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Increase in immigration causes population growth
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Estimated population at the term of the year, 1 January 2011

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Increase in immigration causes population growth

The population of Norway is estimated to be about 4 923 000 persons at the end of the year. This figure represents a population growth of 65 000 persons, or 1.3 per cent.

Excess of births, net migration and population growth. The whole country. 1951-2010

A population growth of 65 000 is the highest result ever; 2,700 higher than the previous peak in 2008 and 5 800 higher than in 2009. Close to one third of the increase will be due to the birth surplus, while slightly more than two-thirds come from migration surplus from abroad. Looking to earlier figures, the birth surplus in the middle of the 1990s was around 70 per cent. A net migration from abroad of 44 500 will be the highest result ever recorded, 1 100 higher than in 2008. A birth excess of 20 500 will be roughly as high as last year, and we must go back to 1974 to find higher figures.

Growth in central populated areas continues

Population growth in the big cities and in the central areas continues. Oslo grew by 12 600 persons, Bergen by 4 200 and Trondheim by 2 700. In Rogaland, the population growth is high in Stavanger and Sandnes and in the municipalities at Jæren, which is likely to grow as much as Stavanger. Cities in Aust-Agder like Lillesand and Arendal, and several other municipalities in the county, have high population growth. Municipalities in Romerike in Akershus, like Skedsmo, Ullensaker, Gjerdrum and Eidsvoll grow a lot in percentage, while many municipalities in northern Norway lose much of their population in terms of percentage.

Estimated population growth per 1 000 inhabitants. Country. 2010

About the estimation

The population is estimated for the country as a whole and at county and municipality level. It is based on information from the population register, using data on births, deaths and migration up to 1 December 2010. The population growth in December is estimated using approximately the same relative growth as in December 2009. If the level of births, deaths and migration changes markedly in December this year compared to last year, the population will vary correspondingly.

For some municipalities, estimated figures as of 1 January 2011 seem to break with the trend so far this year, but this is due to the estimation method used. This is especially visible in small municipalities, where the figures must be regarded as a preliminary estimate.

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