| Population : |
4,574,560 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 19.8% (male 462,899; female 440,725)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 1,520,481; female 1,473,101)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 284,170; female 393,184) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.41% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
11.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 79.25 years
male: 76.64 years
female: 82.01 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.78 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
1,800 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Norwegian, Sami 20,000 |
| Religions : |
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997) |
| Languages : |
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA
female: NA |
