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Norway vs. Sweden

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NorwaySweden
Population5,509,591 (July 2021 est.)10,261,767 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 17.96% (male 503,013/female 478,901)

15-24 years: 12.02% (male 336,597/female 320,720)

25-54 years: 40.75% (male 1,150,762/female 1,077,357)

55-64 years: 11.84% (male 328,865/female 318,398)

65 years and over: 17.43% (male 442,232/female 510,594) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 17.71% (male 928,413/female 878,028)

15-24 years: 10.8% (male 569,082/female 532,492)

25-54 years: 39.01% (male 2,016,991/female 1,962,617)

55-64 years: 11.9% (male 610,521/female 603,795)

65 years and over: 20.59% (male 974,410/female 1,126,142) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 39.5 years

male: 38.8 years

female: 40.2 years (2020 est.)
total: 41.1 years

male: 40.1 years

female: 42.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.8% (2021 est.)0.74% (2021 est.)
Birth rate12.09 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)11.93 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 2.34 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.68 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 2.45 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 82.35 years

male: 80.21 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)
total population: 82.6 years

male: 80.61 years

female: 84.7 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.86 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2018 est.)0.2% (2016 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Norwegian(s)

adjective: Norwegian
noun: Swede(s)

adjective: Swedish
Ethnic groupsNorwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.)

Swedish 80.3%, Syrian 1.9%, Iraqi 1.4%, Finnish 1.4%, other 15%

(2020 est.)

note: data represent the population by country of birth; the indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS5,800 (2018 est.)11,000 (2016 est.)
ReligionsChurch of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 68.1%, Muslim 3.4%, Roman Catholic 3.1%, other Christian 3.8%, other 9.6%, unspecified 15.4% (2020 est.)Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 57.6%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.9%, none or unspecified 33.5% (2019 est.)

note: estimates reflect registered members of faith communities eligible for state funding (not all religions are state-funded and not all people who identify with a particular religion are registered members) and the Church of Sweden
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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LanguagesBokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami has three dialects: Lule, North Sami, and South Sami; Sami is an official language in nine municipalities in Norway's three northernmost counties: Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms

major-language sample(s):
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Swedish (official)

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, den obestridliga källan för grundläggande information. (Swedish)

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note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
total: 20 years

male: 19 years

female: 21 years (2018)
Education expenditures7.9% of GDP (2017)7.6% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 83.3% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
urban population: 88.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.89% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

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total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.056 million OSLO (capital) (2021)1.657 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures10.1% (2018)10.9% (2018)
Physicians density2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2018)3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate23.1% (2016)20.6% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth29.7 years (2019 est.)

note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births
29.5 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 53.3

youth dependency ratio: 26.5

elderly dependency ratio: 26.9

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)

note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
total dependency ratio: 61.2

youth dependency ratio: 28.4

elderly dependency ratio: 32.8

potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook