47267
nokkeltallsside
2011-11-28T15:36:00.000Z
Population
en
Population

Key figure page

Key figures for the population

The statistics show how the population changes, including its composition and size. In 2012, the population in Norway reached the 5 million mark. In 1665, the population was 440 000. Other milestones are the years 1822, 1890, 1942 and 1975, when we passed one, two, three and four million respectively.

Population
Number Previous year 5 years before 10 years before Period
1End of quarter
21. January
Population 5 051 275 4 985 870 4 737 171 4 551 996 4th quarter 20121
Private households 1 105 279 1 102 000 1 085 765 . 20122
Children under 18 living at home 2 226 046 2 201 788 2 064 840 . 20122
Immigrants 655 170 600 922 415 318 310 704 20122
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 546 732 500 500 341 830 259 221 20122
Norskfødte med innvandrerforeldre 108 438 100 422 73 488 51 483 20122
Population changes
Number Change in % previous year Period
Births 13 721 -0.4 4th quarter 2012
Deaths 10 713 1.7 4th quarter 2012
Immigration 18 616 8.3 4th quarter 2012
Emigration 8 322 13.6 4th quarter 2012
Marriages 24 346 5.2 2012
Divorces 9 929 -2.7 2012
Norwegian naturalisation 491 -7.0 2011
Adoptions 14 286 20.0 2011
Demographic measures and estimates
Unit Value Previous year Five years ago Ten years ago Period
Total fertility rate, women Number of children 1.88 1.95 1.90 1.78 2011
Total fertility rate, men Number of children 1.70 1.75 1.72 1.64 2011
Life expectancy, both sexes Year 81.3 81.0 80.4 78.9 2011
Life expectancy, men Year 79.0 78.9 78.1 76.2 2011
Life expectancy, women Year 83.5 83.2 82.7 81.5 2011
Infant mortality rate, deaths under age 1 Per 1 000 living births 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.9 2011
Share aged 67 and over, as percentage of population Per cent 13.3 13.1 13.0 13.3 2013
Share aged 18 and under, as percentage of population Per cent 22.2 22.4 23.4 23.6 2013
Population growth, as percentage of population at start of year Per cent 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 2013

Response

Did you find what you were looking for?
Key figures Population - SSB