Statistics Norway demographic statistics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1769 | 63,976 | — |
| 1801 | 76,055 | +18.9% |
| 1855 | 126,475 | +66.3% |
| 1900 | 161,494 | +27.7% |
| 1950 | 172,710 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 185,302 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 203,226 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 225,429 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 240,906 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 257,869 | +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
- 257,869 (January 1, 2000)
- 277,250 (July 1, 2009)
- Population growth
- 19,381 (7.5%)
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%
