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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 1.68 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Norway vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Uruguay
2100 5,441,855 2,256,741
2099 5,454,583 2,279,899
2098 5,466,669 2,303,351
2097 5,478,174 2,326,987
2096 5,490,010 2,350,799
2095 5,502,418 2,374,835
2094 5,514,598 2,398,960
2093 5,527,174 2,423,269
2092 5,539,172 2,447,646
2091 5,551,172 2,472,126
2090 5,564,044 2,496,514
2089 5,576,715 2,520,852
2088 5,590,047 2,545,052
2087 5,604,159 2,569,100
2086 5,617,935 2,592,974
2085 5,631,413 2,616,629
2084 5,645,116 2,640,001
2083 5,658,044 2,663,150
2082 5,670,485 2,686,021
2081 5,682,427 2,708,594
2080 5,694,199 2,730,883
2079 5,705,317 2,752,831
2078 5,715,984 2,774,432
2077 5,726,145 2,795,709
2076 5,735,898 2,816,677
2075 5,745,619 2,837,308
2074 5,755,683 2,857,709
2073 5,765,642 2,877,721
2072 5,775,295 2,897,543
2071 5,784,119 2,917,097
2070 5,793,594 2,936,478
2069 5,802,341 2,955,616
2068 5,811,630 2,974,445
2067 5,821,550 2,992,987
2066 5,831,535 3,011,309
2065 5,841,333 3,029,441
2064 5,851,085 3,047,343
2063 5,860,548 3,065,064
2062 5,869,700 3,082,642
2061 5,877,754 3,100,006
2060 5,885,488 3,117,149
2059 5,892,036 3,133,952
2058 5,897,922 3,150,250
2057 5,904,330 3,166,055
2056 5,910,291 3,181,373
2055 5,915,286 3,196,072
2054 5,919,312 3,210,110
2053 5,922,325 3,223,395
2052 5,923,483 3,235,973
2051 5,923,938 3,247,888
2050 5,923,557 3,259,108
2049 5,922,138 3,269,675
2048 5,919,215 3,279,610
2047 5,916,146 3,288,969
2046 5,912,426 3,297,696
2045 5,907,334 3,305,917
2044 5,902,175 3,313,556
2043 5,896,614 3,320,565
2042 5,889,741 3,326,955
2041 5,881,692 3,332,884
2040 5,873,512 3,338,277
2039 5,864,063 3,343,295
2038 5,853,639 3,347,790
2037 5,842,734 3,351,911
2036 5,830,991 3,355,671
2035 5,818,882 3,359,126
2034 5,805,966 3,362,276
2033 5,792,030 3,365,250
2032 5,777,062 3,368,057
2031 5,760,828 3,370,727
2030 5,743,814 3,373,273
2029 5,725,891 3,375,805
2028 5,706,765 3,378,198
2027 5,686,336 3,380,504
2026 5,665,477 3,382,789
2025 5,626,258 3,384,805
2024 5,572,279 3,386,588
2023 5,519,601 3,388,081
2022 5,457,127 3,390,913
2021 5,408,320 3,396,695
2020 5,379,475 3,398,968
2019 5,347,896 3,397,206
2018 5,311,916 3,394,534
2017 5,276,968 3,388,438
2016 5,234,519 3,379,283
2015 5,188,607 3,368,017
2014 5,137,232 3,356,334
2013 5,079,623 3,345,337
2012 5,018,573 3,335,401
2011 4,953,088 3,326,825
2010 4,889,252 3,318,580
2009 4,828,726 3,310,091
2008 4,768,212 3,302,177
2007 4,709,153 3,295,153
2006 4,660,677 3,289,506
2005 4,623,291 3,285,771
2004 4,591,910 3,283,148
2003 4,564,855 3,281,186
2002 4,538,159 3,278,867
2001 4,513,751 3,274,251
2000 4,490,967 3,266,206
1999 4,461,913 3,254,015
1998 4,431,464 3,239,280
1997 4,405,157 3,223,345
1996 4,381,336 3,206,324
1995 4,359,184 3,189,440
1994 4,336,613 3,172,834
1993 4,311,991 3,156,345
1992 4,286,401 3,139,702
1991 4,261,732 3,122,354
