Statistics Norway demographic statistics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1769 | 329,041 | — |
| 1951 | 1,584,045 | +381.4% |
| 1960 | 1,733,346 | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 1,895,148 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 1,982,131 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 2,064,971 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 2,207,164 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,430,512 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 2,708,720 | +11.4% |
| 2030 | 2,970,713 | +9.7% |
| Source: Statistics Norway [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. | ||
The following demographic statistics are from the Statistics Norway, unless otherwise indicated.
Age and sex distribution
Age structure
Norway
(2005 est.)
0–14 years: 19.7% (male 466,243; female 443,075)
15–64 years: 65.6% (male 1,234,384; female 1,486,887)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 285,389; female 392,331)
Eastern Norway
(2009 est.)
0–14 years: 18.6% (male 226,334; female 214,775)
15–64 years: 64.5% (male 765,005; female 759,737)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 150,656; female 201,963)
Population
- 2,207,164 (January 1, 2000)
- 2,410,630 (July 1, 2009)
- Population growth
- 203,466 (8.44%)
Population - comparative
slightly larger than Latvia, but slightly smaller than Mongolia and Jamaica.
Population growth rate
1.59% (in 2008)
Population growth rate - comparative
slightly larger than India, but slightly smaller than Turkmenistan.
Total fertility rate
1.85 children born/woman (2007)
Language
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Main article: Norwegian language |
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
