Population growth rate with and without migration in Norway
Norway: Population growth rate with and without migration was 1.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population growth rate with and without migration in Norway, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate with and without migration in Norway is 1.11, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Norway peaked at 1.32 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.277, in 1984.
Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.93 | — |
| 1951 | 0.945 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.979 | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 1 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.97 | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 1.03 | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 0.86 | -16.6% |
| 1957 | 0.919 | +6.9% |
| 1958 | 0.851 | -7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.835 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.753 | -9.8% |
| 1961 | 0.835 | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 0.776 | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.738 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.774 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.782 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.802 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.86 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.823 | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.806 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.647 | -19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.762 | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 0.777 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.626 | -19.4% |
| 1974 | 0.617 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.489 | -20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.45 | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.395 | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 0.366 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.314 | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.328 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.359 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.374 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.286 | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 0.277 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.322 | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.392 | +21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.545 | +39.0% |
| 1988 | 0.534 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.294 | -44.9% |
| 1990 | 0.392 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.557 | +42.1% |
| 1992 | 0.596 | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.595 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.543 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.493 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.52 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.566 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.626 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.744 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 0.556 | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 0.457 | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.619 | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 0.553 | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.63 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.732 | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.878 | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.22 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.32 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.14 | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.927 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.847 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.707 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.614 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.736 | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.441 | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 0.627 | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 1.16 | +85.6% |
| 2023 | 1.11 | -4.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.492, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0725, 15.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +85.6% | 0.627 | 1.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9325 | 0.835 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7949 | 0.738 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5443 | 0.314 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3711 | 0.277 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5632 | 0.392 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.814 | 0.457 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 | 0.614 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8352 | 0.441 | 1.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Norway?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Norway was 1.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.277 in 1984.
- How does Norway rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Norway ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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