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% |