Statistics Norway demographic statistics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
176963,976    
180176,055+18.9%
1855126,475+66.3%
1900161,494+27.7%
1950172,710+6.9%
1960185,302+7.3%
1970203,226+9.7%
1980225,429+10.9%
1990240,906+6.9%
2000257,869+7.0%
2010?279,024+8.2%
2020?308,220+10.5%
2030?337,339+9.4%
Source: Statistics Norway .

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)

Southern Norway

(2009 est.)
0–14 years: 19.8% (male 27,734; female 26,836)
15–64 years: 66.1% (male 92,364; female 89,516)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 17,311; female 22,831)

Population

Population - comparative

slightly larger than Vanuatu and Barbados, but slightly smaller than Iceland and Maldives.

Population growth rate

1.31% (in 2008)

Population growth rate - comparative

slightly larger than Brazil, but slightly smaller than Oregon.

Total fertility rate

1.96 children born/woman (2007)

Language

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%

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