Population growth rate in Norway
Norway: Population growth rate was -0.231 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.231
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
114th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 2011
All-time low
-0.252
in 2087
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Norway, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded -0.231 for population growth rate in 2100.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Norway peaked at 1.32 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.252, in 2087.
Norway ranks 114th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1824 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0927 | -49.2% |
| 1900 | 0.9342 | +908.0% |
| 1905 | 0.6752 | -27.7% |
| 1910 | 0.8101 | +20.0% |
| 1915 | 1.01 | +24.5% |
| 1920 | 0.8517 | -15.5% |
| 1925 | 0.6323 | -25.8% |
| 1930 | 0.609 | -3.7% |
| 1935 | 0.5745 | -5.7% |
| 1940 | 0.7212 | +25.5% |
| 1945 | 0.9372 | +30.0% |
| 1950 | 0.93 | -0.8% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 0.964 | -13.1% |
| 2025 | 0.695 | -27.9% |
| 2026 | 0.368 | -47.1% |
| 2027 | 0.359 | -2.4% |
| 2028 | 0.335 | -6.7% |
| 2029 | 0.313 | -6.6% |
| 2030 | 0.296 | -5.4% |
| 2031 | 0.281 | -5.1% |
| 2032 | 0.259 | -7.8% |
| 2033 | 0.24 | -7.3% |
| 2034 | 0.222 | -7.5% |
| 2035 | 0.208 | -6.3% |
| 2036 | 0.201 | -3.4% |
| 2037 | 0.186 | -7.5% |
| 2038 | 0.178 | -4.3% |
| 2039 | 0.161 | -9.6% |
| 2040 | 0.139 | -13.7% |
| 2041 | 0.137 | -1.4% |
| 2042 | 0.117 | -14.6% |
| 2043 | 0.094 | -19.7% |
| 2044 | 0.087 | -7.4% |
| 2045 | 0.086 | -1.1% |
| 2046 | 0.063 | -26.7% |
| 2047 | 0.052 | -17.5% |
| 2048 | 0.049 | -5.8% |
| 2049 | 0.024 | -51.0% |
| 2050 | 0.006 | -75.0% |
| 2051 | -0.008 | -233.3% |
| 2052 | -0.02 | +150.0% |
| 2053 | -0.051 | +155.0% |
| 2054 | -0.068 | +33.3% |
| 2055 | -0.084 | +23.5% |
| 2056 | -0.101 | +20.2% |
| 2057 | -0.109 | +7.9% |
| 2058 | -0.1 | -8.3% |
| 2059 | -0.111 | +11.0% |
| 2060 | -0.131 | +18.0% |
| 2061 | -0.137 | +4.6% |
| 2062 | -0.156 | +13.9% |
| 2063 | -0.162 | +3.8% |
| 2064 | -0.167 | +3.1% |
| 2065 | -0.168 | +0.6% |
| 2066 | -0.171 | +1.8% |
| 2067 | -0.171 | -0.0% |
| 2068 | -0.16 | -6.4% |
| 2069 | -0.151 | -5.6% |
| 2070 | -0.164 | +8.6% |
| 2071 | -0.153 | -6.7% |
| 2072 | -0.167 | +9.2% |
| 2073 | -0.173 | +3.6% |
| 2074 | -0.175 | +1.2% |
| 2075 | -0.169 | -3.4% |
| 2076 | -0.17 | +0.6% |
| 2077 | -0.178 | +4.7% |
| 2078 | -0.187 | +5.1% |
| 2079 | -0.195 | +4.3% |
| 2080 | -0.207 | +6.2% |
| 2081 | -0.21 | +1.4% |
| 2082 | -0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2083 | -0.229 | +4.1% |
| 2084 | -0.243 | +6.1% |
| 2085 | -0.24 | -1.2% |
| 2086 | -0.246 | +2.5% |
| 2087 | -0.252 | +2.4% |
| 2088 | -0.239 | -5.2% |
| 2089 | -0.227 | -5.0% |
| 2090 | -0.232 | +2.2% |
| 2091 | -0.216 | -6.9% |
| 2092 | -0.217 | +0.5% |
| 2093 | -0.228 | +5.1% |
| 2094 | -0.221 | -3.1% |
| 2095 | -0.226 | +2.3% |
| 2096 | -0.216 | -4.4% |
| 2097 | -0.21 | -2.8% |
| 2098 | -0.221 | +5.2% |
| 2099 | -0.234 | +5.9% |
| 2100 | -0.231 | -1.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's -0.231 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 67% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's -0.231 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 65% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +908.0% | 0.0927 | 0.9342 |
| 2051 | -233.3% | 0.006 | -0.008 |
| 2053 | -155.0% | -0.02 | -0.051 |
| 2052 | -150.0% | -0.008 | -0.02 |
| 2022 | +85.6% | 0.627 | 1.16 |
| 2050 | -75.0% | 0.024 | 0.006 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1824 | 0.1824 | 0.1824 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0927 | 0.0927 | 0.0927 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8047 | 0.6752 | 0.9342 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9093 | 0.8101 | 1.01 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.742 | 0.6323 | 0.8517 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.5918 | 0.5745 | 0.609 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8292 | 0.7212 | 0.9372 | 2 |
| 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 | 0.6375 | 0.313 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2232 | 0.161 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.0848 | 0.024 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.0646 | -0.111 | 0.006 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1574 | -0.171 | -0.131 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1731 | -0.195 | -0.153 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2313 | -0.252 | -0.207 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.2221 | -0.234 | -0.21 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.231 | -0.231 | -0.231 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Norway?
- Population growth rate in Norway was -0.231 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.252 in 2087.
- How does Norway rank for population growth rate?
- Norway ranks 114th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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