1990 4,241,473 3,104,403
1989 4,226,901 3,086,255
1988 4,209,488 3,067,961
1987 4,186,905 3,049,896
1986 4,167,354 3,032,845
1985 4,152,516 3,017,037
1984 4,140,099 3,002,488
1983 4,128,432 2,988,778
1982 4,114,787 2,975,492
1981 4,099,702 2,963,246
1980 4,085,620 2,951,953
1979 4,072,517 2,939,903
1978 4,058,671 2,925,715
1977 4,043,205 2,909,461
1976 4,026,152 2,891,392
1975 4,007,313 2,872,320
1974 3,985,258 2,853,944
1973 3,960,612 2,837,133
1972 3,933,004 2,821,644
1971 3,903,039 2,806,462
1970 3,875,763 2,790,807
1969 3,847,707 2,773,974
1968 3,816,486 2,754,606
1967 3,784,539 2,732,277
1966 3,753,012 2,707,646
1965 3,723,168 2,681,169
1964 3,694,339 2,653,180
1963 3,666,537 2,623,766
1962 3,638,918 2,593,298
1961 3,609,800 2,562,044
1960 3,581,239 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Uruguay
2100 -0.23% -1.02%
2099 -0.22% -1.02%
2098 -0.21% -1.02%
2097 -0.22% -1.01%
2096 -0.23% -1.01%
2095 -0.22% -1.01%
2094 -0.23% -1%
2093 -0.22% -1%
2092 -0.22% -0.99%
2091 -0.23% -0.98%
2090 -0.23% -0.97%
2089 -0.24% -0.95%
2088 -0.25% -0.94%
2087 -0.25% -0.92%
2086 -0.24% -0.9%
2085 -0.24% -0.89%
2084 -0.23% -0.87%
2083 -0.22% -0.85%
2082 -0.21% -0.83%
2081 -0.21% -0.82%
2080 -0.19% -0.8%
2079 -0.19% -0.78%
2078 -0.18% -0.76%
2077 -0.17% -0.74%
2076 -0.17% -0.73%
2075 -0.17% -0.71%
2074 -0.17% -0.7%
2073 -0.17% -0.68%
2072 -0.15% -0.67%
2071 -0.16% -0.66%
2070 -0.15% -0.65%
2069 -0.16% -0.63%
2068 -0.17% -0.62%
2067 -0.17% -0.61%
2066 -0.17% -0.6%
2065 -0.17% -0.59%
2064 -0.16% -0.58%
2063 -0.16% -0.57%
2062 -0.14% -0.56%
2061 -0.13% -0.55%
2060 -0.11% -0.54%
2059 -0.1% -0.52%
2058 -0.11% -0.5%
2057 -0.1% -0.48%
2056 -0.08% -0.46%
2055 -0.07% -0.44%
2054 -0.05% -0.41%
2053 -0.02% -0.39%
2052 -0.008% -0.37%
2051 0.006% -0.34%
2050 0.02% -0.32%
2049 0.05% -0.3%
2048 0.05% -0.28%
2047 0.06% -0.26%
2046 0.09% -0.25%
2045 0.09% -0.23%
2044 0.09% -0.21%
2043 0.12% -0.19%
2042 0.14% -0.18%
2041 0.14% -0.16%
2040 0.16% -0.15%
2039 0.18% -0.13%
2038 0.19% -0.12%
2037 0.2% -0.11%
2036 0.21% -0.1%
2035 0.22% -0.09%
2034 0.24% -0.09%
2033 0.26% -0.08%
2032 0.28% -0.08%
2031 0.3% -0.08%
2030 0.31% -0.08%
2029 0.34% -0.07%
2028 0.36% -0.07%
2027 0.37% -0.07%
2026 0.7% -0.06%
2025 0.97% -0.05%
2024 0.95% -0.04%
2023 1.14% -0.08%
2022 0.9% -0.17%
2021 0.54% -0.07%
2020 0.59% 0.05%
2019 0.68% 0.08%
2018 0.66% 0.18%
2017 0.81% 0.27%
2016 0.88% 0.33%
2015 1% 0.35%
2014 1.13% 0.33%
2013 1.22% 0.3%
2012 1.32% 0.26%
2011 1.31% 0.25%
2010 1.25% 0.26%
2009 1.27% 0.24%
2008 1.25% 0.21%
2007 1.04% 0.17%
2006 0.81% 0.11%
2005 0.68% 0.08%
2004 0.59% 0.06%
2003 0.59% 0.07%
2002 0.54% 0.14%
2001 0.51% 0.25%
2000 0.65% 0.37%
1999 0.69% 0.45%
1998 0.6% 0.49%
1997 0.54% 0.53%
1996 0.51% 0.53%
1995 0.52% 0.52%
1994 0.57% 0.52%
1993 0.6% 0.53%
1992 0.58% 0.56%
1991 0.48% 0.58%
1990 0.34% 0.59%
1989 0.41% 0.6%
1988 0.54% 0.59%
1987 0.47% 0.56%
1986 0.36% 0.52%
1985 0.3% 0.48%
1984 0.28% 0.46%
1983 0.33% 0.45%
1982 0.37% 0.41%
1981 0.34% 0.38%
1980 0.32% 0.41%
