Population growth in Norway
The population of Norway changed by 0.69% in 2025.
Norway, 2025
0.69%
Change from 2024
−0.26percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.46%
Position in 2025
122nd of 217
Population growth in Norway over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.69% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 0.95% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 1.14% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.90% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.53% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.59% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.68% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.66% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.81% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.88% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 1.00% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 1.13% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 1.21% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 1.31% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 1.30% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 1.25% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 1.26% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 1.25% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 1.03% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.81% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.68% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.59% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.59% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.54% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.51% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.26 percentage points from 0.95% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.00%, the figure has changed by −0.30 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 122nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Population
5,610,870 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
29,798 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
8.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat