Demographics of Norway
Norway population pyramid.svg
Population pyramid of Norway in 2021
Population5,553,840 (2022 est.)
Growth rate0.8% (2022 est.)
Birth rate12 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy82.55 years
 • male80.42 years
 • female84.79 years
Fertility rate1.83 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate2.31 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate3.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years17.96%
65 and over17.43%
Sex ratio
Total1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.05 male(s)/female
65 and over0.71 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityNorwegian
Major ethnicNorwegian
Total population in Norway 1735–2017, in millions.[1]
Total population in Norway 1735–2017, in millions.[1]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
150,000—    
1000200,000+300.0%
1500250,000+25.0%
1665440,000+76.0%
1769723,618+64.5%
1801883,603+22.1%
18251,051,318+19.0%
18351,194,827+13.7%
18551,490,047+24.7%
18751,813,424+21.7%
18851,951,429+7.6%
18952,097,328+7.5%
19002,242,995+6.9%
19102,390,402+6.6%
19202,653,024+11.0%
19302,815,164+6.1%
19402,982,224+5.9%
19503,280,296+10.0%
19603,594,771+9.6%
19703,888,305+8.2%
19804,092,340+5.2%
19904,249,830+3.8%
20004,478,497+5.4%
20104,858,199+8.5%
20195,328,212+9.7%
Source: Statistics Norway [1] [2]. 2019:[2]

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Norway, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Deaths over time in Norway
Deaths over time in Norway

Population

The total population of Norway on 1 January 2021 was 5,391,369.[3] Statistics Norway estimated that the 5,000,000 milestone was reached on 19 March 2012.[4]

The following demographic statistics are from the World Population Review.[5]

Growth rate

In 2020:

Fertility

TFR of Norway overtime to 2016
TFR of Norway overtime to 2016

The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.[6]

A large size Norwegian nuclear family in 1890.
A large size Norwegian nuclear family in 1890.
Years 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.32 4.07 3.91 4.2 3.94 4.33 4.39 4.27 4 3.21 3.87
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Annual population growth in Norway 1951–2016, in thousands.[1]
Years 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 3.99 4.26 3.76 3.53 4.4 5.05 4.67 4.43 4.59 4.79
Years 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 5 4.74 4.88 4.67 4.94 5.01 4.61 4.58 4.84 4.65
Years 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.46 4.3 4.42 4.56 4.7 4.23 4.13 4.36 3.84 4.01
Years 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.29 4.42 4.34 4.31 4.49 4.4 4.43 4.28 4.61 4.45
Years 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.6 4.46 4.6 4.93 4.61 4.42 4.54 4.62 4.82 4.63
Years 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.3 4.52 4.69 4.55 4.6 4.61 4.38 4.3 4.22 4.26
Years 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.29 4.4 4.41 4.59 4.67 4.68 4.69 4.64 4.71 4.53
Years 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.4 4.47 4.51 4.59 4.56 4.48 4.56 4.42 4.31 4.43
Years 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899[6]
Total Fertility Rate in Norway 4.51 4.35 4.47 4.38 4.52 4.47 4.48 4.53 4.47
County Fertility rate (2021)
Viken 1.60
Oslo 1.42
Innlandet 1.46
Vestfold og Telemark 1.50
Agder 1.59
Rogaland 1.73
Vestland 1.60
Møre og Romsdal 1.73
Trøndelag 1.55
Nordland 1.59
Troms og Finnmark 1.54
Total fertility rate
1.85 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 143rd
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.9 years
Birth rate
12.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 160th

Life expectancy

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (June 2021)

Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.

1543–1950

Years 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 48.0 44.8 45.0 48.0 49.5 49.7 48.5 47.9 51.6 50.4 50.4 50.2 51.6 49.9 50.0
Life expectancy development in Norway
Life expectancy development in Norway
Years 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 45.8 44.7 46.7 48.8 50.4 49.9 47.9 47.2 49.3 50.9
Years 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 49.7 50.0 49.7 47.8 47.6 46.8 49.7 51.8 53.1 51.9
Years 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 50.4 47.4 49.6 50.8 51.0 51.7 51.7 50.4 49.1 48.6
Years 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 49.8 49.7 51.4 50.6 52.8 53.8 53.7 54.0 51.6 53.5
Years 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 54.6 56.5 55.0 56.1 55.1 56.9 56.5 56.3 57.5 58.0
Years 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 58.0 57.7 58.3 57.8 58.2 57.3 57.7 50.3 56.8 58.9
Years 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 61.6 60.8 61.8 62.1 62.5 63.3 62.9 63.4 62.5 64.1
Years 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 64.1 64.6 65.5 66.2 65.8 65.8 66.0 67.1 67.4 65.9
Years 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950[7]
Life expectancy in Norway 65.8 65.7 66.1 65.8 68.2 69.5 70.0 71.1 71.5 71.6

