Norway People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

5,509,591 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Norwegian(s)

adjective: Norwegian

Ethnic groups

Norwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.)

Languages

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami has three dialects: Lule, North Sami, and South Sami; Sami is an official language in nine municipalities in Norway's three northernmost counties: Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms

printed major-language sample:
Verdens Faktabok, den essensielle kilden for grunnleggende informasjon. (Norwegian)

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Religions

Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 68.1%, Muslim 3.4%, Roman Catholic 3.1%, other Christian 3.8%, other 9.6%, unspecified 15.4% (2020 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 17.96% (male 503,013/female 478,901)

15-24 years: 12.02% (male 336,597/female 320,720)

25-54 years: 40.75% (male 1,150,762/female 1,077,357)

55-64 years: 11.84% (male 328,865/female 318,398)

65 years and over: 17.43% (male 442,232/female 510,594) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 53.3

youth dependency ratio: 26.5

elderly dependency ratio: 26.9

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)

note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Median age

total: 39.5 years

male: 38.8 years

female: 40.2 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.8% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.09 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated

Urbanization

urban population: 83.3% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1.056 million OSLO (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.7 years (2019 est.)

note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births

Maternal mortality rate

2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.34 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.68 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.35 years

male: 80.21 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

10.1% (2018)

Physicians density

2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

5,800 (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

note: estimate does not include children

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

23.1% (2016)

Education expenditures

7.9% of GDP (2017)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 18 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 10%

male: 10.4%

female: 9.5% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Norway on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Norway 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norway 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.