Population in Norway compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Norway and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	United States	Norway	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	3,581,239	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	3,609,800	183,691,481	0.8%	1.67%
1962	3,638,918	186,537,737	0.81%	1.55%
1963	3,666,537	189,241,798	0.76%	1.45%
1964	3,694,339	191,888,791	0.76%	1.4%
1965	3,723,168	194,302,963	0.78%	1.26%
1966	3,753,012	196,560,338	0.8%	1.16%
1967	3,784,539	198,712,056	0.84%	1.09%
1968	3,816,486	200,706,052	0.84%	1%
1969	3,847,707	202,676,946	0.82%	0.98%
1970	3,875,763	205,052,174	0.73%	1.17%
1971	3,903,039	207,660,677	0.7%	1.27%
1972	3,933,004	209,896,021	0.77%	1.08%
1973	3,960,612	211,908,788	0.7%	0.96%
1974	3,985,258	213,853,928	0.62%	0.92%
1975	4,007,313	215,973,199	0.55%	0.99%
1976	4,026,152	218,035,164	0.47%	0.95%
1977	4,043,205	220,239,425	0.42%	1.01%
1978	4,058,671	222,584,545	0.38%	1.06%
1979	4,072,517	225,055,487	0.34%	1.11%
1980	4,085,620	226,542,250	0.32%	0.66%
1981	4,099,702	229,465,744	0.34%	1.29%
1982	4,114,787	231,664,432	0.37%	0.96%
1983	4,128,432	233,792,014	0.33%	0.92%
1984	4,140,099	235,824,908	0.28%	0.87%
1985	4,152,516	237,923,734	0.3%	0.89%
1986	4,167,354	240,132,831	0.36%	0.93%
1987	4,186,905	242,288,936	0.47%	0.9%
1988	4,209,488	244,499,004	0.54%	0.91%
1989	4,226,901	246,819,222	0.41%	0.95%
1990	4,241,473	250,131,894	0.34%	1.34%
1991	4,261,732	253,492,503	0.48%	1.34%
1992	4,286,401	256,894,189	0.58%	1.34%
1993	4,311,991	260,255,352	0.6%	1.31%
1994	4,336,613	263,435,673	0.57%	1.22%
1995	4,359,184	266,557,091	0.52%	1.18%
1996	4,381,336	269,667,391	0.51%	1.17%
1997	4,405,157	272,911,760	0.54%	1.2%
1998	4,431,464	276,115,288	0.6%	1.17%
1999	4,461,913	279,294,713	0.69%	1.15%
2000	4,490,967	282,162,411	0.65%	1.03%
2001	4,513,751	284,968,955	0.51%	0.99%
2002	4,538,159	287,625,193	0.54%	0.93%
2003	4,564,855	290,107,933	0.59%	0.86%
2004	4,591,910	292,805,298	0.59%	0.93%
2005	4,623,291	295,516,599	0.68%	0.93%
2006	4,660,677	298,379,912	0.81%	0.97%
2007	4,709,153	301,231,207	1.04%	0.96%
2008	4,768,212	304,093,966	1.25%	0.95%
2009	4,828,726	306,771,529	1.27%	0.88%
2010	4,889,252	309,327,143	1.25%	0.83%
2011	4,953,088	311,583,481	1.31%	0.73%
2012	5,018,573	313,877,662	1.32%	0.74%
2013	5,079,623	316,059,947	1.22%	0.7%
2014	5,137,232	318,386,329	1.13%	0.74%
2015	5,188,607	320,738,994	1%	0.74%
2016	5,234,519	323,071,755	0.88%	0.73%
2017	5,276,968	325,122,128	0.81%	0.63%
2018	5,311,916	326,838,199	0.66%	0.53%
2019	5,347,896	328,329,953	0.68%	0.46%
2020	5,379,475	331,526,933	0.59%	0.97%
2021	5,408,320	331,893,745	0.54%	0.11%
2022	5,457,127	333,271,411	0.9%	0.42%
2023	5,519,601	334,914,895	1.14%	0.49%
2024	5,572,279	340,110,988	0.95%	1.55%
2025	5,618,660	341,931,772	0.83%	0.54%
2026	5,648,550	343,664,369	0.53%	0.51%
2027	5,669,092	345,331,185	0.36%	0.49%
2028	5,688,782	346,981,137	0.35%	0.48%
2029	5,707,214	348,601,982	0.32%	0.47%
2030	5,724,593	350,176,974	0.3%	0.45%
2031	5,741,147	351,725,612	0.29%	0.44%
2032	5,756,671	353,249,060	0.27%	0.43%
2033	5,771,055	354,749,644	0.25%	0.42%
2034	5,784,415	356,234,239	0.23%	0.42%
2035	5,796,858	357,694,316	0.22%	0.41%
2036	5,808,729	359,119,002	0.2%	0.4%
2037	5,820,002	360,517,853	0.19%	0.39%
2038	5,830,612	361,895,407	0.18%	0.38%
2039	5,840,501	363,229,908	0.17%	0.37%
2040	5,849,280	364,512,364	0.15%	0.35%
2041	5,857,353	365,753,139	0.14%	0.34%
2042	5,864,774	366,969,419	0.13%	0.33%
2043	5,870,964	368,146,925	0.11%	0.32%
2044	5,876,299	369,258,123	0.09%	0.3%
2045	5,881,399	370,318,770	0.09%	0.29%
2046	5,885,779	371,328,255	0.07%	0.27%
2047	5,889,164	372,299,116	0.06%	0.26%
2048	5,892,138	373,230,539	0.05%	0.25%
2049	5,894,308	374,119,803	0.04%	0.24%
2050	5,895,200	374,986,259	0.02%	0.23%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 414,255 (a 7.91% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.