1950–2015

Period Life expectancy in
Years 		Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 72.8 1985–1990 76.3
1955–1960 73.5 1990–1995 77.3
1960–1965 73.5 1995–2000 78.3
1965–1970 73.9 2000–2005 79.3
1970–1975 74.4 2005–2010 80.6
1975–1980 75.3 2010–2015 81.6
1980–1985 76.0

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 82 years. Country comparison to the world: 22nd
male: 79.9 years
female: 84.1 years (2018 est.)
Death rate
8 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 90th

Age structure

Animated population pyramid of Norway since 1846. With Emigrants represented by lighter colors and immigrants represented in gray.
Animated population pyramid of Norway since 1846. With Emigrants represented by lighter colors and immigrants represented in gray.
0–14 years: 18.0% (male 495,403 /female 471,014) (2018 est.)
15–24 years: 12.4% (male 340,672 /female 324,088)
25–54 years: 41.0% (male 1,136,373 /female 1,065,138)
55–64 years: 11.7% (male 318,898 /female 310,668)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 420,178 /female 489,759)
Median age
total: 39.3 years. Country comparison to the world: 55th
male: 38.6 years
female: 40 years (2018 est.)

Population density

Population density map of municipalities in Norway from 2016.
Population density map of municipalities in Norway from 2016.
Urbanization
urban population: 82.2% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.)

Note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Vital statistics

Data according to Statistics Norway, which collects the official statistics for Norway.[8]

