| People | Norway |
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Population:
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4,691,849 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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16 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 79% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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OSLO (capital) 875,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18% (male 431,111/female 412,864)
15-64 years: 66% (male 1,568,729/female 1,529,799)
65 years and over: 16% (male 326,711/female 422,635) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 40 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 40.8 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.329% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.84 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.054 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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7 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.2 years
male: 77.53 years
female: 83.02 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.77 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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9.7% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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4.076 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.52 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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4,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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10% (2009) |
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 (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.8% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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