Canada vs Norway: Natural population growth rate
Canada
0.1%
in 2023
Norway
0.1%
in 2023
Canada rank
167th
Norway rank
166th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 167th and Norway ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Canada and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Canada ranks 167th and Norway ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.