Population estimates and projections in Norway
Norway had an estimated population of 5,519,167 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Norway, 2023 (latest estimate)
5,519,167
Change from 2022
+1.1%
Projection for 2030
5,729,094 people
Projection for 2050
5,899,829 people
Projection for 2100
5,413,618 people
Position in 2023
117th of 216
Population estimates and projections in Norway over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 5,413,618 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 5,474,022 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 5,535,168 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 5,601,963 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 5,665,345 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 5,717,579 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 5,765,482 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 5,812,868 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 5,857,873 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 5,888,914 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 5,899,829 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 5,886,018 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 5,853,870 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 5,801,417 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 5,729,094 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 5,623,071 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 5,519,167 people |
| 2022 | 5,456,801 people |
| 2021 | 5,408,090 people |
| 2020 | 5,379,274 people |
| 2019 | 5,347,730 people |
| 2018 | 5,311,752 people |
| 2017 | 5,276,802 people |
| 2016 | 5,235,983 people |
| 2015 | 5,189,771 people |
| 2014 | 5,137,395 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 5,456,801 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5,080,124 people, the figure has changed by +8.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Norway has the 117th highest value.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
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
Total fertility rate
1.45 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
19.0%
2025 · Eurostat