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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Norway was 5,572,272 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Norway's population is 5,642,662 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 3.05 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Norway is ranked the 119th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.07% for Norway vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Norway has had an average growth rate of +0.85% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2005, the population of Norway has increased from 4.62M people to 5.64M (22% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
  • Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 37.2M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Norway vs Zimbabwe: live population counter

Norway Zimbabwe
Current population
5642662
17210092
Population rank 119/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.21%
One net population change
9.98 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
12.1 minutes
4.22 minutes
One migration net change every
11.8 minutes
8.68 minutes
Annual migration change +44,356 -60,528
Daily growth/decline +144 +804
Annual growth/decline +52,678 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 62/197

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

Norway
Population

Growth rate
Zimbabwe
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Norway Zimbabwe Norway Zimbabwe
1960 3,581,239 3,809,389 - -
1961 3,609,800 3,930,401 0.8% 3.18%
1962 3,638,918 4,055,959 0.81% 3.19%
1963 3,666,537 4,185,877 0.76% 3.2%
1964 3,694,339 4,320,006 0.76% 3.2%
1965 3,723,168 4,458,462 0.78% 3.2%
1966 3,753,012 4,601,217 0.8% 3.2%
1967 3,784,539 4,748,307 0.84% 3.2%
1968 3,816,486 4,900,440 0.84% 3.2%
1969 3,847,707 5,058,181 0.82% 3.22%
1970 3,875,763 5,215,918 0.73% 3.12%
1971 3,903,039 5,374,712 0.7% 3.04%
1972 3,933,004 5,542,445 0.77% 3.12%
1973 3,960,612 5,720,404 0.7% 3.21%
1974 3,985,258 5,908,328 0.62% 3.29%
1975 4,007,313 6,098,658 0.55% 3.22%
1976 4,026,152 6,287,105 0.47% 3.09%
1977 4,043,205 6,449,512 0.42% 2.58%
1978 4,058,671 6,543,575 0.38% 1.46%
1979 4,072,517 6,647,556 0.34% 1.59%
1980 4,085,620 7,041,303 0.32% 5.92%
1981 4,099,702 7,498,635 0.34% 6.49%
1982 4,114,787 7,796,496 0.37% 3.97%
1983 4,128,432 8,098,404 0.33% 3.87%
1984 4,140,099 8,391,488 0.28% 3.62%
1985 4,152,516 8,686,813 0.3% 3.52%
1986 4,167,354 8,982,578 0.36% 3.4%
1987 4,186,905 9,284,644 0.47% 3.36%
1988 4,209,488 9,583,094 0.54% 3.21%
1989 4,226,901 9,864,798 0.41% 2.94%
1990 4,241,473 10,137,281 0.34% 2.76%
1991 4,261,732 10,404,816 0.48% 2.64%
1992 4,286,401 10,702,700 0.58% 2.86%
1993 4,311,991 10,860,288 0.6% 1.47%
1994 4,336,613 10,873,148 0.57% 0.12%
1995 4,359,184 10,974,599 0.52% 0.93%
1996 4,381,336 11,158,360 0.51% 1.67%
1997 4,405,157 11,369,827 0.54% 1.9%
1998 4,431,464 11,594,297 0.6% 1.97%
1999 4,461,913 11,783,458 0.69% 1.63%
2000 4,490,967 11,892,055 0.65% 0.92%
2001 4,513,751 11,971,901 0.51% 0.67%
2002 4,538,159 12,087,653 0.54% 0.97%
2003 4,564,855 12,232,323 0.59% 1.2%
2004 4,591,910 12,365,896 0.59% 1.09%
2005 4,623,291 12,483,432 0.68% 0.95%
2006 4,660,677 12,636,445 0.81% 1.23%
2007 4,709,153 12,804,058 1.04% 1.33%
2008 4,768,212 12,959,149 1.25% 1.21%
2009 4,828,726 13,142,790 1.27% 1.42%
2010 4,889,252 13,356,548 1.25% 1.63%
2011 4,953,088 13,595,424 1.31% 1.79%
2012 5,018,573 13,817,887 1.32% 1.64%
2013 5,079,623 14,013,808 1.22% 1.42%
2014 5,137,232 14,207,359 1.13% 1.38%
2015 5,188,607 14,399,013 1% 1.35%
2016 5,234,519 14,600,294 0.88% 1.4%
2017 5,276,968 14,812,482 0.81% 1.45%
2018 5,311,916 15,034,452 0.66% 1.5%
2019 5,347,896 15,271,368 0.68% 1.58%
2020 5,379,475 15,526,888 0.59% 1.67%
2021 5,408,320 15,797,210 0.54% 1.74%
2022 5,457,127 16,069,056 0.9% 1.72%
2023 5,519,594 16,340,822 1.14% 1.69%
2024 5,572,272 16,634,373 0.95% 1.8%
2025 5,618,653 16,950,805 0.83% 1.9%
2026 5,648,542 17,273,591 0.53% 1.9%
2027 5,669,085 17,600,621 0.36% 1.89%
2028 5,688,775 17,932,015 0.35% 1.88%
2029 5,707,206 18,268,967 0.32% 1.88%
2030 5,724,586 18,610,356 0.3% 1.87%
2031 5,741,140 18,956,207 0.29% 1.86%
2032 5,756,663 19,311,368 0.27% 1.87%
2033 5,771,048 19,675,929 0.25% 1.89%
2034 5,784,408 20,041,125 0.23% 1.86%
2035 5,796,851 20,409,159 0.22% 1.84%
2036 5,808,721 20,778,662 0.2% 1.81%
2037 5,819,995 21,144,748 0.19% 1.76%
2038 5,830,604 21,512,919 0.18% 1.74%
2039 5,840,493 21,881,123 0.17% 1.71%
2040 5,849,273 22,250,123 0.15% 1.69%
2041 5,857,345 22,627,428 0.14% 1.7%
2042 5,864,766 23,000,906 0.13% 1.65%
2043 5,870,957 23,371,301 0.11% 1.61%
2044 5,876,291 23,740,630 0.09% 1.58%
2045 5,881,391 24,102,391 0.09% 1.52%
2046 5,885,772 24,462,491 0.07% 1.49%
2047 5,889,156 24,816,449 0.06% 1.45%
2048 5,892,131 25,168,419 0.05% 1.42%
2049 5,894,300 25,518,513 0.04% 1.39%
2050 5,895,192 25,866,397 0.02% 1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Norway increased by 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Norway gained 454,055 (a 8.75% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Norway was ranked 116th most populous country in 2005 and is 119th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

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