Population during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Jens Stoltenberg	17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013	+9.7% 2005 → 2013	+1.2%/yr
2	Erna Solberg	16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021	+6.7% 2013 → 2021	+0.8%/yr
3	Jonas Gahr Støre	14 Oct 2021 – now	+4.4% 2021 → 2026	+0.9%/yr
4	Gro Harlem Brundtland	3 Nov 1990 – 25 Oct 1996 from 1991	+2.8% 1991 → 1996	+0.6%/yr
5	Kjell Magne Bondevik	19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005	+2.3% 2001 → 2005	+0.6%/yr
6	Kjell Magne Bondevik	17 Oct 1997 – 17 Mar 2000	+2.0% 1997 → 2000	+0.6%/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. millions, 1 January · Statistics Norway, population on 1 January (table 05803), the residents registered in Norway's municipalities (Norwegians living on Svalbard counted in their home municipality) · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.