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

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The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,610,870 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,660,666 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 7.7 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.81% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Norway has increased from 4.66M people to 5.66M (21.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Norway vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Norway
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Norway Yemen
2100 5,426,970 111,481,288
2099 5,439,664 111,166,365
2098 5,451,717 110,823,878
2097 5,463,190 110,463,393
2096 5,474,994 110,075,677
2095 5,487,368 109,669,492
2094 5,499,514 109,238,445
2093 5,512,056 108,785,158
2092 5,524,021 108,301,955
2091 5,535,989 107,796,487
2090 5,548,825 107,270,820
2089 5,561,462 106,721,736
2088 5,574,757 106,150,572
2087 5,588,831 105,558,607
2086 5,602,569 104,947,326
2085 5,616,010 104,309,237
2084 5,629,675 103,657,284
2083 5,642,568 102,986,631
2082 5,654,975 102,302,622
2081 5,666,885 101,596,159
2080 5,678,624 100,875,201
2079 5,689,711 100,134,051
2078 5,700,349 99,378,110
2077 5,710,483 98,609,975
2076 5,720,209 97,818,664
2075 5,729,904 97,013,320
2074 5,739,940 96,187,203
2073 5,749,872 95,346,716
2072 5,759,499 94,485,874
2071 5,768,298 93,603,848
2070 5,777,747 92,709,049
2069 5,786,471 91,795,290
2068 5,795,734 90,865,447
2067 5,805,627 89,921,194
2066 5,815,585 88,958,695
2065 5,825,356 87,982,501
2064 5,835,081 86,994,159
2063 5,844,519 85,982,061
2062 5,853,646 84,947,120
2061 5,861,677 83,896,256
2060 5,869,390 82,829,722
2059 5,875,920 81,744,993
2058 5,881,790 80,641,636
2057 5,888,181 79,527,942
2056 5,894,125 78,400,761
2055 5,899,106 77,261,521
2054 5,903,121 76,109,237
2053 5,906,126 74,951,358
2052 5,907,281 73,780,088
2051 5,907,735 72,598,574
2050 5,907,355 71,404,664
2049 5,905,940 70,211,386
2048 5,903,025 69,012,729
2047 5,899,964 67,813,135
2046 5,896,254 66,608,054
2045 5,891,177 65,404,355
2044 5,886,031 64,201,447
2043 5,880,486 63,002,861
2042 5,873,632 61,810,280
2041 5,865,604 60,624,401
2040 5,857,447 59,448,342
2039 5,848,023 58,277,392
2038 5,837,628 57,109,914
2037 5,826,752 55,948,438
2036 5,815,042 54,784,372
2035 5,802,966 53,617,795
2034 5,790,086 52,452,522
2033 5,776,187 51,284,323
2032 5,761,261 50,117,732
2031 5,745,071 48,947,870
2030 5,728,104 47,764,521
2029 5,710,229 46,573,906
2028 5,691,155 45,382,831
2027 5,670,783 44,183,742
2026 5,649,981 42,980,680
2025 5,610,870 41,773,878
2024 5,572,279 40,583,164
2023 5,519,601 39,390,799
2022 5,457,127 38,222,876
2021 5,408,320 37,140,230
2020 5,379,475 36,134,863
2019 5,347,896 35,111,408
2018 5,311,916 34,085,182
2017 5,276,968 33,090,921
2016 5,234,519 32,109,010
2015 5,188,607 31,159,379
2014 5,137,232 30,226,309
2013 5,079,623 29,312,952
2012 5,018,573 28,433,647
2011 4,953,088 27,582,897
2010 4,889,252 26,754,387
2009 4,828,726 25,927,724
2008 4,768,212 25,111,941
2007 4,709,153 24,318,082
2006 4,660,677 23,543,083
2005 4,623,291 22,790,085
2004 4,591,910 22,095,167
2003 4,564,855 21,456,379
2002 4,538,159 20,835,086
2001 4,513,751 20,226,147
2000 4,490,967 19,624,141
1999 4,461,913 19,029,420
1998 4,431,464 18,446,013
1997 4,405,157 17,873,936
1996 4,381,336 17,313,177
1995 4,359,184 16,740,058
1994 4,336,613 16,149,147
1993 4,311,991 15,563,914
1992 4,286,401 14,989,494
1991 4,261,732 14,430,201
1990 4,241,473 13,887,862
1989 4,226,901 13,364,174
1988 4,209,488 12,859,708
1987 4,186,905 12,369,912
1986 4,167,354 11,901,040
1985 4,152,516 11,453,825
1984 4,140,099 11,025,597
