Population in Norway compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Norway and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Norway	Vatican	Norway	Vatican
1960	3,581,239	-	-	-
1961	3,609,800	-	0.8%	-
1962	3,638,918	-	0.81%	-
1963	3,666,537	-	0.76%	-
1964	3,694,339	-	0.76%	-
1965	3,723,168	-	0.78%	-
1966	3,753,012	-	0.8%	-
1967	3,784,539	-	0.84%	-
1968	3,816,486	-	0.84%	-
1969	3,847,707	-	0.82%	-
1970	3,875,763	-	0.73%	-
1971	3,903,039	-	0.7%	-
1972	3,933,004	-	0.77%	-
1973	3,960,612	-	0.7%	-
1974	3,985,258	-	0.62%	-
1975	4,007,313	-	0.55%	-
1976	4,026,152	-	0.47%	-
1977	4,043,205	-	0.42%	-
1978	4,058,671	-	0.38%	-
1979	4,072,517	-	0.34%	-
1980	4,085,620	-	0.32%	-
1981	4,099,702	-	0.34%	-
1982	4,114,787	-	0.37%	-
1983	4,128,432	-	0.33%	-
1984	4,140,099	-	0.28%	-
1985	4,152,516	-	0.3%	-
1986	4,167,354	-	0.36%	-
1987	4,186,905	-	0.47%	-
1988	4,209,488	-	0.54%	-
1989	4,226,901	-	0.41%	-
1990	4,241,473	-	0.34%	-
1991	4,261,732	-	0.48%	-
1992	4,286,401	-	0.58%	-
1993	4,311,991	-	0.6%	-
1994	4,336,613	-	0.57%	-
1995	4,359,184	-	0.52%	-
1996	4,381,336	-	0.51%	-
1997	4,405,157	-	0.54%	-
1998	4,431,464	-	0.6%	-
1999	4,461,913	-	0.69%	-
2000	4,490,967	880	0.65%	-
2001	4,513,751	890	0.51%	1.14%
2002	4,538,159	900	0.54%	1.12%
2003	4,564,855	911	0.59%	1.22%
2004	4,591,910	921	0.59%	1.1%
2005	4,623,291	921	0.68%	0%
2006	4,660,677	932	0.81%	1.19%
2007	4,709,153	821	1.04%	-11.9%
2008	4,768,212	824	1.25%	0.37%
2009	4,828,726	826	1.27%	0.24%
2010	4,889,252	829	1.25%	0.36%
2011	4,953,088	832	1.31%	0.36%
2012	5,018,573	836	1.32%	0.48%
2013	5,079,623	839	1.22%	0.36%
2014	5,137,232	842	1.13%	0.36%
2015	5,188,607	1,000	1%	18.8%
2016	5,234,519	-	0.88%	0%
2017	5,276,968	1,000	0.81%	0%
2018	5,311,916	-	0.66%	0%
2019	5,347,896	1,000	0.68%	0%
2020	5,379,475	987	0.59%	-1.29%
2021	5,408,320	970	0.54%	-1.68%
2022	5,457,127	944	0.9%	-2.66%
2023	5,519,594	922	1.14%	-2.34%
2024	5,572,272	933	0.95%	1.2%
2025	5,618,653	939	0.83%	0.59%
2026	5,648,542	952	0.53%	1.37%
2027	5,669,085	974	0.36%	2.32%
2028	5,688,775	985	0.35%	1.13%
2029	5,707,206	983	0.32%	-0.19%
2030	5,724,586	976	0.3%	-0.75%
2031	5,741,140	968	0.29%	-0.75%
2032	5,756,663	968	0.27%	0%
2033	5,771,048	988	0.25%	2.09%
2034	5,784,408	992	0.23%	0.37%
2035	5,796,851	1,000	0.22%	0.74%
2036	5,808,721	998	0.2%	-0.18%
2037	5,819,995	1,003	0.19%	0.55%
2038	5,830,604	1,022	0.18%	1.83%
2039	5,840,493	1,060	0.17%	3.78%
2040	5,849,273	1,095	0.15%	3.3%
2041	5,857,345	1,127	0.14%	2.86%
2042	5,864,766	1,149	0.13%	1.96%
2043	5,870,957	1,169	0.11%	1.76%
2044	5,876,291	1,186	0.09%	1.42%
2045	5,881,391	1,209	0.09%	2.02%
2046	5,885,772	1,224	0.07%	1.22%
2047	5,889,156	1,248	0.06%	1.95%
2048	5,892,131	1,272	0.05%	1.92%
2049	5,894,300	1,296	0.04%	1.88%
2050	5,895,192	1,325	0.02%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.