Male population — all countries

Male population — Norway

Male population in Norway in 2025 — 2,828,205 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 58.5%.

2025 2.83M people +0.71% vs 2024
World rank 119of 217
Period maximum 2.83M people2025
Period minimum 1.78M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Norway, 1960–20251.5M2M2.5M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,784,356 people1962: 1,813,052 people1964: 1,840,613 people1966: 1,869,145 people1968: 1,899,902 people1970: 1,928,128 people1972: 1,955,825 people1974: 1,980,461 people1976: 1,999,057 people1978: 2,013,184 people1980: 2,024,744 people1982: 2,037,016 people1984: 2,047,812 people1986: 2,060,143 people1988: 2,082,128 people1990: 2,097,165 people1992: 2,119,916 people1994: 2,144,459 people1996: 2,166,454 people1998: 2,192,365 people2000: 2,224,213 people2002: 2,249,034 people2004: 2,276,555 people2006: 2,313,885 people2008: 2,377,339 people2010: 2,443,746 people2012: 2,517,349 people2014: 2,582,991 people2016: 2,636,324 people2018: 2,676,779 people2020: 2,712,887 people2022: 2,751,427 people2024: 2,808,199 people2025: 2,828,205 people
Change over the period: +1.04M (+58.5%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Norway 2.83M people
World 4.13B people
Europe & Central Asia 453M people
Northern Europe computed 54.14M people
High-income countries computed 690M people
Male population — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.83M +20,006 +0.71%
2024 2.81M +27,058 +0.97%
2023 2.78M +29,714 +1.08%
2022 2.75M +23,116 +0.85%
2021 2.73M +15,424 +0.57%
2020 2.71M +17,063 +0.63%
2019 2.7M +19,045 +0.71%
2018 2.68M +17,979 +0.68%
2017 2.66M +22,476 +0.85%
2016 2.64M +25,016 +0.96%
2015 2.61M +28,317 +1.1%
2014 2.58M +31,646 +1.24%
2013 2.55M +33,996 +1.35%
2012 2.52M +37,530 +1.51%
2011 2.48M +36,073 +1.48%
2010 2.44M +32,886 +1.36%
2009 2.41M +33,521 +1.41%
2008 2.38M +34,607 +1.48%
2007 2.34M +28,847 +1.25%
2006 2.31M +20,864 +0.91%
2005 2.29M +16,466 +0.72%
2004 2.28M +13,971 +0.62%
2003 2.26M +13,550 +0.6%
2002 2.25M +12,424 +0.56%
2001 2.24M +12,397 +0.56%
2000 2.22M +15,841 +0.72%
1999 2.21M +16,007 +0.73%
1998 2.19M +13,721 +0.63%
1997 2.18M +12,190 +0.56%
1996 2.17M +10,944 +0.51%
1995 2.16M +11,051 +0.52%
1994 2.14M +11,914 +0.56%
1993 2.13M +12,629 +0.6%
1992 2.12M +12,710 +0.6%
1991 2.11M +10,041 +0.48%
1990 2.1M +6,473 +0.31%
1989 2.09M +8,564 +0.41%
1988 2.08M +12,081 +0.58%
1987 2.07M +9,904 +0.48%
1986 2.06M +6,913 +0.34%
1985 2.05M +5,418 +0.26%
1984 2.05M +4,798 +0.23%
1983 2.04M +5,998 +0.29%
1982 2.04M +6,437 +0.32%
1981 2.03M +5,835 +0.29%
1980 2.02M +5,603 +0.28%
1979 2.02M +5,957 +0.3%
1978 2.01M +6,620 +0.33%
1977 2.01M +7,507 +0.38%
1976 2M +8,433 +0.42%
1975 1.99M +10,163 +0.51%
1974 1.98M +11,598 +0.59%
1973 1.97M +13,038 +0.67%
1972 1.96M +14,581 +0.75%
1971 1.94M +13,116 +0.68%
1970 1.93M +13,235 +0.69%
1969 1.91M +14,991 +0.79%
1968 1.9M +15,625 +0.83%
1967 1.88M +15,132 +0.81%
1966 1.87M +14,217 +0.77%
1965 1.85M +14,315 +0.78%
1964 1.84M +13,898 +0.76%
1963 1.83M +13,663 +0.75%
1962 1.81M +14,462 +0.8%
1961 1.8M +14,234 +0.8%
1960 1.78M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

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