Demographics

Demographics of Norway in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023

Executive Summary

Norway - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

40 k people

Birth

54 k people

Death

42 k people

Net Migration

28 k people

Norway - Population Growth Drivers

Note: % | forecast after 2023

Norway - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast

Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

2.2 ‰

Net Migration

5.2 ‰

Young Dependency

26.3 %

Old Dependency

27.3 %

Norway - Median Age

Note: Age

Norway - Demographic Structure

Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Norwegian 81.5% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.9%, other 9.6% (2021 est. by CIA)

Language Used

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities

Religion

Church 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. by CIA)

Norway - Education

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Norway - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)

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Labor Brief

Norway - Labor Participation Rate

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Norway - Labor Participation by Groups

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Norway - Labor Participation By Sectors

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Regional Brief

Norway - Population in Key Regions

Norway - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions

Reference

Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
Education: World Bank
Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
Analysis: Economic Team

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Demographics of Norway in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

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Executive Summary

Norway - Population Growth

Population Structure

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