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Norway

Population

5,659,430

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
121st
Share of world
0.07%
Annual change
+29,9180.89%

Population of Norway

4M6M8M10M12M14M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20265.7M2050 projection5.9M↑ 4% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 5,659,430. 2050 projection: 5,899,829.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Norway. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20265,652,9890.89%121
20255,623,0710.89%119
20205,379,2740.59%119
20195,347,7300.68%119
20185,311,7520.66%119
20175,276,8020.78%119
20155,189,7711.20%118
20104,889,1621.13%118
20054,623,1240.58%117
20004,490,8670.60%114

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Oslo is home to 1,127,502 people, 19.95% of Norway's population.

City population1M500K200K
Oslo 1.1MBergen 276.3KStavanger/Sandnes 244.5KTrondheim 203.0KDrammen 129.9KKristiansand 68.7KAalesund 56.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Oslo1.1M19.95%
2Bergen276.3K4.89%
3Stavanger/Sandnes244.5K4.33%
4Trondheim203.0K3.59%
5Drammen129.9K2.30%
6Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg124.0K2.19%
7Porsgrunn/Skien97.8K1.73%
8Kristiansand68.7K1.21%
9Tonsberg57.3K1.01%
10Aalesund56.8K1.00%

Norway by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Norway is home to an estimated 5,659,430 people, the 121st largest population in the world.
Daily change
Norway has a net population change of approximately 57 people per day, driven by 145 births, 121 deaths, and net immigration of 33 people.
Share of world
Norway makes up 0.07% of the world's population and 0.76% of Europe's.
Density
15.5 people per km² of land (40.2 per mi²), ranking 214th among countries and territories.
Urban living
83.57% of people live in urban areas.

Norway Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 253100+ years, female: 1,00395–99 years, male: 2,61095–99 years, female: 7,15290–94 years, male: 11,94290–94 years, female: 22,79085–89 years, male: 34,54685–89 years, female: 49,06180–84 years, male: 76,10080–84 years, female: 89,09475–79 years, male: 112,97975–79 years, female: 120,57770–74 years, male: 131,19470–74 years, female: 136,12765–69 years, male: 151,29265–69 years, female: 150,72760–64 years, male: 172,15160–64 years, female: 166,68955–59 years, male: 191,15555–59 years, female: 184,31850–54 years, male: 189,35150–54 years, female: 181,93745–49 years, male: 181,66445–49 years, female: 173,60240–44 years, male: 190,10940–44 years, female: 181,47235–39 years, male: 203,29735–39 years, female: 196,42730–34 years, male: 200,07930–34 years, female: 191,15625–29 years, male: 189,26925–29 years, female: 178,89620–24 years, male: 180,34020–24 years, female: 173,16615–19 years, male: 176,75415–19 years, female: 167,55510–14 years, male: 163,57110–14 years, female: 155,2615–9 years, male: 151,2685–9 years, female: 143,3780–4 years, male: 140,0590–4 years, female: 132,625100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K150K150K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

41.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

83.8 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.42%

Female

49.58%

Life expectancy 82.3Life expectancy 85.2

Ethnicity

81.5%

Norwegian

  • Norwegian81.5%
  • Other9.6%
  • Other European8.9%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Norwegian: includes about 60,000 Sami

Religion

68.1%

Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official), the largest religion

  • Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official)68.1%
  • Unspecified18.9%
  • Other Christian3.8%
  • Muslim3.4%
  • Roman Catholic3.1%
  • Other2.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Norway United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Norway (SSB)
  5. Population — Statistics Norway (SSB)