Europe & Central Asia
Norway in numbers Norway is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Oslo. Its population was 5.61 million in 2025, ranking 118 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$94,594 in 2025.
Population 5.61 million 2025
GDP US$530.8 billion 2025
GDP per person US$94,594 2025
Life expectancy 83.2 2024
Area 624,500 2024
Urban share 83.6% 2025
People 5.61 million
2025 · +25% since 2000 · Rank 118 of 217
0.69%
2025 · 0.65% in 2000 · Rank 122 of 217
15.3
2024 · +24% since 2000 · Rank 200 of 216
83.6%
2025 · 76.1% in 2000 · Rank 49 of 217
15.9%
2025 · 20.0% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 217
19.1%
2025 · 15.2% in 2000 · Rank 41 of 217
1.45
2024 · -22% since 2000 · Rank 163 of 217
Health and living standards 83.2
2024 · +6% since 2000 · Rank 19 of 217
2.5
2024 · -49% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 196
US$8,296
2023 · +181% since 2000 · Rank 4 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 40 of 215
99.0%
2024 · 52.0% in 2000 · Rank 8 of 186
98.5%
2024 · 99.3% in 2001 · Rank 109 of 190
Economy US$530.8 billion
2025 · +211% since 2000 · Rank 31 of 210
US$94,594
2025 · +149% since 2000 · Rank 10 of 210
Int$104,044
2025 · +183% since 2000 · Rank 7 of 199
1.09%
2025 · 3.44% in 2000 · Rank 170 of 210
3.04%
2025 · 3.07% in 2000 · Rank 93 of 180
4.6%
2025 · 3.5% in 2000 · Rank 109 of 187
45.4%
2025 · 45.8% in 2000 · Rank 63 of 183
0.2%
2025 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 151 of 176
Land and environment 624,500
2024 · +62% since 2000 · Rank 43 of 216
33.2%
2024 · 33.4% in 2000 · Rank 103 of 214
7.18
2024 · -23% since 2000 · Rank 33 of 203
Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Norway. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.