Norway vs Singapore: Has the population peaked?

Norway
5.52 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Norway rank
118th
Singapore rank
115th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Norway
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 5.79 million people against 5.52 million people in Norway, a difference of 269,920 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 118th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 3.41 million people 1.29 million people 2.12 million people Norway
1960s 3.71 million people 1.84 million people 1.87 million people Norway
1970s 3.99 million people 2.25 million people 1.74 million people Norway
1980s 4.15 million people 2.71 million people 1.45 million people Norway
1990s 4.35 million people 3.50 million people 847,502 people Norway
2000s 4.63 million people 4.37 million people 263,171 people Norway
2010s 5.14 million people 5.44 million people 296,724 people Singapore
2020s 5.44 million people 5.65 million people 210,522 people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Norway or Singapore?
Singapore, at 5.79 million people against 5.52 million people in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Norway and Singapore?
269,920 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for has the population peaked??
Norway ranks 118th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.