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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 5,572,279 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,671,119 people compared to 102,365,351 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 1.24% 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 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.67M (21.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Norway vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Vietnam
2100 5,441,855 92,239,801
2099 5,454,583 92,735,968
2098 5,466,669 93,227,318
2097 5,478,174 93,703,343
2096 5,490,010 94,178,675
2095 5,502,418 94,640,859
2094 5,514,598 95,098,747
2093 5,527,174 95,558,233
2092 5,539,172 96,015,030
2091 5,551,172 96,474,248
2090 5,564,044 96,938,026
2089 5,576,715 97,399,661
2088 5,590,047 97,858,300
2087 5,604,159 98,324,127
2086 5,617,935 98,788,452
2085 5,631,413 99,249,444
2084 5,645,116 99,710,990
2083 5,658,044 100,178,339
2082 5,670,485 100,650,389
2081 5,682,427 101,120,279
2080 5,694,199 101,584,408
2079 5,705,317 102,046,677
2078 5,715,984 102,496,244
2077 5,726,145 102,944,347
2076 5,735,898 103,374,514
2075 5,745,619 103,799,405
2074 5,755,683 104,214,107
2073 5,765,642 104,623,307
2072 5,775,295 105,022,092
2071 5,784,119 105,401,255
2070 5,793,594 105,773,681
2069 5,802,341 106,126,787
2068 5,811,630 106,471,025
2067 5,821,550 106,811,324
2066 5,831,535 107,143,716
2065 5,841,333 107,459,475
2064 5,851,085 107,761,108
2063 5,860,548 108,055,355
2062 5,869,700 108,339,650
2061 5,877,754 108,607,597
2060 5,885,488 108,859,065
2059 5,892,036 109,104,391
2058 5,897,922 109,337,395
2057 5,904,330 109,546,926
2056 5,910,291 109,732,352
2055 5,915,286 109,903,830
2054 5,919,312 110,052,946
2053 5,922,325 110,173,868
2052 5,923,483 110,270,266
2051 5,923,938 110,338,539
2050 5,923,557 110,361,987
2049 5,922,138 110,356,819
2048 5,919,215 110,313,849
2047 5,916,146 110,228,852
2046 5,912,426 110,108,051
2045 5,907,334 109,943,449
2044 5,902,175 109,748,671
2043 5,896,614 109,514,717
2042 5,889,741 109,242,604
2041 5,881,692 108,936,706
2040 5,873,512 108,611,523
2039 5,864,063 108,254,640
2038 5,853,639 107,877,983
2037 5,842,734 107,480,286
2036 5,830,991 107,075,099
2035 5,818,882 106,647,378
2034 5,805,966 106,206,100
2033 5,792,030 105,762,219
2032 5,777,062 105,299,476
2031 5,760,828 104,826,346
2030 5,743,814 104,330,461
2029 5,725,891 103,835,790
2028 5,706,765 103,316,499
2027 5,686,336 102,775,814
2026 5,665,477 102,213,157
2025 5,626,258 101,614,413
2024 5,572,279 100,987,686
2023 5,519,601 100,352,192
2022 5,457,127 99,680,655
2021 5,408,320 98,935,098
2020 5,379,475 98,079,191
2019 5,347,896 97,173,776
2018 5,311,916 96,237,319
2017 5,276,968 95,176,977
2016 5,234,519 94,000,117
2015 5,188,607 92,823,254
2014 5,137,232 91,679,578
2013 5,079,623 90,573,104
2012 5,018,573 89,510,356
2011 4,953,088 88,468,314
2010 4,889,252 87,455,152
2009 4,828,726 86,460,018
2008 4,768,212 85,175,788
2007 4,709,153 83,633,375
2006 4,660,677 82,167,897
2005 4,623,291 81,088,313
2004 4,591,910 80,338,971
2003 4,564,855 79,563,777
2002 4,538,159 78,772,224
2001 4,513,751 77,969,361
2000 4,490,967 77,154,011
1999 4,461,913 76,287,452
1998 4,431,464 75,299,660
1997 4,405,157 74,226,889
1996 4,381,336 73,156,447
1995 4,359,184 72,049,940
1994 4,336,613 70,854,391
1993 4,311,991 69,586,384
1992 4,286,401 68,260,337
1991 4,261,732 66,891,775
1990 4,241,473 65,504,552
1989 4,226,901 64,147,348
1988 4,209,488 62,843,228
