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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 5.05 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Norway vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Venezuela
2100 5,441,855 28,408,393
2099 5,454,583 28,554,225
2098 5,466,669 28,705,786
2097 5,478,174 28,850,257
2096 5,490,010 28,995,972
2095 5,502,418 29,132,759
2094 5,514,598 29,262,925
2093 5,527,174 29,392,244
2092 5,539,172 29,508,795
2091 5,551,172 29,621,832
2090 5,564,044 29,732,297
2089 5,576,715 29,838,428
2088 5,590,047 29,934,468
2087 5,604,159 30,028,670
2086 5,617,935 30,118,600
2085 5,631,413 30,199,220
2084 5,645,116 30,274,712
2083 5,658,044 30,346,195
2082 5,670,485 30,416,426
2081 5,682,427 30,482,094
2080 5,694,199 30,547,260
2079 5,705,317 30,610,834
2078 5,715,984 30,672,514
2077 5,726,145 30,728,816
2076 5,735,898 30,777,988
2075 5,745,619 30,827,559
2074 5,755,683 30,866,891
2073 5,765,642 30,911,390
2072 5,775,295 30,954,923
2071 5,784,119 30,997,109
2070 5,793,594 31,037,381
2069 5,802,341 31,075,808
2068 5,811,630 31,109,149
2067 5,821,550 31,145,122
2066 5,831,535 31,175,867
2065 5,841,333 31,200,466
2064 5,851,085 31,215,062
2063 5,860,548 31,230,451
2062 5,869,700 31,243,713
2061 5,877,754 31,253,501
2060 5,885,488 31,262,578
2059 5,892,036 31,270,532
2058 5,897,922 31,271,671
2057 5,904,330 31,274,675
2056 5,910,291 31,266,571
2055 5,915,286 31,250,513
2054 5,919,312 31,236,686
2053 5,922,325 31,220,143
2052 5,923,483 31,192,608
2051 5,923,938 31,172,098
2050 5,923,557 31,137,475
2049 5,922,138 31,102,109
2048 5,919,215 31,060,623
2047 5,916,146 31,007,458
2046 5,912,426 30,958,617
2045 5,907,334 30,903,304
2044 5,902,175 30,843,044
2043 5,896,614 30,774,770
2042 5,889,741 30,692,483
2041 5,881,692 30,605,785
2040 5,873,512 30,502,599
2039 5,864,063 30,387,061
2038 5,853,639 30,266,220
2037 5,842,734 30,143,030
2036 5,830,991 30,012,966
2035 5,818,882 29,868,832
2034 5,805,966 29,716,052
2033 5,792,030 29,572,150
2032 5,777,062 29,426,362
2031 5,760,828 29,278,011
2030 5,743,814 29,137,930
2029 5,725,891 29,002,751
2028 5,706,765 28,878,872
2027 5,686,336 28,749,068
2026 5,665,477 28,628,678
2025 5,626,258 28,514,989
2024 5,572,279 28,405,543
2023 5,519,601 28,300,854
2022 5,457,127 28,213,017
2021 5,408,320 28,237,826
2020 5,379,475 28,444,077
2019 5,347,896 28,938,098
2018 5,311,916 29,807,592
2017 5,276,968 30,565,323
2016 5,234,519 30,765,720
2015 5,188,607 30,573,972
2014 5,137,232 30,254,079
2013 5,079,623 29,912,198
2012 5,018,573 29,553,826
2011 4,953,088 29,185,212
2010 4,889,252 28,813,101
2009 4,828,726 28,438,298
2008 4,768,212 28,053,696
2007 4,709,153 27,649,363
2006 4,660,677 27,224,686
2005 4,623,291 26,785,804
2004 4,591,910 26,340,838
2003 4,564,855 25,892,703
2002 4,538,159 25,435,671
2001 4,513,751 24,979,922
2000 4,490,967 24,526,708
1999 4,461,913 24,066,593
1998 4,431,464 23,601,337
1997 4,405,157 23,131,685
1996 4,381,336 22,662,113
1995 4,359,184 22,193,821
1994 4,336,613 21,725,188
1993 4,311,991 21,254,520
1992 4,286,401 20,780,948
1991 4,261,732 20,304,896
