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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 102,063,551 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 18.1 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.3% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 81.1M to 102M (25.9% growth).
  • Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2049 for Vietnam.

Norway vs Vietnam: live population counter

Norway Vietnam
Current population
5642662
102063551
Population rank 119/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.23%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
10.1 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
12.1 minutes
47.8 seconds
One migration net change every
11.8 minutes
8.81 minutes
Annual migration change +44,356 -59,645
Daily growth/decline +144 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 124/197

Norway and Vietnam: population history and growth rate by year chart

Norway
Population

Growth rate
Vietnam
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Norway Vietnam Norway Vietnam
1960 3,581,239 32,531,933 - -
1961 3,609,800 33,409,059 0.8% 2.7%
1962 3,638,918 34,288,560 0.81% 2.63%
1963 3,666,537 35,249,101 0.76% 2.8%
1964 3,694,339 36,201,563 0.76% 2.7%
1965 3,723,168 37,129,656 0.78% 2.56%
1966 3,753,012 38,024,836 0.8% 2.41%
1967 3,784,539 38,895,080 0.84% 2.29%
1968 3,816,486 39,734,609 0.84% 2.16%
1969 3,847,707 40,582,096 0.82% 2.13%
1970 3,875,763 41,475,230 0.73% 2.2%
1971 3,903,039 42,449,276 0.7% 2.35%
1972 3,933,004 43,429,168 0.77% 2.31%
1973 3,960,612 44,409,861 0.7% 2.26%
1974 3,985,258 45,413,537 0.62% 2.26%
1975 4,007,313 46,482,903 0.55% 2.35%
1976 4,026,152 47,684,931 0.47% 2.59%
1977 4,043,205 48,954,872 0.42% 2.66%
1978 4,058,671 50,249,552 0.38% 2.64%
1979 4,072,517 51,378,211 0.34% 2.25%
1980 4,085,620 52,490,101 0.32% 2.16%
1981 4,099,702 53,738,141 0.34% 2.38%
1982 4,114,787 55,011,289 0.37% 2.37%
1983 4,128,432 56,337,921 0.33% 2.41%
1984 4,140,099 57,706,067 0.28% 2.43%
1985 4,152,516 59,060,622 0.3% 2.35%
1986 4,167,354 60,347,048 0.36% 2.18%
1987 4,186,905 61,584,651 0.47% 2.05%
1988 4,209,488 62,843,228 0.54% 2.04%
1989 4,226,901 64,147,348 0.41% 2.08%
1990 4,241,473 65,504,552 0.34% 2.12%
1991 4,261,732 66,891,775 0.48% 2.12%
1992 4,286,401 68,260,337 0.58% 2.05%
1993 4,311,991 69,586,384 0.6% 1.94%
1994 4,336,613 70,854,391 0.57% 1.82%
1995 4,359,184 72,049,940 0.52% 1.69%
1996 4,381,336 73,156,447 0.51% 1.54%
1997 4,405,157 74,226,889 0.54% 1.46%
1998 4,431,464 75,299,660 0.6% 1.45%
1999 4,461,913 76,287,452 0.69% 1.31%
2000 4,490,967 77,154,011 0.65% 1.14%
2001 4,513,751 77,969,361 0.51% 1.06%
2002 4,538,159 78,772,224 0.54% 1.03%
2003 4,564,855 79,563,777 0.59% 1%
2004 4,591,910 80,338,971 0.59% 0.97%
2005 4,623,291 81,088,313 0.68% 0.93%
2006 4,660,677 82,167,897 0.81% 1.33%
2007 4,709,153 83,633,375 1.04% 1.78%
2008 4,768,212 85,175,788 1.25% 1.84%
2009 4,828,726 86,460,018 1.27% 1.51%
2010 4,889,252 87,455,152 1.25% 1.15%
2011 4,953,088 88,468,314 1.31% 1.16%
2012 5,018,573 89,510,356 1.32% 1.18%
2013 5,079,623 90,573,104 1.22% 1.19%
2014 5,137,232 91,679,578 1.13% 1.22%
2015 5,188,607 92,823,254 1% 1.25%
2016 5,234,519 94,000,117 0.88% 1.27%
2017 5,276,968 95,176,977 0.81% 1.25%
2018 5,311,916 96,237,319 0.66% 1.11%
2019 5,347,896 97,173,776 0.68% 0.97%
2020 5,379,475 98,079,191 0.59% 0.93%
2021 5,408,320 98,935,098 0.54% 0.87%
2022 5,457,127 99,680,655 0.9% 0.75%
2023 5,519,594 100,352,192 1.14% 0.67%
2024 5,572,272 100,987,686 0.95% 0.63%
2025 5,618,653 101,598,531 0.83% 0.6%
2026 5,648,542 102,177,434 0.53% 0.57%
2027 5,669,085 102,727,392 0.36% 0.54%
2028 5,688,775 103,255,746 0.35% 0.51%
2029 5,707,206 103,761,151 0.32% 0.49%
2030 5,724,586 104,254,900 0.3% 0.48%
2031 5,741,140 104,737,913 0.29% 0.46%
2032 5,756,663 105,204,401 0.27% 0.45%
2033 5,771,048 105,656,307 0.25% 0.43%
2034 5,784,408 106,097,515 0.23% 0.42%
2035 5,796,851 106,530,671 0.22% 0.41%
2036 5,808,721 106,945,842 0.2% 0.39%
2037 5,819,995 107,346,046 0.19% 0.37%
2038 5,830,604 107,732,019 0.18% 0.36%
2039 5,840,493 108,097,653 0.17% 0.34%
2040 5,849,273 108,437,634 0.15% 0.31%
2041 5,857,345 108,752,199 0.14% 0.29%
2042 5,864,766 109,040,314 0.13% 0.26%
2043 5,870,957 109,292,559 0.11% 0.23%
2044 5,876,291 109,506,274 0.09% 0.2%
2045 5,881,391 109,685,396 0.09% 0.16%
2046 5,885,772 109,827,664 0.07% 0.13%
2047 5,889,156 109,930,243 0.06% 0.09%
2048 5,892,131 109,994,024 0.05% 0.06%
2049 5,894,300 110,018,017 0.04% 0.02%
2050 5,895,192 110,008,910 0.02% -0.008%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,734,941 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 9,240,297 (a 9.95% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2005 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.78% to 110,008,910 people and will still be ranked 16th.

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