Population growth in Norway
Norway: Population growth was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Norway, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.7% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Norway peaked at 1.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1984.
Norway ranks 122nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 119 Aruba 0.7% compare
- 120 Guam 0.7% compare
- 121 Belgium 0.7% compare
- 123 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7% compare
- 124 British Virgin Islands 0.7% compare
- 125 New Zealand 0.7% compare
More climate change data for Norway
- Population, total 5.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.69 million (2025)
- Urban population 83.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.69 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 17.8% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 5.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Norway?
- Population growth in Norway was 0.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1984.
- How does Norway rank for population growth?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.