Demographic features of the population of Norway, including Jan Mayen, and Svalbard, where the hospital is not equipped for births, include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Historical populations
From 1349 to 1500 the population was approximately halved by several rounds of the black plague, down to approximately 250,000.
The first official census for the then Denmark-Norway kingdom union was held in 1769 and found the Norwegian population to be 723 000.
Except for Ireland, no other country contributed a larger percentage of its population to the American immigration between 1825 - 1925 when more than 800,000 left Norway.
The total population of Norway on 1 July 2023 was 5,514,042.[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]
One birth every 8 minutes
One death every 13 minutes
One net migrant every 19 minutes
Net gain of one person every 10 minutes
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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 19.XI.2011) (Including residents temporarily outside the country. Population statistics are compiled from registers.): [12]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
2 495 777
2 484 178
4 979 955
100
0–4
159 582
150 941
310 523
6.24
5–9
153 598
147 027
300 625
6.04
10–14
160 122
152 496
312 618
6.28
15–19
167 701
156 981
324 682
6.52
20–24
167 828
161 709
329 537
6.62
25–29
163 754
157 417
321 171
6.45
30–34
166 578
158 663
325 241
6.53
35–39
180 904
171 104
352 008
7.07
40–44
191 483
181 708
373 191
7.49
45–49
180 834
169 703
350 537
7.04
50–54
165 233
157 496
322 729
6.48
55–59
154 029
150 306
304 335
6.11
60–64
144 699
141 620
286 319
5.75
65-69
122 740
124 711
247 451
4.97
70-74
78 850
87 830
166 680
3.35
75-79
58 013
72 196
130 209
2.61
80-84
44 024
64 219
108 243
2.17
85-89
25 608
48 449
74 057
1.49
90-94
8 769
23 474
32 243
0.65
95-99
1 310
5 515
6 825
0.14
100+
118
613
731
0.01
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
473 302
450 464
923 766
18.55
15–64
1 683 043
1 606 707
3 289 750
66.06
65+
339 432
427 007
766 439
15.39
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021) (Data refer to usual resident population.): [12]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
2 719 259
2 672 110
5 391 369
100
0–4
145 601
137 359
282 960
5.25
5–9
159 283
151 290
310 573
5.76
10–14
168 372
159 686
328 058
6.08
15–19
162 027
154 172
316 199
5.86
20–24
175 181
163 240
338 421
6.28
25–29
188 300
178 586
366 886
6.81
30–34
194 118
186 717
380 835
7.06
35–39
184 221
174 068
358 289
6.65
40–44
178 970
168 819
347 789
6.45
45–49
190 410
181 392
371 802
6.90
50–54
191 985
182 852
374 837
6.95
55–59
173 436
165 890
339 326
6.29
60–64
156 396
153 256
309 652
5.74
65-69
138 714
140 153
278 867
5.17
70-74
128 576
132 553
261 129
4.84
75-79
89 829
99 510
189 339
3.51
80-84
52 310
66 637
118 947
2.21
85-89
27 577
43 785
71 362
1.32
90-94
11 272
23 771
35 043
0.65
95-99
2 457
7 328
9 785
0.18
100+
224
1 046
1 270
0.02
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
473 256
448 335
921 591
17.09
15–64
1 795 044
1 708 992
3 504 036
64.99
65+
450 959
514 783
965 742
17.91
Ethnicity
Statistics Norway does not attempt to quantify or track data on ethnicity.[13] The national population registry records only country of birth.[14]
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).[15]
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.[16]
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.[17] 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.[17]
Among people of African descent in Oslo, almost 60% are younger than 30, compared to 20% of those of North American background.[18]
As of 2022, there are around 207,575 third generation immigrants in Norway.[17] 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.[17] 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%).[17]
Of these 1,025,175 immigrants and their descendants (born in Norway with two foreign born parents):
342,571 (33%)[17] have an Asian background, including Turkey
In 2012, of the total 660 000 with immigrant background, 407,262 had Norwegian citizenship (62.2 percent).[19] 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).[20] The share in Stavanger was 16%.[20] According to Reuters, Oslo is the "fastest growing city in Europe because of increased immigration".[21] In recent years, immigration has accounted for most of Norway's population growth.[18]
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents in per cent of total population
Total
877 227
213 810
16.0
3.9
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
378 076
51 274
6.9
0.9
Europe except EU/EFTA and UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions
499 150
162 535
9.1
3.0
Nordic countries except Norway
69 251
7 320
1.3
0.1
EU/EFTA until 2004 except the Nordic countries
85 626
8 852
1.6
0.2
New EU countries after 2004
207 883
34 089
3.8
0.6
Europe except for EU/EFTA/UK
101 058
22 589
1.8
0.4
Australia and New Zealand
2 532
91
0.0
0.0
Asia
265 120
92 273
4.8
1.7
Africa
105 817
43 685
1.9
0.8
America except USA and Canada
27 073
3 985
0.5
0.1
USA and Canada
12 784
922
0.2
0.0
Oceania except Australia and New Zealand
82
3
0.0
0.0
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
The LutheranChurch 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.
^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.
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