1987 4,186,905 61,584,651
1986 4,167,354 60,347,048
1985 4,152,516 59,060,622
1984 4,140,099 57,706,067
1983 4,128,432 56,337,921
1982 4,114,787 55,011,289
1981 4,099,702 53,738,141
1980 4,085,620 52,490,101
1979 4,072,517 51,378,211
1978 4,058,671 50,249,552
1977 4,043,205 48,954,872
1976 4,026,152 47,684,931
1975 4,007,313 46,482,903
1974 3,985,258 45,413,537
1973 3,960,612 44,409,861
1972 3,933,004 43,429,168
1971 3,903,039 42,449,276
1970 3,875,763 41,475,230
1969 3,847,707 40,582,096
1968 3,816,486 39,734,609
1967 3,784,539 38,895,080
1966 3,753,012 38,024,836
1965 3,723,168 37,129,656
1964 3,694,339 36,201,563
1963 3,666,537 35,249,101
1962 3,638,918 34,288,560
1961 3,609,800 33,409,059
1960 3,581,239 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Vietnam
2100 -0.23% -0.54%
2099 -0.22% -0.53%
2098 -0.21% -0.51%
2097 -0.22% -0.5%
2096 -0.23% -0.49%
2095 -0.22% -0.48%
2094 -0.23% -0.48%
2093 -0.22% -0.48%
2092 -0.22% -0.48%
2091 -0.23% -0.48%
2090 -0.23% -0.47%
2089 -0.24% -0.47%
2088 -0.25% -0.47%
2087 -0.25% -0.47%
2086 -0.24% -0.46%
2085 -0.24% -0.46%
2084 -0.23% -0.47%
2083 -0.22% -0.47%
2082 -0.21% -0.46%
2081 -0.21% -0.46%
2080 -0.19% -0.45%
2079 -0.19% -0.44%
2078 -0.18% -0.44%
2077 -0.17% -0.42%
2076 -0.17% -0.41%
2075 -0.17% -0.4%
2074 -0.17% -0.39%
2073 -0.17% -0.38%
2072 -0.15% -0.36%
2071 -0.16% -0.35%
2070 -0.15% -0.33%
2069 -0.16% -0.32%
2068 -0.17% -0.32%
2067 -0.17% -0.31%
2066 -0.17% -0.29%
2065 -0.17% -0.28%
2064 -0.16% -0.27%
2063 -0.16% -0.26%
2062 -0.14% -0.25%
2061 -0.13% -0.23%
2060 -0.11% -0.22%
2059 -0.1% -0.21%
2058 -0.11% -0.19%
2057 -0.1% -0.17%
2056 -0.08% -0.16%
2055 -0.07% -0.14%
2054 -0.05% -0.11%
2053 -0.02% -0.09%
2052 -0.008% -0.06%
2051 0.006% -0.02%
2050 0.02% 0.005%
2049 0.05% 0.04%
2048 0.05% 0.08%
2047 0.06% 0.11%
2046 0.09% 0.15%
2045 0.09% 0.18%
2044 0.09% 0.21%
2043 0.12% 0.25%
2042 0.14% 0.28%
2041 0.14% 0.3%
2040 0.16% 0.33%
2039 0.18% 0.35%
2038 0.19% 0.37%
2037 0.2% 0.38%
2036 0.21% 0.4%
2035 0.22% 0.42%
2034 0.24% 0.42%
2033 0.26% 0.44%
2032 0.28% 0.45%
2031 0.3% 0.48%
2030 0.31% 0.48%
2029 0.34% 0.5%
2028 0.36% 0.53%
2027 0.37% 0.55%
2026 0.7% 0.59%
2025 0.97% 0.62%
2024 0.95% 0.63%
2023 1.14% 0.67%
2022 0.9% 0.75%
2021 0.54% 0.87%
2020 0.59% 0.93%
2019 0.68% 0.97%
2018 0.66% 1.11%
2017 0.81% 1.25%
2016 0.88% 1.27%
2015 1% 1.25%
2014 1.13% 1.22%
2013 1.22% 1.19%
2012 1.32% 1.18%
2011 1.31% 1.16%
2010 1.25% 1.15%
2009 1.27% 1.51%
2008 1.25% 1.84%
2007 1.04% 1.78%
2006 0.81% 1.33%
2005 0.68% 0.93%
2004 0.59% 0.97%
2003 0.59% 1%
2002 0.54% 1.03%
2001 0.51% 1.06%
2000 0.65% 1.14%
1999 0.69% 1.31%
1998 0.6% 1.45%
1997 0.54% 1.46%
1996 0.51% 1.54%
1995 0.52% 1.69%
1994 0.57% 1.82%
1993 0.6% 1.94%
1992 0.58% 2.05%
1991 0.48% 2.12%
1990 0.34% 2.12%
1989 0.41% 2.08%
1988 0.54% 2.04%
1987 0.47% 2.05%
1986 0.36% 2.18%
1985 0.3% 2.35%
1984 0.28% 2.43%
1983 0.33% 2.41%
1982 0.37% 2.37%
1981 0.34% 2.38%
1980 0.32% 2.16%
1979 0.34% 2.25%
1978 0.38% 2.64%
1977 0.42% 2.66%
1976 0.47% 2.59%
1975 0.55% 2.35%
1974 0.62% 2.26%
1973 0.7% 2.26%
1972 0.77% 2.31%
1971 0.7% 2.35%
1970 0.73% 2.2%
1969 0.82% 2.13%
1968 0.84% 2.16%
1967 0.84% 2.29%
1966 0.8% 2.41%
1965 0.78% 2.56%
1964 0.76% 2.7%
1963 0.76% 2.8%
1962 0.81% 2.63%
1961 0.8% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Norway Vietnam
Current population
5671119
102365351
Population rank 119/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.24%
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
