Norway's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 5.5 million in 2021.
The population of Norway grew at 0.8% in the last year and is ranked the 24th most populated country in Europe, ahead of Ireland.
Norway last conducted a national census in 2011 and 100% of births in Norway are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Norway compares to other countries around the world and in the Europe region.
Norway's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London