Average population Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rates[fn 1][6][9]
1900 2,231,000 66,229 35,345 30,884 29.7 15.8 13.8 4.40
1901 2,255,000 67,303 33,821 33,482 29.8 15.0 14.8 4.37
1902 2,276,000 66,494 31,670 34,824 29.2 13.9 15.3 4.26
1903 2,288,000 65,470 33,847 31,623 28.6 14.8 13.8 4.16
1904 2,298,000 64,143 32,895 31,248 27.9 14.3 13.6 4.07
1905 2,309,000 62,601 34,050 28,551 27.1 14.7 12.4 3.95
1906 2,319,000 62,091 31,668 30,423 26.8 13.7 13.1 3.92
1907 2,329,000 61,302 33,345 27,957 26.3 14.3 12.0 3.87
1908 2,346,000 61,686 33,366 28,320 26.3 14.2 12.1 3.87
1909 2,368,000 63,324 32,111 31,213 26.7 13.6 13.2 3.96
1910 2,384,000 61,486 32,207 29,279 25.8 13.5 12.3 3.82
1911 2,401,000 61,727 31,691 30,036 25.7 13.2 12.5 3.80
1912 2,423,000 61,409 32,663 28,746 25.3 13.5 11.9 3.72
1913 2,447,000 61,294 32,442 28,852 25.0 13.3 11.8 3.64
1914 2,472,000 62,111 33,280 28,831 25.1 13.5 11.7 3.62
1915 2,498,000 58,975 33,425 25,550 23.6 13.4 10.2 3.37
1916 2,522,000 61,120 34,910 26,210 24.2 13.8 10.4 3.43
1917 2,551,000 63,969 34,699 29,270 25.1 13.6 11.5 3.53
1918 2,578,000 63,468 44,218 19,250 24.6 17.2 7.5 3.44
1919 2,603,000 59,486 35,821 23,665 22.9 13.8 9.1 3.17
1920 2,635,000 69,326 33,634 35,692 26.3 12.8 13.5 3.61
1921 2,668,000 64,610 30,698 33,912 24.2 11.5 12.7 3.31
1922 2,695,000 62,908 32,484 30,424 23.3 12.1 11.3 3.18
1923 2,713,000 61,731 31,543 30,188 22.8 11.6 11.1 3.09
1924 2,729,000 58,021 30,850 27,171 21.3 11.3 10.0 2.85
1925 2,747,000 54,066 30,481 23,585 19.7 11.1 8.6 2.61
1926 2,763,000 54,163 29,933 24,230 19.6 10.8 8.8 2.59
1927 2,775,000 50,175 31,141 19,034 18.1 11.2 6.9 2.38
1928 2,785,000 49,881 30,301 19,580 17.9 10.9 7.0 2.34
1929 2,795,000 48,372 32,023 16,349 17.3 11.5 5.8 2.23
1930 2,807,000 47,844 29,616 18,228 17.0 10.5 6.5 2.19
1931 2,824,000 45,989 30,674 15,315 16.3 10.9 5.4 2.07
1932 2,842,000 45,451 30,102 15,349 16.0 10.6 5.4 2.04
1933 2,858,000 42,114 28,943 13,171 14.7 10.1 4.6 1.86
1934 2,874,000 41,833 28,340 13,493 14.6 9.9 4.7 1.82
1935 2,889,000 41,321 29,747 11,574 14.3 10.3 4.0 1.78
1936 2,904,000 42,240 30,100 12,140 14.5 10.4 4.2 1.84
1937 2,919,000 43,808 30,217 13,591 15.0 10.4 4.7 1.84
1938 2,936,000 45,319 29,211 16,108 15.4 9.9 5.5 1.88
1939 2,954,000 46,603 29,870 16,733 15.8 10.1 5.7 2.00
1940 2,973,000 47,943 32,045 15,898 16.1 10.8 5.3 1.95
1941 2,990,000 45,773 32,209 13,564 15.3 10.8 4.5 1.83
1942 3,009,000 53,225 32,062 21,163 17.7 10.7 7.0 2.11
1943 3,032,000 57,281 31,623 25,658 18.9 10.4 8.5 2.26
1944 3,060,000 62,241 32,652 29,589 20.3 10.7 9.7 2.45
1945 3,091,000 61,814 30,030 31,784 20.0 9.7 10.3 2.43
1946 3,127,000 70,727 29,220 41,507 22.6 9.3 13.3 2.77
1947 3,165,000 67,625 29,894 37,731 21.4 9.4 11.9 2.66
1948 3,201,000 65,618 28,375 37,243 20.5 8.9 11.6 2.62
1949 3,234,000 63,052 29,082 33,970 19.5 9.0 10.5 2.52
1950 3,265,000 62,410 29,699 32,711 19.1 9.1 10.0 2.46
1951 3,296,000 60,571 27,736 32,835 18.4 8.4 10.0 2.47
1952 3,328,000 62,543 28,417 34,126 18.8 8.5 10.3 2.58
1953 3,361,000 62,985 28,412 34,573 18.7 8.5 10.3 2.64
1954 3,394,000 62,739 29,158 33,581 18.5 8.6 9.9 2.67
1955 3,427,000 63,552 29,099 34,453 18.5 8.5 10.1 2.76
1956 3,460,000 64,171 29,981 34,190 18.5 8.7 9.9 2.83
1957 3,492,000 63,063 30,560 32,503 18.1 8.8 9.3 2.83
1958 3,523,000 62,985 31,645 31,340 17.9 9.0 8.9 2.86
1959 3,553,000 63,005 31,761 31,244 17.7 8.9 8.8 2.88
