Female population — all countries

Female population — Norway

Female population in Norway in 2025 — 2,782,665 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 54.9%.

2025 2.78M people +0.67% vs 2024
World rank 119of 217
Period maximum 2.78M people2025
Period minimum 1.8M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Norway, 1960–20251.75M2M2.25M2.5M2.75M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,796,883 people1962: 1,825,866 people1964: 1,853,726 people1966: 1,883,867 people1968: 1,916,584 people1970: 1,947,635 people1972: 1,977,179 people1974: 2,004,797 people1976: 2,027,095 people1978: 2,045,487 people1980: 2,060,876 people1982: 2,077,771 people1984: 2,092,287 people1986: 2,107,211 people1988: 2,127,360 people1990: 2,144,308 people1992: 2,166,485 people1994: 2,192,154 people1996: 2,214,882 people1998: 2,239,099 people2000: 2,266,754 people2002: 2,289,125 people2004: 2,315,355 people2006: 2,346,792 people2008: 2,390,873 people2010: 2,445,506 people2012: 2,501,224 people2014: 2,554,241 people2016: 2,598,195 people2018: 2,635,137 people2020: 2,666,588 people2022: 2,705,700 people2024: 2,764,080 people2025: 2,782,665 people
Change over the period: +985,782 (+54.86%) Average annual rate: 0.68 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 2.78M people
World 4.09B people
Europe & Central Asia 480M people
Northern Europe computed 55.55M people
High-income countries computed 699M people
Female population — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.78M +18,585 +0.67%
2024 2.76M +25,620 +0.94%
2023 2.74M +32,760 +1.21%
2022 2.71M +25,691 +0.96%
2021 2.68M +13,421 +0.5%
2020 2.67M +14,516 +0.55%
2019 2.65M +16,935 +0.64%
2018 2.64M +16,969 +0.65%
2017 2.62M +19,973 +0.77%
2016 2.6M +20,896 +0.81%
2015 2.58M +23,058 +0.9%
2014 2.55M +25,963 +1.03%
2013 2.53M +27,054 +1.08%
2012 2.5M +27,955 +1.13%
2011 2.47M +27,763 +1.14%
2010 2.45M +27,640 +1.14%
2009 2.42M +26,993 +1.13%
2008 2.39M +24,452 +1.03%
2007 2.37M +19,629 +0.84%
2006 2.35M +16,522 +0.71%
2005 2.33M +14,915 +0.64%
2004 2.32M +13,084 +0.57%
2003 2.3M +13,146 +0.57%
2002 2.29M +11,984 +0.53%
2001 2.28M +10,387 +0.46%
2000 2.27M +13,213 +0.59%
1999 2.25M +14,442 +0.64%
1998 2.24M +12,586 +0.57%
1997 2.23M +11,631 +0.53%
1996 2.21M +11,208 +0.51%
1995 2.2M +11,520 +0.53%
1994 2.19M +12,708 +0.58%
1993 2.18M +12,961 +0.6%
1992 2.17M +11,959 +0.56%
1991 2.15M +10,218 +0.48%
1990 2.14M +8,099 +0.38%
1989 2.14M +8,849 +0.42%
1988 2.13M +10,502 +0.5%
1987 2.12M +9,647 +0.46%
1986 2.11M +7,925 +0.38%
1985 2.1M +6,999 +0.33%
1984 2.09M +6,869 +0.33%
1983 2.09M +7,647 +0.37%
1982 2.08M +8,648 +0.42%
1981 2.07M +8,247 +0.4%
1980 2.06M +7,500 +0.37%
1979 2.05M +7,889 +0.39%
1978 2.05M +8,846 +0.43%
1977 2.04M +9,546 +0.47%
1976 2.03M +10,406 +0.52%
1975 2.02M +11,892 +0.59%
1974 2M +13,048 +0.66%
1973 1.99M +14,570 +0.74%
1972 1.98M +15,384 +0.78%
1971 1.96M +14,160 +0.73%
1970 1.95M +14,821 +0.77%
1969 1.93M +16,230 +0.85%
1968 1.92M +16,322 +0.86%
1967 1.9M +16,395 +0.87%
1966 1.88M +15,627 +0.84%
1965 1.87M +14,514 +0.78%
1964 1.85M +13,904 +0.76%
1963 1.84M +13,956 +0.76%
1962 1.83M +14,656 +0.81%
1961 1.81M +14,327 +0.8%
1960 1.8M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.