1983 4,128,432 10,621,499
1982 4,114,787 10,241,006
1981 4,099,702 9,882,362
1980 4,085,620 9,543,358
1979 4,072,517 9,224,194
1978 4,058,671 8,926,586
1977 4,043,205 8,648,222
1976 4,026,152 8,384,113
1975 4,007,313 8,133,598
1974 3,985,258 7,896,783
1973 3,960,612 7,672,796
1972 3,933,004 7,460,068
1971 3,903,039 7,257,462
1970 3,875,763 7,065,279
1969 3,847,707 6,875,859
1968 3,816,486 6,690,524
1967 3,784,539 6,516,444
1966 3,753,012 6,351,494
1965 3,723,168 6,195,593
1964 3,694,339 6,048,006
1963 3,666,537 5,911,135
1962 3,638,918 5,782,221
1961 3,609,800 5,655,232
1960 3,581,239 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Norway increased by 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Norway gained 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2006 and is 119th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Norway's population will grow by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people with a rank change from 119th to 121st. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.91M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Norway
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Norway Yemen
2100 -0.23% 0.28%
2099 -0.22% 0.31%
2098 -0.21% 0.33%
2097 -0.22% 0.35%
2096 -0.23% 0.37%
2095 -0.22% 0.39%
2094 -0.23% 0.42%
2093 -0.22% 0.45%
2092 -0.22% 0.47%
2091 -0.23% 0.49%
2090 -0.23% 0.51%
2089 -0.24% 0.54%
2088 -0.25% 0.56%
2087 -0.25% 0.58%
2086 -0.24% 0.61%
2085 -0.24% 0.63%
2084 -0.23% 0.65%
2083 -0.22% 0.67%
2082 -0.21% 0.7%
2081 -0.21% 0.71%
2080 -0.19% 0.74%
2079 -0.19% 0.76%
2078 -0.18% 0.78%
2077 -0.17% 0.81%
2076 -0.17% 0.83%
2075 -0.17% 0.86%
2074 -0.17% 0.88%
2073 -0.17% 0.91%
2072 -0.15% 0.94%
2071 -0.16% 0.97%
2070 -0.15% 1%
2069 -0.16% 1.02%
2068 -0.17% 1.05%
2067 -0.17% 1.08%
2066 -0.17% 1.11%
2065 -0.17% 1.14%
2064 -0.16% 1.18%
2063 -0.16% 1.22%
2062 -0.14% 1.25%
2061 -0.13% 1.29%
2060 -0.11% 1.33%
2059 -0.1% 1.37%
2058 -0.11% 1.4%
2057 -0.1% 1.44%
2056 -0.08% 1.47%
2055 -0.07% 1.51%
2054 -0.05% 1.54%
2053 -0.02% 1.59%
2052 -0.008% 1.63%
2051 0.006% 1.67%
2050 0.02% 1.7%
2049 0.05% 1.74%
2048 0.05% 1.77%
2047 0.06% 1.81%
2046 0.09% 1.84%
2045 0.09% 1.87%
2044 0.09% 1.9%
2043 0.12% 1.93%
2042 0.14% 1.96%
2041 0.14% 1.98%
2040 0.16% 2.01%
2039 0.18% 2.04%
2038 0.19% 2.08%
2037 0.2% 2.12%
2036 0.21% 2.18%
2035 0.22% 2.22%
2034 0.24% 2.28%
2033 0.26% 2.33%
2032 0.28% 2.39%
2031 0.3% 2.48%
2030 0.31% 2.56%
2029 0.34% 2.62%
2028 0.36% 2.71%
2027 0.37% 2.8%
2026 0.7% 2.89%
2025 0.69% 2.93%
2024 0.95% 3.03%
2023 1.14% 3.06%
2022 0.9% 2.92%
2021 0.54% 2.78%
2020 0.59% 2.91%
2019 0.68% 3.01%
2018 0.66% 3%
2017 0.81% 3.06%
2016 0.88% 3.05%
2015 1% 3.09%
2014 1.13% 3.12%
2013 1.22% 3.09%
2012 1.32% 3.08%
2011 1.31% 3.1%
2010 1.25% 3.19%
2009 1.27% 3.25%
2008 1.25% 3.26%
2007 1.04% 3.29%
2006 0.81% 3.3%
2005 0.68% 3.15%
2004 0.59% 2.98%
2003 0.59% 2.98%
2002 0.54% 3.01%
2001 0.51% 3.07%
2000 0.65% 3.13%
1999 0.69% 3.16%
1998 0.6% 3.2%
1997 0.54% 3.24%
1996 0.51% 3.42%
1995 0.52% 3.66%
1994 0.57% 3.76%
1993 0.6% 3.83%
1992 0.58% 3.88%
1991 0.48% 3.91%
1990 0.34% 3.92%
1989 0.41% 3.92%
1988 0.54% 3.96%
1987 0.47% 3.94%
1986 0.36% 3.9%
1985 0.3% 3.88%
1984 0.28% 3.8%
1983 0.33% 3.72%
1982 0.37% 3.63%
1981 0.34% 3.55%
1980 0.32% 3.46%
1979 0.34% 3.33%
1978 0.38% 3.22%
1977 0.42% 3.15%
1976 0.47% 3.08%
1975 0.55% 3%
1974 0.62% 2.92%
1973 0.7% 2.85%
1972 0.77% 2.79%
1971 0.7% 2.72%
1970 0.73% 2.75%
1969 0.82% 2.77%
1968 0.84% 2.67%
1967 0.84% 2.6%
1966 0.8% 2.52%
1965 0.78% 2.44%
1964 0.76% 2.32%
1963 0.76% 2.23%
1962 0.81% 2.25%
1961 0.8% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Norway grew by 0.69%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Norway Yemen