1979 0.34% 0.48%
1978 0.38% 0.56%
1977 0.42% 0.62%
1976 0.47% 0.66%
1975 0.55% 0.64%
1974 0.62% 0.59%
1973 0.7% 0.55%
1972 0.77% 0.54%
1971 0.7% 0.56%
1970 0.73% 0.61%
1969 0.82% 0.7%
1968 0.84% 0.82%
1967 0.84% 0.91%
1966 0.8% 0.99%
1965 0.78% 1.05%
1964 0.76% 1.12%
1963 0.76% 1.17%
1962 0.81% 1.22%
1961 0.8% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Norway Uruguay
Current population
5671119
3382789
Population rank 119/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
10.1 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 -4
Annual growth/decline +52,678 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 167/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +29,798 -1,338
Net migration rank 29/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -1,338
2024 - 44,356 - -1,348
2023 8,280 53,806 298 -1,501
2022 5,457 58,040 -2,964 -1,501
2021 14,062 19,804 -5,621 -1,482
2020 12,372 11,277 4,048 -1,482
2019 13,904 25,707 3,873 -2,899
2018 14,342 18,473 7,322 -2,963
2017 15,831 21,657 10,907 -3,091
2016 17,797 26,417 14,008 -3,506
2015 18,160 30,242 16,194 -4,157
2014 18,494 38,522 16,238 -4,919
2013 17,779 40,690 16,318 -5,647
2012 18,066 47,883 15,520 -6,317
2011 18,822 47,454 14,934 -6,982
2010 20,046 42,865 16,231 -7,696
2009 20,280 39,316 16,947 -8,510
2008 19,073 44,002 16,838 -9,458
2007 16,482 40,111 17,422 -10,750
2006 17,244 24,054 17,783 -13,161
2005 15,719 18,588 18,926 -16,086
2004 15,612 13,412 18,067 -15,668
2003 14,151 11,389 18,628 -17,105
2002 10,892 17,279 20,073 -16,957
2001 13,090 7,906 20,729 -14,620
2000 15,269 9,805 21,060 -11,076
1999 14,278 19,147 21,844 -7,441
1998 14,181 13,519 22,114 -7,048
1997 15,418 9,744 23,737 -6,938
1996 17,087 5,671 24,635 -7,397
1995 14,821 6,343 24,872 -8,339
1994 16,045 7,580 24,637 -7,955
1993 12,936 12,567 24,212 -7,922
1992 15,431 10,218 24,847 -7,850
1991 16,194 7,949 25,422 -7,714
1990 14,845 1,818 25,699 -7,499
1989 13,949 -1,730 25,322 -7,229
1988 12,207 10,380 25,071 -6,582
1987 9,212 13,907 24,469 -6,833
1986 8,751 7,616 24,505 -8,046
1985 6,644 6,725 23,988 -8,832
1984 7,452 3,856 23,684 -9,730
1983 7,844 4,120 24,146 -10,671
1982 9,875 5,749 25,224 -12,131
1981 9,020 6,010 24,968 -13,577
1980 9,806 3,763 25,451 -14,252
1979 10,181 2,839 27,456 -14,552
1978 11,364 3,823 30,076 -14,611
1977 11,321 4,845 31,321 -14,280
1976 13,286 4,779 33,199 -14,096
1975 16,430 3,312 33,393 -14,350
1974 20,324 4,425 32,221 -14,512
1973 21,387 3,414 30,213 -14,312
1972 24,777 5,603 28,896 -13,817
1971 26,541 3,031 28,584 -13,288
1970 25,968 -1,034 28,737 -12,727
1969 28,858 2,230 28,805 -11,149
1968 29,387 1,761 29,103 -8,028
1967 30,276 2,460 29,514 -5,938
1966 31,150 -888 30,293 -4,599
1965 31,275 -1,525 30,807 -3,542
1964 30,293 -1,571 31,340 -2,623
1963 26,766 1,061 31,824 -1,707
1962 28,020 655 31,441 -623
1961 29,239 1,437 30,975 703
1960 29,366 -1,427 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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