1960 3,581,000 61,880 32,543 29,337 17.3 9.1 8.2 2.85
1961 3,610,000 62,555 33,313 29,242 17.3 9.2 8.1 2.91
1962 3,639,000 62,254 34,318 27,936 17.1 9.4 7.7 2.89
1963 3,667,000 63,290 36,850 26,440 17.3 10.0 7.2 2.91
1964 3,694,000 65,570 35,171 30,399 17.8 9.5 8.2 2.95
1965 3,723,000 66,277 35,317 30,960 17.8 9.5 8.3 2.89
1966 3,753,000 67,061 36,010 31,051 17.9 9.6 8.3 2.86
1967 3,785,000 66,779 36,216 30,563 17.6 9.6 8.1 2.82
1968 3,819,000 67,350 37,668 29,682 17.6 9.9 7.8 2.76
1969 3,851,000 67,746 38,994 28,752 17.6 10.1 7.5 2.70
1970 3,877,000 64,551 38,723 25,828 16.6 10.0 6.7 2.61
1971 3,903,000 65,550 38,981 26,569 16.8 10.0 6.8 2.51
1972 3,933,000 64,260 39,375 24,885 16.3 10.0 6.3 2.37
1973 3,961,000 61,208 39,958 21,250 15.5 10.1 5.4 2.28
1974 3,985,000 59,603 39,464 20,139 15.0 9.9 5.1 2.15
1975 4,007,000 56,345 40,061 16,284 14.1 10.0 4.1 2.00
1976 4,026,000 53,474 40,216 13,258 13.3 10.0 3.3 1.88
1977 4,043,000 50,877 39,824 11,053 12.6 9.9 2.7 1.77
1978 4,059,000 51,749 40,682 11,067 12.7 10.0 2.7 1.79
1979 4,073,000 51,580 41,632 9,948 12.7 10.2 2.4 1.77
1980 4,086,000 51,039 41,340 9,699 12.5 10.1 2.4 1.74
1981 4,100,000 50,708 41,893 8,815 12.4 10.2 2.2 1.70
1982 4,115,000 51,245 41,454 9,791 12.5 10.1 2.4 1.71
1983 4,128,000 49,937 42,224 7,713 12.1 10.2 1.9 1.67
1984 4,140,000 50,274 42,581 7,693 12.1 10.3 1.9 1.66
1985 4,153,000 51,134 44,372 6,762 12.3 10.7 1.6 1.68
1986 4,167,000 52,514 43,560 8,954 12.6 10.5 2.1 1.71
1987 4,187,000 54,027 44,959 9,068 12.9 10.7 2.2 1.80
1988 4,209,000 57,526 45,354 12,172 13.7 10.8 2.9 1.84
1989 4,227,000 59,303 45,173 14,130 14.0 10.7 3.3 1.89
1990 4,241,000 60,939 46,021 14,918 14.4 10.9 3.5 1.93
1991 4,262,000 60,808 44,923 15,885 14.3 10.5 3.7 1.92
1992 4,286,000 60,109 44,731 15,378 14.0 10.4 3.6 1.88
1993 4,312,000 59,678 46,597 13,081 13.8 10.8 3.0 1.86
1994 4,325,000 60,092 44,071 16,021 13.7 10.2 3.5 1.87
1995 4,359,000 60,292 45,190 15,102 13.8 10.4 3.5 1.87
1996 4,381,000 60,927 43,860 17,067 13.9 10.0 3.9 1.89
1997 4,405,000 59,801 44,595 15,206 13.6 10.1 3.5 1.87
1998 4,431,000 58,352 44,112 14,240 13.1 9.9 3.2 1.81
1999 4,462,000 59,298 45,170 14,128 13.3 10.1 3.1 1.85
2000 4,491,000 59,234 44,002 15,232 13.2 9.8 3.3 1.85
2001 4,514,000 56,696 43,981 12,715 12.6 9.8 2.8 1.78
2002 4,538,000 55,434 44,465 10,969 12.2 9.9 2.4 1.75
2003 4,565,000 56,458 42,478 13,980 12.4 9.4 3.0 1.80
2004 4,592,000 56,951 41,200 15,751 12.4 9.1 3.3 1.83
2005 4,623,000 56,756 41,232 15,524 12.3 8.9 3.4 1.84
2006 4,661,000 58,545 41,253 17,292 12.6 8.8 3.7 1.90
2007 4,709,000 58,459 41,954 16,505 12.4 8.9 3.5 1.90
2008 4,768,000 60,497 41,712 18,785 12.7 8.7 3.9 1.96
2009 4,829,000 61,807 41,449 20,358 12.8 8.6 4.2 1.98
2010 4,889,000 61,442 41,499 19,943 12.6 8.5 4.1 1.95
2011 4,953,000 60,220 41,393 18,827 12.1 8.3 3.8 1.88
2012 5,019,000 60,255 41,992 18,263 12.0 8.4 3.6 1.85
2013 5,079,000 58,995 41,282 17,713 11.7 8.1 3.6 1.78
2014 5,137,000 59,084 40,394 18,690 11.5 7.9 3.6 1.76
2015 5,165,000 59,058 40,727 18,331 11.4 7.9 3.5 1.73
2016 5,213,000 58,890 40,726 18,164 11.3 7.8 3.5 1.71
2017 5,258,000 56,633 40,774 15,859 10.8 7.8 3.0 1.62
2018 5,296,000 55,120 40,840 14,280 10.4 7.7 2.8 1.56
2019 5,328,000 54,495 40,684 13,811 10.2 7.6 2.6 1.53
2020 5,367,580 52,979 40,611 12,368 9.9 7.5 2.4 1.48
2021 5,391,369 56,060 42,002 14,058 10.3 7.7 2.6 1.55
2022 5,425,270

