Norway — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Norway, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Norway was 0.69% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.31% in 2012. The lowest was 0.28% in 1984 (about 2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.22% per year.
Norway ranks 122 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Norway sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 31%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 20 of 58 economies; Denmark (0.54%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 68% in 2022. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 192nd of 216 in 1961 → 180th of 216 in 1970 → 190th of 216 in 1980 → 177th of 216 in 1990 → 158th of 217 in 2000 → 105th of 217 in 2010 → 127th of 217 in 2020 → 122nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 0.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 0.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 1.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 0.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 0.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 0.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Norway’s Population growth in 1962?
0.8% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Norway’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -13.1% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.69%; 2024: 0.95%; 2023: 1.14%; 2022: 0.9%; 2021: 0.53%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.