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People of Norway

Population:4,627,926 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 19% (male 450,612/female 430,126)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 1,552,473/female 1,507,638)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 291,659/female 395,418) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 38.7 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 39.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.363% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:11.27 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:9.37 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.738 male(s)/female
total population: 0.984 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 3.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 79.67 years
male: 77.04 years
female: 82.46 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.78 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:2,100 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian
Ethnic groups:Norwegian, Sami 20,000
Religions:Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
Languages:Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Norway Quickstats

  • Population: 4,627,926 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 323,802 sq km
  • Density: 12 /km² (202nd)
  • GDP (total): $213.6 billion[¹] (42nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $46,300[²] (3rd)
  • Literacy: 100%

Languages of Norway

  • Bokmal
  • Nynorsk

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  • Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
  • Dial code: +47

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