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 105/197 123/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -48,171
Net migration rank 29/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -48,171
2024 - 44,356 - -59,645
2023 8,280 53,806 727,955 -81,789
2022 5,457 58,040 775,914 -78,977
2021 14,062 19,804 799,593 -5,418
2020 12,372 11,277 924,004 -6,457
2019 13,904 25,707 895,262 -2,051
2018 14,342 18,473 882,977 96,650
2017 15,831 21,657 1,001,833 139,245
2016 17,797 26,417 1,045,094 167,652
2015 18,160 30,242 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 18,494 38,522 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 17,779 40,690 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 18,066 47,883 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 18,822 47,454 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 20,046 42,865 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 20,280 39,316 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 19,073 44,002 1,008,141 571,113
2007 16,482 40,111 981,689 523,784
2006 17,244 24,054 943,041 482,399
2005 15,719 18,588 942,084 -208,337
2004 15,612 13,412 985,438 -220,458
2003 14,151 11,389 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 10,892 17,279 991,427 -193,766
2001 13,090 7,906 985,610 -177,586
2000 15,269 9,805 966,894 -144,298
1999 14,278 19,147 925,519 -15,010
1998 14,181 13,519 959,016 106,091
1997 15,418 9,744 1,028,116 52,382
1996 17,087 5,671 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 14,821 6,343 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 16,045 7,580 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 12,936 12,567 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 15,431 10,218 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 16,194 7,949 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 14,845 1,818 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 13,949 -1,730 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 12,207 10,380 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 9,212 13,907 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 8,751 7,616 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 6,644 6,725 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 7,452 3,856 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 7,844 4,120 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 9,875 5,749 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 9,020 6,010 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 9,806 3,763 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 10,181 2,839 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 11,364 3,823 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 11,321 4,845 1,259,315 49,655
1976 13,286 4,779 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 16,430 3,312 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 20,324 4,425 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 21,387 3,414 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 24,777 5,603 921,524 -1,920
1971 26,541 3,031 963,259 76,961
1970 25,968 -1,034 905,902 1,997
1969 28,858 2,230 878,359 0
1968 29,387 1,761 815,116 1,489
1967 30,276 2,460 862,071 394
1966 31,150 -888 876,283 1,769
1965 31,275 -1,525 913,761 -1,438
1964 30,293 -1,571 950,219 -6,328
1963 26,766 1,061 961,067 0
1962 28,020 655 960,046 0
1961 29,239 1,437 798,978 0
1960 29,366 -1,427 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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