Norway Population

Population now

5,538,857

World: 116th
Europe: 24th

Male:	2,806,118	(50.66 %)
Female:	2,732,739	(49.34 %)

Births in 2024:	50,830
Deaths in 2024:	36,823

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	81.58 years
Female:	85.04 years
Total:	83.27 years
Median Age:	39.43 years

Birth Rate:	10.85
Death Rate:	7.86
Growth Rate:	0.38 %
Fertility Rate:	1.66

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Norway Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.90%	17.30	9.10	2.85	73.55	71.34	75.87	33.33	49.92%	11.05
1961	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.88%	17.30	9.20	2.94	73.55	71.17	76.05	33.31	51.00%	11.13
1962	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.82%	17.10	9.40	2.91	73.45	70.97	76.05	33.29	52.65%	11.22
1963	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.73%	17.30	10.00	2.93	73.08	70.78	75.49	33.28	54.30%	11.31
1964	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.86%	17.70	9.50	2.98	73.60	71.23	76.08	33.21	55.94%	11.39
1965	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.89%	17.80	9.40	2.94	73.72	71.05	76.53	33.08	57.57%	11.48
1966	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.86%	17.90	9.60	2.90	74.00	71.41	76.71	32.90	59.18%	11.58
1967	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.83%	17.60	9.60	2.81	74.07	71.33	76.94	32.66	60.77%	11.67
1968	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.78%	17.60	9.90	2.75	73.94	71.22	76.80	32.39	62.34%	11.77
1969	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.74%	17.60	10.10	2.70	73.66	70.80	76.67	32.13	63.88%	11.87
1970	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.67%	16.70	10.00	2.50	74.09	71.01	77.32	31.93	65.40%	11.95
1971	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.68%	16.80	10.00	2.49	74.18	71.15	77.36	31.67	66.23%	12.04
1972	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.63%	16.30	10.00	2.38	74.34	71.33	77.51	31.51	66.73%	12.13
1973	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.53%	15.50	10.10	2.23	74.44	71.33	77.71	31.42	67.22%	12.22
1974	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.52%	15.00	9.90	2.13	74.75	71.70	77.96	31.40	67.70%	12.29
1975	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.41%	14.10	10.00	1.98	74.82	71.72	78.07	31.44	68.19%	12.36
1976	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.33%	13.30	10.00	1.86	75.04	72.02	78.21	31.55	68.67%	12.42
1977	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.29%	12.60	9.80	1.75	75.39	72.26	78.67	31.71	69.14%	12.47
1978	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.28%	12.80	10.00	1.77	75.42	72.36	78.63	31.89	69.61%	12.52
1979	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.25%	12.70	10.20	1.75	75.41	72.17	78.82	32.09	70.08%	12.56
1980	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.24%	12.50	10.10	1.72	75.67	72.34	79.17	32.31	70.55%	12.60
1981	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.22%	12.40	10.20	1.70	75.87	72.63	79.27	32.55	70.79%	12.64
1982	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.24%	12.50	10.10	1.71	76.01	72.65	79.54	32.80	70.92%	12.69
1983	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.19%	12.10	10.20	1.66	76.07	72.74	79.56	33.06	71.05%	12.73
1984	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.17%	12.10	10.30	1.66	76.22	73.00	79.61	33.34	71.18%	12.77
1985	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.15%	12.30	10.70	1.68	75.92	72.59	79.41	33.61	71.31%	12.81
1986	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.20%	12.60	10.50	1.71	76.24	72.89	79.76	33.79	71.44%	12.85
1987	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.21%	12.90	10.70	1.74	76.08	72.75	79.58	33.96	71.57%	12.91
1988	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.27%	13.70	10.80	1.84	76.22	73.04	79.56	34.11	71.70%	12.98
1989	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.31%	14.00	10.70	1.89	76.50	73.32	79.84	34.26	71.83%	13.04
1990	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.32%	14.40	10.90	1.93	76.54	73.43	79.80	34.41	71.96%	13.08
1991	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.36%	14.30	10.50	1.92	76.98	74.01	80.10	34.55	72.27%	13.14
1992	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.35%	14.00	10.40	1.88	77.18	74.16	80.36	34.70	72.67%	13.22
1993	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.28%	13.80	10.80	1.86	77.15	74.22	80.23	34.84	73.06%	13.30
1994	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.36%	13.90	10.20	1.87	77.69	74.88	80.64	34.98	73.45%	13.38
1995	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.33%	13.80	10.40	1.87	77.74	74.80	80.82	35.13	73.79%	13.45
1996	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.39%	13.90	10.00	1.89	78.15	75.37	81.07	35.26	74.06%	13.51
1997	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.35%	13.60	10.10	1.86	78.14	75.45	80.97	35.40	74.48%	13.59
1998	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.32%	13.20	10.00	1.81	78.33	75.50	81.30	35.56	75.03%	13.67
1999	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.32%	13.30	10.10	1.85	78.28	75.60	81.10	35.72	75.57%	13.76
2000	4M	2M	2M	0.98	0.35%	13.20	9.80	1.85	78.63	76.00	81.40	35.91	76.02%	13.85
2001	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.30%	12.60	9.70	1.78	78.79	76.20	81.50	36.11	76.38%	13.92
2002	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.24%	12.20	9.80	1.75	78.99	76.50	81.60	36.32	76.73%	14.00
2003	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.33%	12.40	9.30	1.80	79.39	77.00	81.90	36.53	77.08%	14.08
2004	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.38%	12.40	9.00	1.83	79.84	77.50	82.30	36.75	77.40%	14.16
2005	5M	2M	2M	0.98	0.38%	12.30	8.90	1.84	80.04	77.70	82.50	36.96	77.68%	14.26
2006	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.42%	12.60	8.90	1.90	80.34	78.10	82.70	37.09	77.95%	14.38
2007	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.39%	12.40	8.90	1.90	80.40	78.20	82.70	37.22	78.23%	14.52
2008	5M	2M	2M	0.99	0.46%	12.70	8.70	1.96	80.59	78.30	83.00	37.36	78.53%	14.71
2009	5M	2M	2M	1	0.49%	12.80	8.60	1.98	80.80	78.60	83.10	37.51	78.82%	14.89
2010	5M	2M	2M	1	0.48%	12.60	8.50	1.95	81.00	78.90	83.20	37.68	79.10%	15.08
2011	5M	2M	2M	1	0.45%	12.20	8.40	1.88	81.30	79.10	83.60	37.74	79.46%	15.28
2012	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.43%	12.00	8.40	1.85	81.45	79.50	83.50	37.84	79.87%	15.48
2013	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.43%	11.60	8.10	1.78	81.75	79.80	83.80	37.94	80.29%	15.67
2014	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.46%	11.50	7.90	1.75	82.10	80.10	84.20	38.05	80.69%	15.84
2015	5M	3M	3M	1.01	0.45%	11.30	7.80	1.72	82.30	80.50	84.20	38.15	81.09%	16.00
2016	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.45%	11.30	7.80	1.71	82.41	80.70	84.20	38.32	81.49%	16.14
2017	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.39%	10.70	7.70	1.62	82.61	81.00	84.30	38.45	81.87%	16.28
2018	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.35%	10.40	7.70	1.56	82.76	81.10	84.50	38.57	82.25%	16.38
2019	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.34%	10.20	7.60	1.53	82.96	81.30	84.70	38.69	82.62%	16.49
2020	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.31%	9.80	7.50	1.48	83.21	81.60	84.90	38.84	82.97%	16.59
2021	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.31%	9.80	7.50	1.48	83.21	81.60	84.90	38.96	83.32%	16.68
2022	5M	3M	3M	1.02	0.31%	9.80	7.50	1.48	83.21	81.60	84.90	39.10	83.66%	16.82
2023	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.36%	10.59	7.77	1.62	83.25	81.59	85.00	39.23	84.00%	16.96
2024	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.38%	10.85	7.86	1.66	83.27	81.58	85.04	39.43	84.32%	17.11

