Demographics of Norway
| Demographics of Norway | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Norway in 2021 | |
| Population | 5,601,049 (April 2025 est.) |
| Growth rate | 0.8% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.5 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 82.55 years |
| • male | 80.42 years |
| • female | 84.79 years |
| Fertility rate | 1.41 children born/woman (2022) |
| Infant mortality rate | 2.31 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | 3.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 16.29% |
| 15–64 years | 64.81% |
| 65 and over | 18.90% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.71 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Major ethnic |
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| Minor ethnic |
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| Language | |
| Official | Norwegian and Sámi |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50,000 | — |
| 1000 | 200,000 | +0.14% |
| 1500 | 250,000 | +0.04% |
| 1665 | 440,000 | +0.34% |
| 1769 | 723,618 | +0.48% |
| 1801 | 883,603 | +0.63% |
| 1825 | 1,051,318 | +0.73% |
| 1835 | 1,194,827 | +1.29% |
| 1855 | 1,490,047 | +1.11% |
| 1875 | 1,813,424 | +0.99% |
| 1885 | 1,951,429 | +0.74% |
| 1895 | 2,097,328 | +0.72% |
| 1900 | 2,242,995 | +1.35% |
| 1910 | 2,390,402 | +0.64% |
| 1920 | 2,653,024 | +1.05% |
| 1930 | 2,815,164 | +0.59% |
| 1940 | 2,982,224 | +0.58% |
| 1950 | 3,280,296 | +0.96% |
| 1960 | 3,594,771 | +0.92% |
| 1970 | 3,888,305 | +0.79% |
| 1980 | 4,092,340 | +0.51% |
| 1990 | 4,249,830 | +0.38% |
| 2000 | 4,478,497 | +0.53% |
| 2010 | 4,858,199 | +0.82% |
| 2020 | 5,367,580 | +1.00% |
| Source: Statistics Norway . 2019: | ||
Demographic features of the population of Norway, including Jan Mayen, and Svalbard, where the hospital is not equipped for births, and no burials are allowed because of permafrost, include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
The population of Norway rose to over 5.6 million during 2025.