Norway Sheep Population 1961–2021

2.26M

2021

5.41M

2021

■ Sheep ■ People

More People Than Sheep

Highest Sheep Pop.

2.56M

1996

Lowest Sheep Pop.

1.63M

1974

Max sheep per person

0.58

1996

Min sheep per person

0.41

1975

Summary

The sheep population of Norway grew from 1,855,000 in 1961 to 2,264,789 in 2021 — a 22% increase over six decades. The flock peaked at 2,557,600 in 1996. In 2021, there was 1 sheep for every 2.4 people.

Fun Sheep Fact

Norway has more sheep than people, and their woolly residents are so good at climbing mountains that farmers joke they're basically the country's original mountaineers. You could say Norway really knows how to raise the baa-r for wool quality!

Sheep Population (1961-2021)

Sheep & People (% of combined)

Year by Year

Year	Sheep	People	Sheep per person	Persons per sheep
2021	2,264,7892.26M	5,408,3205.41M	0.42	2.39
2020	2,295,7362.3M	5,379,4755.38M	0.43	2.34
2019	2,306,3132.31M	5,347,8965.35M	0.43	2.32
2018	2,403,8262.4M	5,311,9165.31M	0.45	2.21
2017	2,417,8132.42M	5,276,9685.28M	0.46	2.18
2016	2,477,4002.48M	5,234,5195.23M	0.47	2.11
2015	2,380,4912.38M	5,188,6075.19M	0.46	2.18
2014	2,287,4102.29M	5,137,2325.14M	0.45	2.25
2013	2,273,9412.27M	5,079,6235.08M	0.45	2.23
2012	2,229,7342.23M	5,018,5735.02M	0.44	2.25
2011	2,300,4712.3M	4,953,0884.95M	0.46	2.15
2010	2,308,2912.31M	4,889,2524.89M	0.47	2.12
2009	2,289,8622.29M	4,828,7264.83M	0.47	2.11
2008	2,250,4712.25M	4,768,2124.77M	0.47	2.12
2007	2,267,1342.27M	4,709,1534.71M	0.48	2.08
2006	2,360,0622.36M	4,660,6774.66M	0.51	1.97
2005	2,423,0412.42M	4,623,2914.62M	0.52	1.91
2004	2,466,9652.47M	4,591,9104.59M	0.54	1.86
2003	2,481,0732.48M	4,564,8554.56M	0.54	1.84
2002	2,459,1852.46M	4,538,1594.54M	0.54	1.85
2001	2,452,8142.45M	4,513,7514.51M	0.54	1.84
2000	2,352,7052.35M	4,490,9674.49M	0.52	1.91
1999	2,324,7892.32M	4,461,9134.46M	0.52	1.92
1998	2,337,2002.34M	4,431,4644.43M	0.53	1.90
1997	2,447,8002.45M	4,405,1574.41M	0.56	1.80
1996	2,557,6002.56M	4,381,3364.38M	0.58	1.71
1995	2,524,2002.52M	4,359,1844.36M	0.58	1.73
1994	2,462,0002.46M	4,336,6134.34M	0.57	1.76
1993	2,316,9002.32M	4,311,9914.31M	0.54	1.86
1992	2,363,3002.36M	4,286,4014.29M	0.55	1.81
1991	2,297,1002.3M	4,261,7324.26M	0.54	1.86
1990	2,211,0002.21M	4,241,4734.24M	0.52	1.92
1989	2,182,9002.18M	4,226,9014.23M	0.52	1.94
1988	2,209,7002.21M	4,209,4884.21M	0.52	1.91
1987	2,247,7002.25M	4,186,9054.19M	0.54	1.86
1986	2,339,9002.34M	4,167,3544.17M	0.56	1.78
1985	2,414,5002.41M	4,152,5164.15M	0.58	1.72
1984	2,351,0002.35M	4,140,0994.14M	0.57	1.76
1983	2,272,1002.27M	4,128,4324.13M	0.55	1.82
1982	2,227,1002.23M	4,114,7874.11M	0.54	1.85
1981	2,153,9002.15M	4,099,7024.1M	0.53	1.90
1980	1,992,2001.99M	4,085,6204.09M	0.49	2.05
1979	1,952,0921.95M	4,072,5174.07M	0.48	2.09
1978	1,845,2021.85M	4,058,6714.06M	0.45	2.20
1977	1,782,4161.78M	4,043,2054.04M	0.44	2.27
1976	1,667,4881.67M	4,026,1524.03M	0.41	2.41
1975	1,639,3131.64M	4,007,3134.01M	0.41	2.44
1974	1,632,2171.63M	3,985,2583.99M	0.41	2.44
1973	1,647,5461.65M	3,960,6123.96M	0.42	2.40
1972	1,634,9151.63M	3,933,0043.93M	0.42	2.41
1971	1,681,1321.68M	3,903,0393.9M	0.43	2.32
1970	1,752,9101.75M	3,875,7633.88M	0.45	2.21
1969	1,873,9401.87M	3,847,7073.85M	0.49	2.05
1968	1,945,7321.95M	3,816,4863.82M	0.51	1.96
1967	2,067,4232.07M	3,784,5393.78M	0.55	1.83
1966	2,096,4452.1M	3,753,0123.75M	0.56	1.79
1965	1,989,2011.99M	3,723,1683.72M	0.53	1.87
1964	1,940,4691.94M	3,694,3393.69M	0.53	1.90
1963	1,881,2001.88M	3,666,5373.67M	0.51	1.95
1962	1,864,2001.86M	3,638,9183.64M	0.51	1.95
1961	1,855,0001.86M	3,609,8003.61M	0.51	1.95

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