Norway Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.40%	11.11	7.95	1.71	83.28	81.58	85.07	39.61	84.63%	17.24
2026	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.38%	11.07	8.02	1.71	83.42	81.74	85.19	39.76	84.94%	17.38
2027	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.36%	11.04	8.09	1.71	83.56	81.91	85.30	39.93	85.24%	17.51
2028	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.35%	11.00	8.15	1.72	83.70	82.07	85.42	40.09	85.53%	17.65
2029	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.33%	10.97	8.22	1.72	83.84	82.24	85.53	40.30	85.81%	17.77
2030	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.32%	10.93	8.29	1.72	83.98	82.40	85.65	40.47	86.08%	17.90
2031	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.30%	10.88	8.39	1.72	84.11	82.54	85.76	40.64	86.35%	18.02
2032	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.28%	10.84	8.49	1.72	84.23	82.68	85.88	40.77	86.61%	18.14
2033	6M	3M	3M	1.03	0.25%	10.79	8.60	1.73	84.36	82.81	85.99	40.93	86.86%	18.26
2034	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.24%	10.75	8.70	1.73	84.48	82.95	86.11	41.11	87.11%	18.38
2035	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.22%	10.70	8.80	1.73	84.61	83.09	86.22	41.32	87.35%	18.50
2036	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.20%	10.65	8.89	1.73	84.73	83.21	86.33	41.43	87.58%	18.61
2037	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.18%	10.61	8.98	1.73	84.85	83.34	86.44	41.55	87.80%	18.73
2038	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.16%	10.56	9.07	1.74	84.97	83.46	86.56	41.73	88.02%	18.84
2039	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.15%	10.52	9.16	1.74	85.09	83.59	86.67	41.84	88.23%	18.95
2040	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.13%	10.47	9.25	1.74	85.21	83.71	86.78	42.02	88.44%	19.06
2041	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.12%	10.43	9.30	1.74	85.32	83.83	86.89	42.13	88.64%	19.17
2042	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.11%	10.38	9.35	1.74	85.44	83.94	87.00	42.24	88.83%	19.27
2043	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.10%	10.34	9.41	1.74	85.55	84.06	87.12	42.39	89.01%	19.37
2044	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.09%	10.29	9.46	1.74	85.67	84.17	87.23	42.49	89.20%	19.47
2045	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.08%	10.25	9.51	1.74	85.78	84.29	87.34	42.60	89.38%	19.57
2046	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.07%	10.22	9.55	1.74	85.89	84.40	87.45	42.73	89.56%	19.67
2047	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.06%	10.19	9.59	1.74	86.00	84.51	87.56	42.81	89.73%	19.76
2048	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.06%	10.15	9.62	1.75	86.12	84.63	87.68	42.87	89.91%	19.85
2049	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.05%	10.12	9.66	1.75	86.23	84.74	87.79	43.01	90.08%	19.94
2050	6M	3M	3M	1.04	0.04%	10.09	9.70	1.75	86.34	84.85	87.90	43.14	90.25%	20.02

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1	Oslo	1,068,664	580,000

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