Norway
Population in Norway
Population in Norway: 3.27 million people in 1950 and 5.52 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 5.52 million people
- Since 1950
- +2.25 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 118 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 5.41 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 5.41 million people in 2100, between 2.73 million people and 13.8 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 900,000 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.52 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.46 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.41 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 5.38 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 5.35 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 5.31 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 5.28 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 5.24 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 5.19 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 5.14 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 5.08 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 5.02 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.95 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.89 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 4.83 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 4.77 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 4.71 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 4.66 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 4.62 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.59 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 4.57 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 4.54 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 4.51 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 4.49 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 4.46 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 4.43 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 4.41 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 4.38 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.36 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.34 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.31 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 4.29 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 4.26 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 4.24 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 4.23 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 4.21 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 4.19 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 4.17 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 4.15 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 4.14 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 4.13 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 4.12 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 4.1 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 4.09 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 4.07 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 4.06 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 4.04 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 4.03 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 4.01 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 3.99 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 3.96 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 3.93 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 3.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 3.88 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 3.85 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 3.82 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 3.78 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 3.75 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 3.72 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 3.69 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 3.67 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 3.64 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 3.61 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 3.58 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 3.55 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 3.52 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 3.49 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 3.46 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 3.43 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 3.39 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 3.36 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 3.33 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 3.3 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 3.27 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 3.25 million | – |
| 1948 | 3.22 million | – |
| 1947 | 3.19 million | – |
| 1946 | 3.16 million | – |
| 1945 | 3.13 million | – |
| 1944 | 3.1 million | – |
| 1943 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1942 | 3.05 million | – |
| 1941 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1940 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1939 | 2.97 million | – |
| 1938 | 2.95 million | – |
| 1937 | 2.94 million | – |
| 1936 | 2.92 million | – |
| 1935 | 2.9 million | – |
| 1934 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1933 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1932 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1931 | 2.84 million | – |
| 1930 | 2.82 million | – |
| 1929 | 2.8 million | – |
| 1928 | 2.79 million | – |
| 1927 | 2.77 million | – |
| 1926 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1925 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1924 | 2.72 million | – |
| 1923 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1921 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1920 | 2.64 million | – |
| 1919 | 2.62 million | – |
| 1918 | 2.6 million | – |
| 1917 | 2.57 million | – |
| 1916 | 2.54 million | – |
| 1915 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1914 | 2.49 million | – |
| 1913 | 2.47 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.44 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.42 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.4 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.38 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.35 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.33 million | – |
| 1905 | 2.32 million | – |
| 1904 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1903 | 2.28 million | – |
| 1902 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1901 | 2.25 million | – |
| 1900 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1899 | 2.21 million | – |
| 1898 | 2.19 million | – |
| 1897 | 2.17 million | – |
| 1896 | 2.14 million | – |
| 1895 | 2.12 million | – |
| 1894 | 2.09 million | – |
| 1893 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1892 | 2.05 million | – |
| 1891 | 2.03 million | – |
| 1890 | 2.01 million | – |
| 1889 | 2 million | – |
| 1888 | 1.99 million | – |
| 1887 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1886 | 1.97 million | – |
| 1885 | 1.96 million | – |
| 1884 | 1.96 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.95 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.94 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.92 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.9 million | – |
| 1878 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1877 | 1.87 million | – |
| 1876 | 1.85 million | – |
| 1875 | 1.83 million | – |
| 1874 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1873 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1872 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1871 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1870 | 1.74 million | – |
| 1869 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1868 | 1.71 million | – |
| 1867 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1866 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 1.67 million | – |