1990 4,241,473 19,827,010
1989 4,226,901 19,348,921
1988 4,209,488 18,871,020
1987 4,186,905 18,394,963
1986 4,167,354 17,923,536
1985 4,152,516 17,461,434
1984 4,140,099 17,008,841
1983 4,128,432 16,562,205
1982 4,114,787 16,121,874
1981 4,099,702 15,687,297
1980 4,085,620 15,258,218
1979 4,072,517 14,834,552
1978 4,058,671 14,416,684
1977 4,043,205 14,006,812
1976 4,026,152 13,606,284
1975 4,007,313 13,215,892
1974 3,985,258 12,835,351
1973 3,960,612 12,463,537
1972 3,933,004 12,099,180
1971 3,903,039 11,741,008
1970 3,875,763 11,387,790
1969 3,847,707 11,040,280
1968 3,816,486 10,697,530
1967 3,784,539 10,358,513
1966 3,753,012 10,024,854
1965 3,723,168 9,697,790
1964 3,694,339 9,377,712
1963 3,666,537 9,064,021
1962 3,638,918 8,756,870
1961 3,609,800 8,455,915
1960 3,581,239 8,160,090

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/norway/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Venezuela
2100 -0.23% -0.51%
2099 -0.22% -0.53%
2098 -0.21% -0.5%
2097 -0.22% -0.5%
2096 -0.23% -0.47%
2095 -0.22% -0.44%
2094 -0.23% -0.44%
2093 -0.22% -0.39%
2092 -0.22% -0.38%
2091 -0.23% -0.37%
2090 -0.23% -0.36%
2089 -0.24% -0.32%
2088 -0.25% -0.31%
2087 -0.25% -0.3%
2086 -0.24% -0.27%
2085 -0.24% -0.25%
2084 -0.23% -0.24%
2083 -0.22% -0.23%
2082 -0.21% -0.22%
2081 -0.21% -0.21%
2080 -0.19% -0.21%
2079 -0.19% -0.2%
2078 -0.18% -0.18%
2077 -0.17% -0.16%
2076 -0.17% -0.16%
2075 -0.17% -0.13%
2074 -0.17% -0.14%
2073 -0.17% -0.14%
2072 -0.15% -0.14%
2071 -0.16% -0.13%
2070 -0.15% -0.12%
2069 -0.16% -0.11%
2068 -0.17% -0.12%
2067 -0.17% -0.1%
2066 -0.17% -0.08%
2065 -0.17% -0.05%
2064 -0.16% -0.05%
2063 -0.16% -0.04%
2062 -0.14% -0.03%
2061 -0.13% -0.03%
2060 -0.11% -0.03%
2059 -0.1% -0.004%
2058 -0.11% -0.01%
2057 -0.1% 0.03%
2056 -0.08% 0.05%
2055 -0.07% 0.04%
2054 -0.05% 0.05%
2053 -0.02% 0.09%
2052 -0.008% 0.07%
2051 0.006% 0.11%
2050 0.02% 0.11%
2049 0.05% 0.13%
2048 0.05% 0.17%
2047 0.06% 0.16%
2046 0.09% 0.18%
2045 0.09% 0.2%
2044 0.09% 0.22%
2043 0.12% 0.27%
2042 0.14% 0.28%
2041 0.14% 0.34%
2040 0.16% 0.38%
2039 0.18% 0.4%
2038 0.19% 0.41%
2037 0.2% 0.43%
2036 0.21% 0.48%
2035 0.22% 0.51%
2034 0.24% 0.49%
2033 0.26% 0.5%
2032 0.28% 0.51%
2031 0.3% 0.48%
2030 0.31% 0.47%
2029 0.34% 0.43%
2028 0.36% 0.45%
2027 0.37% 0.42%
2026 0.7% 0.4%
2025 0.97% 0.39%
2024 0.95% 0.37%
2023 1.14% 0.31%
2022 0.9% -0.09%
2021 0.54% -0.73%
2020 0.59% -1.71%
2019 0.68% -2.92%
2018 0.66% -2.48%
2017 0.81% -0.65%
2016 0.88% 0.63%
2015 1% 1.06%
2014 1.13% 1.14%
2013 1.22% 1.21%
2012 1.32% 1.26%
2011 1.31% 1.29%
2010 1.25% 1.32%
2009 1.27% 1.37%
2008 1.25% 1.46%
2007 1.04% 1.56%
2006 0.81% 1.64%
2005 0.68% 1.69%
2004 0.59% 1.73%
2003 0.59% 1.8%
2002 0.54% 1.82%
2001 0.51% 1.85%
2000 0.65% 1.91%
1999 0.69% 1.97%
1998 0.6% 2.03%
1997 0.54% 2.07%
1996 0.51% 2.11%
1995 0.52% 2.16%
1994 0.57% 2.21%
1993 0.6% 2.28%
1992 0.58% 2.34%
1991 0.48% 2.41%
1990 0.34% 2.47%
1989 0.41% 2.53%
1988 0.54% 2.59%
1987 0.47% 2.63%
1986 0.36% 2.65%
1985 0.3% 2.66%
1984 0.28% 2.7%
1983 0.33% 2.73%
1982 0.37% 2.77%
1981 0.34% 2.81%
1980 0.32% 2.86%
1979 0.34% 2.9%
1978 0.38% 2.93%