Current vital statistics

[10]

Period Live births Deaths Natural increase
January – June 2021 28,304 19,571 +8,733
January – June 2022 26,158 22,847 +3,311
Difference Decrease -2,146 (−7,58%) Negative increase +3,276 (+16,74%) Decrease -5,422

Ethnicity

COB data Norway.PNG

Statistics Norway does not attempt to quantify or track data on ethnicity.[11] The national population registry records only country of birth.[12]

As of 2012, an official government study shows that 75.2% of the total population are ethnic Norwegians (born in Norway with two parents also born in Norway).[13]

Ethnically, the residents of Norway are predominantly Norwegians, a North Germanic ethnic group. In Northern Norway there is a population of Sámi people, who descend from people who probably settled the area a couple thousand years ago. The people who spoke the proto-Sámi language probably migrated from the Volga region in modern-day Russia in Eastern Europe through Finland, finally arriving in the northern portion of the Scandinavian peninsula where they would assimilate local Paleo-European hunter-gatherers who were already living in the region. The indigenous peoples and minorities of Norway include: Sámi, Scandinavian Romani, Roma, Jews, and Kvener, as well as a small Finnish community.[14]

Immigration

Main article: Immigration to Norway

In the last decades, Norway has become home to increasing numbers of immigrants, foreign workers, and asylum-seekers from various parts of the world. Norway had a steady influx of immigrants from South Asia (mostly Pakistanis and Sri Lankans), East Asia (mainly Chinese), Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia (e.g. Filipinos), Eastern Europe (e.g. Russians) and Central Europe (e.g. Poles), Southern Europe (Greeks, Albanians and people from former Yugoslavia, Bosniaks, Serbs etc.), and Middle East countries (especially Iraqis and Kurdish Iranians), as well as Somalis, Turks, Moroccans, and some Latin Americans. After ten Eastern European and Baltic countries joined the EU in 2004, there has also been a substantial influx of people from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

At the start of 2022, there were 819,356 immigrants and 205,819 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents in Norway, together constituting 18.9% of the total population.[15] The same year, immigrants (and Norwegian born to immigrant parents) originating in the European Economic Area constituted 7.1% of the total number of Norwegian residents, while 6.3% were from Asia including Turkey and 2.7% were from Africa.[15]

Among people of African descent in Oslo, almost 60% are younger than 30, compared to 20% of those of North American background.[16]

As of 2022, there are around 207,575 third generation immigrants in Norway.[15] This means that all of their grandparents were born in a foreign country. The majority of these persons are of Western European and Northern European background with Sweden and Denmark accounting for 36,126 (17.4%) and 33,695 (16.2%) respectively.[15] Other countries with significant third generation communities are the United States with 29,395 (14.1%), the United Kingdom with 17,882 (8.6%), Germany with 14,090 (6.8%), Finland with 6,213 (3%) and South Korea with 5,199 (2,5%).[15]

Of these 1,025,175 immigrants and their descendants (born in Norway with two foreign born parents):

In 2012, of the total 660 000 with immigrant background, 407,262 had Norwegian citizenship (62.2 percent).[17]

Norwegians of two Norwegian parents, either born abroad or in Norway as a percentage proportionally and nationally in Norway as of 2021
Norwegians of two Norwegian parents, either born abroad or in Norway as a percentage proportionally and nationally in Norway as of 2021

Immigrants were represented in all Norwegian municipalities. The cities or municipalities with the highest share of immigrants in 2012 was Oslo (26 percent) and Drammen (18 percent).[18] The share in Stavanger was 16%.[18] According to Reuters, Oslo is the "fastest growing city in Europe because of increased immigration".[19] In recent years, immigration has accounted for most of Norway's population growth.[16]