Current population
5660666
43598646
Population rank 119/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.52%
One net population change
13.7 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
9.72 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +106 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +38,591 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.69% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 117/197 15/197
One migration net change every
17.7 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +29,798 -16,291
Net migration rank 29/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,012,404 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 60/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 33/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Norway
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Norway Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 29,798 - -16,291
2024 10,030 44,356 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 8,280 53,806 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 5,457 58,040 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 14,062 19,804 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 12,372 11,277 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 13,904 25,707 1,056,432 2,129
2018 14,342 18,473 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 15,831 21,657 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 17,797 26,417 975,697 -6,492
2015 18,160 30,242 939,922 -9,883
2014 18,494 38,522 920,330 15,764
2013 17,779 40,690 884,929 5,697
2012 18,066 47,883 845,645 22,349
2011 18,822 47,454 806,359 27,184
2010 20,046 42,865 803,246 20,269
2009 20,280 39,316 798,911 30,919
2008 19,073 44,002 779,123 22,621
2007 16,482 40,111 764,780 21,210
2006 17,244 24,054 750,082 13,940
2005 15,719 18,588 726,708 15,283
2004 15,612 13,412 710,493 -62,641
2003 14,151 11,389 694,457 -64,737
2002 10,892 17,279 672,494 -59,648
2001 13,090 7,906 658,704 -53,698
2000 15,269 9,805 646,694 -47,713
1999 14,278 19,147 633,166 -42,731
1998 14,181 13,519 615,488 -39,096
1997 15,418 9,744 604,443 -36,694
1996 17,087 5,671 588,786 -35,043
1995 14,821 6,343 607,966 -15,485
1994 16,045 7,580 602,363 -13,040
1993 12,936 12,567 595,459 -14,332
1992 15,431 10,218 582,072 -14,372
1991 16,194 7,949 565,837 -14,964
1990 14,845 1,818 549,654 -15,847
1989 13,949 -1,730 530,464 -16,876
1988 12,207 10,380 513,296 -17,952
1987 9,212 13,907 493,337 -9,097
1986 8,751 7,616 464,665 -11,151
1985 6,644 6,725 455,576 -14,660
1984 7,452 3,856 434,674 -19,143
1983 7,844 4,120 414,823 -22,152
1982 9,875 5,749 392,302 -23,981
1981 9,020 6,010 374,482 -25,499
1980 9,806 3,763 355,767 -26,740
1979 10,181 2,839 336,378 -27,090
1978 11,364 3,823 312,439 -26,524
1977 11,321 4,845 296,115 -25,305
1976 13,286 4,779 281,078 -23,669
1975 16,430 3,312 266,815 -23,192
1974 20,324 4,425 252,737 -22,726
1973 21,387 3,414 240,235 -22,282
1972 24,777 5,603 229,322 -21,826
1971 26,541 3,031 219,095 -21,386
1970 25,968 -1,034 207,613 -20,966
1969 28,858 2,230 196,305 -4,121
1968 29,387 1,761 182,518 -4,031
1967 30,276 2,460 173,637 -3,959
1966 31,150 -888 164,091 -3,874
1965 31,275 -1,525 155,398 -3,797
1964 30,293 -1,571 147,299 -3,712
1963 26,766 1,061 133,781 -3,640
1962 28,020 655 131,262 -3,572
1961 29,239 1,437 129,787 -3,503
1960 29,366 -1,427 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 29.6% of the population change in Norway is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,012,404 residents or 18.2% of the population were not native-born in Norway, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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