1977 0.42% 2.94%
1976 0.47% 2.95%
1975 0.55% 2.96%
1974 0.62% 2.98%
1973 0.7% 3.01%
1972 0.77% 3.05%
1971 0.7% 3.1%
1970 0.73% 3.15%
1969 0.82% 3.2%
1968 0.84% 3.27%
1967 0.84% 3.33%
1966 0.8% 3.37%
1965 0.78% 3.41%
1964 0.76% 3.46%
1963 0.76% 3.51%
1962 0.81% 3.56%
1961 0.8% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Norway grew by 0.95%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Norway Venezuela
Current population
5671119
28661242
Population rank 119/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.35%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +144 +287
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 105/197 143/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -100,467
Net migration rank 29/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -100,467
2024 - 44,356 - -105,297
2023 8,280 53,806 213,020 -112,899
2022 5,457 58,040 216,619 -141,107
2021 14,062 19,804 207,746 -332,936
2020 12,372 11,277 237,223 -524,649
2019 13,904 25,707 274,826 -975,534
2018 14,342 18,473 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 15,831 21,657 340,222 -817,376
2016 17,797 26,417 359,651 -283,270
2015 18,160 30,242 384,560 -77,417
2014 18,494 38,522 395,088 -62,437
2013 17,779 40,690 408,930 -57,818
2012 18,066 47,883 420,758 -55,131
2011 18,822 47,454 425,958 -54,384
2010 20,046 42,865 425,397 -52,781
2009 20,280 39,316 427,257 -50,286
2008 19,073 44,002 435,870 -43,636
2007 16,482 40,111 452,482 -36,060
2006 17,244 24,054 460,152 -27,240
2005 15,719 18,588 463,260 -18,407
2004 15,612 13,412 455,881 -10,798
2003 14,151 11,389 456,902 -5,729
2002 10,892 17,279 466,821 -3,944
2001 13,090 7,906 451,487 -2,856
2000 15,269 9,805 459,802 -1,999
1999 14,278 19,147 463,787 -1,376
1998 14,181 13,519 469,123 -1,010
1997 15,418 9,744 472,002 -816
1996 17,087 5,671 468,653 -708
1995 14,821 6,343 469,267 -622
1994 16,045 7,580 469,178 -559
1993 12,936 12,567 473,189 -477
1992 15,431 10,218 474,824 -381
1991 16,194 7,949 477,917 -236
1990 14,845 1,818 478,168 -69
1989 13,949 -1,730 478,053 32
1988 12,207 10,380 477,569 137
1987 9,212 13,907 474,204 182
1986 8,751 7,616 468,252 201
1985 6,644 6,725 455,517 237
1984 7,452 3,856 449,186 247
1983 7,844 4,120 443,569 260
1982 9,875 5,749 436,564 260
1981 9,020 6,010 432,059 251
1980 9,806 3,763 425,613 237
1979 10,181 2,839 421,256 228
1978 11,364 3,823 414,032 205
1977 11,321 4,845 405,315 196
1976 13,286 4,779 395,344 190
1975 16,430 3,312 385,045 186
1974 20,324 4,425 375,678 173
1973 21,387 3,414 367,612 171
1972 24,777 5,603 360,749 173
1971 26,541 3,031 355,212 215
1970 25,968 -1,034 350,709 305
1969 28,858 2,230 343,596 403
1968 29,387 1,761 340,973 532
1967 30,276 2,460 335,813 717
1966 31,150 -888 329,697 1,087
1965 31,275 -1,525 321,695 1,656
1964 30,293 -1,571 314,397 2,410
1963 26,766 1,061 307,279 3,296
1962 28,020 655 299,345 4,386
1961 29,239 1,437 292,109 6,069
1960 29,366 -1,427 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/norway/venezuela | CC BY

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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