Minifacts about Norway 2012

 

3. Demographics, health and crime



Population and population changes
  1995 2011
Population1  4 369 957 4 985 870
Inhabitants per km2 land area 14 16
     
Live births, total 60 292 60 220
Male 31 006 31 006
Female 29 286 29 214
Live births per 1 000 inhabitants 13.8 12.1
     
Deaths, total 45 190 41 393
Male 23 020 20 069
Female 22 170 21 324
Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants 10.3 8.3
     
Excess of births 15 103 18 827
In-migration 25 678 79 498
Out-migration 19 312 32 466
Net in-migration 6 366 47 032
Population growth 21 547 65 565
Population growth. Per cent 0.5 1.3
1  Population as of 1 January 1996 and 1 January 2012.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/befolkning_en/

Registered population as of 1 January 2012 and projection for 2020-2060. 1 000. Alternative MMMM, average national growth rate
Age 2012 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Total 4 986 5 334 5 802 6 222 6 627 7 033
0-5 years of age  373  402  426  440  469  492
6-15 years of age  616  647  705  736  767  815
16-66 years of age 3 342 3 468 3 646 3 797 4 009 4 203
67 years of age and older  655  817 1 026 1 249 1 382 1 523
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkfram_en/

Counties and most densely populated municipalities as of 1 January 2012
County/ municipalitiy Number of municipalities Area1  . Km2 Per cent Population Per cent
Mainland  429  323 787  100.0 4 985 870  100.0
Østfold 18 4 182 1.3  278 352 5.6
Fredrikstad    288   75 583  
Sarpsborg    406   53 333  
Akershus 22 4 918 1.5  556 254 11.2
Bærum    192    114 489  
Oslo 1  454 0.1  613 285 12.3
Hedmark 22 27 397 8.5  192 791 3.9
Ringsaker   1 281   33 191  
Hamar    351   29 045  
Oppland 26 25 192 7.8  187 147 3.8
Gjøvik    672   29 202  
Lillehammer    477   26 765  
Buskerud 21 14 910 4.6  265 164 5.3
Drammen    137   64 597  
Ringerike   1 552   29 236  
Vestfold 14 2 224 0.7  236 424 4.7
Sandefjord    121   44 150  
Larvik    535   42 947  
Telemark 18 15 299 4.7  170 023 3.4
Skien    779   52 509  
Porsgrunn    165   35 219  
Aust-Agder 15 9 157 2.8  111 495 2.2
Arendal    270   42 801  
Grimstad    304   21 301  
Vest-Agder 15 7 276 2.2  174 324 3.5
Kristiansand    276   83 243  
Mandal    222   15 149  
Rogaland 26 9 378 2.9  443 115 8.9
Stavanger   71    127 506  
Sandnes    304   67 814  
Hordaland 33 15 460 4.8  490 570 9.8
Bergen    466    263 762  
Sogn og Fjordane 26 18 623 5.8  108 201 2.2
Førde    587   12 307  
Møre og Romsdal 36 15 114 4.7  256 628 5.1
Ålesund   98   44 416  
Molde    363   25 488  
Sør-Trøndelag 25 18 856 5.8  297 950 6.0
Trondheim    342    176 348  
Nord-Trøndelag 23 22 415 6.9  133 390 2.7
Stjørdal    938   22 058  
Nordland 44 38 460 11.9  238 320 4.8
Bodø   1 392   48 422  
Rana   4 461   25 652  
Troms Romsa 25 25 870 8.0  158 650 3.2
Tromsø   2 524   69 116  
Harstad    372   23 640  
Finnmark Finnmárku 19 48 616 15.0 73 787 1.5
Alta   3 849   19 282  
Hammerfest    849   9 934  
1  Including lakes.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkemengde_en/

Population by gender, age and marital status as of 1 January 2012



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/folkemengde_en/

Married and cohabiting couples, with and without children
  1990 2011
Couples, total  973 000 1 109 000
Married couples1  total  871 000  844 000
Without children2   467 000  502 000
With children2   404 000  342 000
     
Cohabiting couples, total  102 000  265 000
Without children2  52 000  115 000
With children2  50 000  150 000
1  Including registered partners.
2  Children = under 18, unmarried and living at home.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/familie_en/

Fertility rates in selected countries. 2010
Iceland 2.20
USA (2008) 2.10
Ireland 2.07
France (2009) 2.00
Norway 1.95
UK (2009) 1.94
Sweden 1.98
Finland 1.87
Denmark 1.87
Switzerland (2009) 1.50
Italy (2009) 1.41
Spain 1.39
Poland 1.38
Germany 1.39
Portugal 1.36
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/whosis/

Fertility rates by county. 2010



Source:  Statistics Norway. Map data: Norwegian Mapping Authority.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/fodte_en/

Life expectancy at birth



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/dode_en/

Life expectancy at birth in selected countries. 2010
  Female Male
Japan (2009) 86 80
Switzerland (2009) 85 80
Spain 85 79
France (2009) 85 78
Iceland 84 80
Italy (2008) 84 79
Sweden 84 80
Norway 83 79
Greece 83 79
Finland 84 77
Denmark 81 77
USA (2009) 81 76
Poland 81 72
Russia (2009) 75 63
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/whosis/

Persons per private household



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/familie_en/

Contracted registered partnerships 1993-2008. Contracted same-sex marriages 2009-2010



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/ekteskap_en/

Marriages1 and divorces2



1 From 2009, includes same-sex marriages.
2 Prior to 1951, divorces where one of the spouses was resident in Norway, from 1951 divorces where the husband was resident in Norway.
Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/ekteskap_en/

Adoptions by type of adoption



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/adopsjon_en/

Most popular names given to children in 2011
  Boys' names Girls' names
1 Emil Emma
2 Lucas Nora
3 Mathias Sara
4 William Sofie
5 Magnus Linnea
6 Filip Thea
7 Oliver Maja
8 Markus Emilie
9 Noah Ingrid
10 Tobias Julie
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/navn_en/

Immigrant population1  and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents2 
  Immigrant population1  Norwegian-born to immigrant parents2 
National background3  1995 2011 1995 2011
Total  186 039  500 500 29 009  100 422
         
Immigrant population and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, per cent of total population 4.3 10.2 0.7 2.0
         
Europe, total 92 887  261 884 6 850 25 549
Poland 5 015 56 878  561 3 732
Sweden 13 860 32 538  554 1 570
Germany 6 761 22 651  373 1 743
Denmark 17 265 17 957 1 224 1 565
Bosnia-Herzegovina4  9 409 13 111  255 3 014
Russia4   788 14 228 19 1 652
UK 10 247 12 675  509  720
Kosovo4  . 9 525 . 3 778
Netherlands 2 872 6 550  325  701
Finland 4 173 6 131  226  495
         
Africa, total 14 433 55 593 3 146 17 887
Somalia 3 328 19 707  667 7 816
Morocco 3 026 4 987 1 168 3 318
Eritrea 43 6 536 3 1 192
Ethiopia 1 875 4 724  386 1 081
Ghana 1 099 1 558  223  558
         
Asia, including Turkey, total 60 918  155 320 17 567 54 147
Iraq 2 337 21 272  199 6 555
Pakistan 11 507 17 454 7 266 14 430
Iran 7 099 14 007  694 2 950
Vietnam 10 520 13 036 2 811 7 416
Philippines 3 974 13 372  539 1 425
Thailand 1 925 12 852 71  441
Turkey 5 922 10 583 2 121 5 847
Afghanistan  359 10 371 71 1 672
Sri Lanka 5 951 8 699 1 162 5 318
India 3 704 7 114 1 457 2 982
         
North and Central America, total 10 028 12 517  377  667
USA 8 078 7 562  272  291
Canada 1 018 1 623 35 57
         
South America, total 6 993 13 415 1 041 2 127
Chile 5 074 6 098  887 1 610
Brazil  502 2 913 17  104
         
Oceania, total  778 1 771 30 45
1  Foreign-born with two foreign-born parents.
2  Persons with two foreign-born parents.
3  Country of birth for persons born abroad; mother's or father's country of birth for persons born in Norway with two foreign-born parents.
4  Comparisons are difficult due to changes in national borders.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/innvbef_en/

Asylum seekers arriving in Norway, by nationality
Nationality 1993 1998 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total 12 876 8 374 5 402 14 431 17 226 10 064 9 053
Europe 11 523 4 716 1 435 1 929 1 486 1 318  847
Africa  464 1 229 1 624 4 896 7 180 5 112 5 097
Asia  731 2 138 2 106 6 642 7 239 3 143 2 796
North and Central America 12 2 10 12 13 30 38
South America 26  204 18 12 27 12 12
Oceania - 2 - - 1 1 1
Stateless  120 85  209  940 1 280  448  262
Source: Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
More information: http://www.udi.no/english

Persons aged 16-79 who are overweight (bmi>=27) or obese (bmi>=30). Per cent



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/helsetilstand_en/

Daily smokers, by gender. Per cent



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/royk_en/

Causes of death, 2010
  Per cent Total Male Female
Deaths, total  100.0 41 442 19 976 21 466
         
Diseases, total 93.9 38 915 18 502 20 413
Malignant tumours 26.4 10 926 5 816 5 110
Heart and circulatory diseases 31.7 13 128 6 105 7 023
Respiratory diseases 9.4 3 882 1 880 2 002
Other 25.6 10 591 4 482 6 109
         
Violent deaths, total 6.1 2 527 1 474 1 053
Accidents 4.7 1 941 1 068  873
Suicides 1.3  548  384  164
Homicides 0.1 33 17 16
Other 0.0 5 5 -
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/dodsarsak_en/

Persons criminally charged per 10 000 inhabitants; criminal offences investigated and cleared per 1 000 inhabitants



Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/lovbrudde_en/

Reported offences, by type of offence
  2001 2010
Offence type Number Per 1 000 inhabitants Number Per 1 000 inhabitants
Total  417 166 92.6  394 137 81.1
Economic 8 014 1.8 7 916 1.6
Other offences for gain  207 041 46.0  177 032 36.4
Violent 24 180 5.4 25 920 5.3
Sexual 3 058 0.7 4 271 0.9
Narcotics 46 251 10.3 45 397 9.3
Damage to property 25 396 5.6 21 365 4.4
Environmental 3 454 0.8 2 663 0.5
Workplace environment  945 0.2  665 0.1
Traffic 57 202 12.7 61 779 12.7
Other 41 625 9.2 47 129 9.7
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/lovbrudda_en/