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Norway vs. Finland

Demographics

NorwayFinland
Population5,509,591 (July 2021 est.)5,587,442 (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: 16.41% (male 467,220/female 447,005)

15-24 years: 10.95% (male 312,179/female 297,717)

25-54 years: 37.37% (male 1,064,326/female 1,017,545)

55-64 years: 13.02% (male 357,687/female 367,610)

65 years and over: 22.26% (male 543,331/female 697,045) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 39.5 years

male: 38.8 years

female: 40.2 years (2020 est.)
total: 42.8 years

male: 41.3 years

female: 44.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.8% (2021 est.)0.26% (2021 est.)
Birth rate12.09 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.33 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)2.46 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: 1.05 male(s)/female

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

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

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 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: 2.15 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.33 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.97 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: 81.55 years

male: 78.63 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.84 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.74 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2018 est.)0.1% (2018)
Nationalitynoun: Norwegian(s)

adjective: Norwegian
noun: Finn(s)

adjective: Finnish
Ethnic groupsNorwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.)Finn, Swede, Russian, Estonian, Romani, Sami
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS5,800 (2018 est.)4,000 (2018)
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.)Lutheran 67.8%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 29.4% (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<100 (2018)
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):
Verdens Faktabok, den essensielle kilden for grunnleggende informasjon. (Norwegian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Finnish (official) 86.9%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.5%, other 6.4% (2020 est.)

major-language sample(s):
World Factbook, korvaamaton perustietolähde. (Finnish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years

male: 18 years

female: 19 years (2018)
total: 19 years

male: 20 years

female: 20 years (2018)
Education expenditures7.9% of GDP (2017)6.4% 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: 85.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.42% 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

rural: 100% of population

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)1.317 million HELSINKI (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures10.1% (2018)9% (2018)
Physicians density2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2018)3.81 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate23.1% (2016)22.2% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth29.7 years (2019 est.)

note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births
29.4 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: 62.4

youth dependency ratio: 25.8

elderly dependency ratio: 36.6

potential support ratio: 2.7 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook