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	5,519,601	922	1.14%	-2.34%
2024	5,572,279	933	0.95%	1.2%
2025	5,618,660	939	0.83%	0.59%
2026	5,648,550	952	0.53%	1.37%
2027	5,669,092	974	0.36%	2.32%
2028	5,688,782	985	0.35%	1.13%
2029	5,707,214	983	0.32%	-0.19%
2030	5,724,593	976	0.3%	-0.75%
2031	5,741,147	968	0.29%	-0.75%
2032	5,756,671	968	0.27%	0%
2033	5,771,055	988	0.25%	2.09%
2034	5,784,415	992	0.23%	0.37%
2035	5,796,858	1,000	0.22%	0.74%
2036	5,808,729	998	0.2%	-0.18%
2037	5,820,002	1,003	0.19%	0.55%
2038	5,830,612	1,022	0.18%	1.83%
2039	5,840,501	1,060	0.17%	3.78%
2040	5,849,280	1,095	0.15%	3.3%
2041	5,857,353	1,127	0.14%	2.86%
2042	5,864,774	1,149	0.13%	1.96%
2043	5,870,964	1,169	0.11%	1.76%
2044	5,876,299	1,186	0.09%	1.42%
2045	5,881,399	1,209	0.09%	2.02%
2046	5,885,779	1,224	0.07%	1.22%
2047	5,889,164	1,248	0.06%	1.95%
2048	5,892,138	1,272	0.05%	1.92%
2049	5,894,308	1,296	0.04%	1.88%
2050	5,895,200	1,325	0.02%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 414,255 (a 7.91% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.