| 1864 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1863 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1862 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1861 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1860 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1859 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1858 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1857 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1856 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1855 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1854 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1853 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1852 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1851 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1850 | 1.39 million | – |
| 1849 | 1.38 million | – |
| 1848 | 1.36 million | – |
| 1847 | 1.35 million | – |
| 1846 | 1.33 million | – |
| 1845 | 1.32 million | – |
| 1844 | 1.3 million | – |
| 1843 | 1.29 million | – |
| 1842 | 1.27 million | – |
| 1841 | 1.26 million | – |
| 1840 | 1.24 million | – |
| 1839 | 1.23 million | – |
| 1838 | 1.22 million | – |
| 1837 | 1.21 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1822 | 999,200 | – |
| 1821 | 985,700 | – |
| 1820 | 973,400 | – |
| 1819 | 962,300 | – |
| 1818 | 952,500 | – |
| 1817 | 943,800 | – |
| 1816 | 935,100 | – |
| 1815 | 926,600 | – |
| 1814 | 918,100 | – |
| 1813 | 909,800 | – |
| 1812 | 901,500 | – |
| 1811 | 895,100 | – |
| 1810 | 890,800 | – |
| 1809 | 886,500 | – |
| 1808 | 888,000 | – |
| 1807 | 889,500 | – |
| 1806 | 891,000 | – |
| 1805 | 892,500 | – |
| 1804 | 894,000 | – |
| 1803 | 895,500 | – |
| 1802 | 897,000 | – |
| 1801 | 898,500 | – |
| 1800 | 900,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.58 million5.57 million–5.59 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.62 million5.6 million–5.65 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.65 million5.62 million–5.7 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.67 million5.62 million–5.74 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 5.69 million5.61 million–5.78 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 5.71 million5.61 million–5.83 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 5.73 million5.6 million–5.88 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 5.75 million5.58 million–5.93 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 5.76 million5.57 million–5.98 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 5.78 million5.55 million–6.04 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 5.79 million5.54 million–6.09 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 5.8 million5.51 million–6.15 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 5.81 million5.49 million–6.21 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 5.83 million5.47 million–6.27 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 5.84 million5.45 million–6.32 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 5.85 million5.42 million–6.38 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 5.85 million5.39 million–6.45 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 5.86 million5.36 million–6.51 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 5.87 million5.34 million–6.58 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 5.88 million5.31 million–6.65 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 5.88 million5.28 million–6.71 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 5.89 million5.25 million–6.78 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 5.89 million5.2 million–6.84 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 5.89 million5.16 million–6.92 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 5.9 million5.14 million–6.99 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 5.9 million5.11 million–7.08 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 5.9 million5.08 million–7.16 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 5.9 million5.05 million–7.23 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 5.9 million5.02 million–7.3 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 5.9 million4.99 million–7.39 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 5.89 million4.95 million–7.47 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 5.89 million4.91 million–7.56 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 5.88 million4.88 million–7.65 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 5.88 million4.84 million–7.74 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 5.87 million4.8 million–7.84 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 5.87 million4.76 million–7.93 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 5.86 million4.72 million–8.02 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 5.85 million4.67 million–8.13 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 5.84 million4.62 million–8.23 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 5.83 million4.58 million–8.32 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 5.82 million4.53 million–8.41 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 5.81 million4.48 million–8.49 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 5.8 million4.43 million–8.56 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 5.79 million4.38 million–8.65 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 5.78 million4.33 million–8.76 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 5.78 million4.28 million–8.88 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 5.77 million4.23 million–8.98 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 5.76 million4.18 million–9.11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 5.75 million4.14 million–9.25 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 5.74 million4.11 million–9.35 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 5.73 million4.06 million–9.45 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 5.72 million4 million–9.57 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 5.71 million3.94 million–9.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 5.7 million3.89 million–9.82 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 5.69 million3.85 million–9.93 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 5.68 million3.81 million–10.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 5.67 million3.75 million–10.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 5.65 million3.7 million–10.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 5.64 million3.66 million–10.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 5.63 million3.61 million–10.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 5.62 million3.56 million–10.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 5.6 million3.51 million–11 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 5.59 million3.46 million–11.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 5.58 million3.4 million–11.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 5.56 million3.35 million–11.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 5.55 million3.3 million–11.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 5.54 million3.25 million–11.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 5.52 million3.21 million–12 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 5.51 million3.16 million–12.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 5.5 million3.1 million–12.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 5.49 million3.04 million–12.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 5.47 million2.99 million–12.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 5.46 million2.93 million–12.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 5.45 million2.88 million–13.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 5.44 million2.84 million–13.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 5.43 million2.79 million–13.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 5.41 million2.73 million–13.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$16.1B in 2025
- Military spending per person$3,040 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel25,000 people in 2020
- National power0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports415 million TIV in 2025