What is the population of Norway?
Norway has 5.6 million people (2025). Since 1960, the population has grown from 3.6 million to 5.6 million, 1.6 times the 1960 figure.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,581,239 |
| 1970 | 3,875,763 |
| 1980 | 4,085,620 |
| 1990 | 4,241,473 |
| 2000 | 4,490,967 |
| 2010 | 4,889,252 |
| 2020 | 5,379,475 |
| 2025 | 5,610,870 |
What is the capital of Norway?
The capital of Norway is Oslo.
What currency does Norway use?
Norway uses the Norwegian krone (NOK).
What languages are spoken in Norway?
The official languages of Norway are Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian, and Norwegian Nynorsk.
Where is Norway?
Norway is in Europe.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Norway?
Norway covers 624,500 km² (241,121 sq mi). The United States is about 16 times as large.
Economy of Norway
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $531 billion
- GDP per person
- $94,594
- Life expectancy
- 83.2 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Income group World Bank classification
Based on economic indicators, Norway is classified as high income. High-income countries have a gross national income per person above $14,005.
Data based on World Bank classifications
Related countries
Where does Norway rank?
Norway is in the top 50 on three of our six rankings: