 40,807
1980 9,806 3,763 197,223 47,406
1979 10,181 2,839 197,294 25,635
1978 11,364 3,823 206,554 -29,180
1977 11,321 4,845 216,932 -24,745
1976 13,286 4,779 247,323 -8,219
1975 16,430 3,312 256,787 15,336
1974 20,324 4,425 273,486 31,725
1973 21,387 3,414 274,938 18,777
1972 24,777 5,603 309,785 56,928
1971 26,541 3,031 305,849 74,604
1970 25,968 -1,034 291,839 -48,335
1969 28,858 2,230 274,858 51,763
1968 29,387 1,761 295,162 102,096
1967 30,276 2,460 313,899 85,527
1966 31,150 -888 337,794 89,737
1965 31,275 -1,525 334,365 69,354
1964 30,293 -1,571 391,120 76,650
1963 26,766 1,061 449,648 60,178
1962 28,020 655 481,887 45,712
1961 29,239 1,437 508,602 51,625
1960 29,366 -1,427 538,812 52,281

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

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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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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