Norway Population Clock
Norway has an estimated population of about 5.61 million, which makes it the 108th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing slowly, at 0.69% a year.
The capital is Oslo.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Norway's population is changing
Norway records about 149 births and 121 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 28 people per day, or about 10,227 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 29,798 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 291% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Norway would take roughly 101 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 5.23 million to 5.61 million — a gain of 376,351, or 7.2%.
Where people live in Norway
With about 15 people per square kilometre, Norway is sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 109th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Chad and Saudi Arabia.
Norway covers about 364,270 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 5.61 million into that density figure.
About 83.6% of people live in urban areas, making Norway highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 4.69 million town and city dwellers and 921,833 living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Norway
Norway has an ageing population: about 15.9% are under 15 and 19.1% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.
The total fertility rate is about 1.45 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 83.2 years, roughly 9.7 years above the global average of 73.5.
Norway at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.61 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #108 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 0.69% | 2025 |
| Population density | 15 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 364,270 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 83.6% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 15.9% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 19.1% | 2025 |
| Net migration | 29,798 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 149 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 121 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank