| People | Norway |
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Population:
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4,660,539 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 77% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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16 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.5% (male 441,508/female 422,050)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,564,482/female 1,522,519)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 305,120/female 404,860) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 39.4 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 40.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.341% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.99 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.95 years
male: 77.29 years
female: 82.74 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian |
Ethnic groups:
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Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate) |
Religions:
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Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004) |
Languages:
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Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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7.2% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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