Norway Demographics Profile 2008

Population

4,644,457 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.8% (male 446,146/female 426,166)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,559,750/female 1,516,217)
65 years and over: 15% (male 297,175/female 399,003) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 39 years
male: 38.2 years
female: 39.9 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.35% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

11.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

9.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.81 years
male: 77.16 years
female: 82.6 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.78 children born/woman (2008 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%