Population Group Year
1970[20][21] 1980[20][21] 1990[20][21] 2000[20][21] 2010[20][21] 2020[20][21] 2021[22]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Flag of Norway (c81329 for red & 14275b for blue).svg
Norwegians 		3,795,534 98.24% 3,969,943 97.32% 4,047,528 95.61% 4,173,219 93.18% 4,275,120 87.99% 4,350,131 81.04% 4,354,566 80.76%
Norwegian born in Norway 3,732,091 96.60% 3,880,229 95.12% 3,931,143 92.86% 4,007,823 89.42% 4,031,805 82.98% 4,033,960 75.15% 4,031,194 74.77%
Foreign born to Norwegian born parents 10,544 0.27% 14,515 0.35% 16,004 0.37% 17,591 0.39% 36,688 0.75% 39,086 0.72% 39,198 0.72%
Norwegian born with one foreign-born parent 52,899 1.36% 75,199 1.84% 100,381 2.37% 147,805 3.30% 206,627 4.25% 277,085 5.16% 284,174 5.27%
Total: Immigrants 67,687 1.75% 108,957 2.67% 185,588 4.38% 305,278 6.81% 583,079 12% 1,017,449 18.95% 1,036,803 19.23%
Immigrants 57,041 1.47% 88,929 2.18% 150 973 3.56% 238,462 5.32% 459,346 9.45% 790,497 14.72% 800,094 14.84%
Norwegian born to immigrant parents 2,155 – 6,273 0.15% 17,325 0.40% 44,025 0.98% 92,967 1.91% 188,757 3.51% 197,848 3.67%
Foreign born with one Norwegian parent 8,491 0.21% 13,755 0.33% 17,290 0.40% 22,791 0.50% 30,766 0.63% 38,195 0.71% 38,861 0.70%
Total 3,863 221 100% 4,078,900 100% 4,233,116 100% 4,478,497 100% 4,858,199 100% 5,367,580 100% 5,391,369 100%
Rank Country of origin[23] Population (2022)[24]
1.  Poland 121,406
2.  Lithuania 49,703
3.  Somalia 43,616
4.  Pakistan 40,028
5.  Syria 39,897
6.  Sweden 39,378
7.  Iraq 35,047
8.  Eritrea 31,740
9.  Germany 29,424
10.  Philippines 26,319
11.  Iran 24,498
12.  Vietnam 23,886
13.  Afghanistan 23,470
14.  Thailand 23,007
15.  Russia 22,895
16.  Turkey 20,833
17.  Denmark 20,760
18.  India 19,879
19.  Romania 18,877
20.  Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,876

Employment and income

Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
total: 10.4%. Country comparison to the world: 125th
male: 11.7%
female: 9% (2017 est.)

Religion

Main article: Religion in Norway

The Lutheran Church of Norway is the former state church and the vast majority remain at least nominal members. Other religions do, however, enjoy religious freedom and have prospered with immigration in recent years, particularly Islam and Roman Catholicism. Saint Olaf is the patron saint of Norway. He is regarded by some as the eternal king and has a reputation and place in history unchallenged by any other Norwegian King for the last 1000 years.

Religion Members Percent As of 2022[25]
Christianity 3,899,785 71.9%
The Church of Norway (Lutheran) 3,526,133 65,0%
Other Christianity 373,652 6.9%
Non-Christian religions 219,910 4.1%
Islam 176,089 3.2%
Buddhism 21,996 0.4%
Hinduism 12,640 0.2%
Sikhism 4,318 0.1%
Bahá'í Faith 1,062 0.0%
Judaism 741 0.0%
Other religions 3,064 0.0%
Non-religious and unknown 1,198,768 22.1%
Humanism 106,807 2.0%
Total 5,425,270 100.0%

Languages

Main article: Norwegian language

Norwegian (the written standards Bokmål and Nynorsk).
Uralic languages – South Sámi, Lule Sámi, North Sámi and Kven – are additional official languages of some municipalities.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and has been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and the result is that the population decreases.

References

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  17. ^ "Three categories of immigration background, country of birth and citizenship by country background and sex. 1 January 2012 " Archived 20 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Norway. 26 April 2012. Accessed 27 April 2012. Archived 7 August 2011.
  18. ^ a b Innvandrere og norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre, 1. januar 2012 Statistics Norway, retrieved 30 March 2013
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  21. ^ a b c d e f "05803: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year 1735 – 2021-PX-Web SSB". SSB. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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  24. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, 1 January 2022". Statistics Norway (in Norwegian).
  25. ^ "2020-12-08". ssb.no.
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