Minifacts about Norway 2011

 

3. Demographics, health and crime



Population and population changes
  1995 2010
Population1  4 369 957 4 920 305
Inhabitants per km2 land area 14 16
     
Live births, total 60 292 61 442
Male 31 006 31 461
Female 29 286 29 981
Live births per 1 000 inhabitants 13.8 12.5
     
Deaths, total 45 190 41 499
Male 23 020 20 027
Female 22 170 21 472
Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants 10.3 8.4
     
Excess of births 15 103 19 943
In-migration 25 678 73 852
Out-migration 19 312 31 506
Net in-migration 6 366 42 346
Population growth 21 547 62 106
Population growth. Per cent 0.5 1.3
1  Population as of 1 January 1996 and 1 January 2011.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/befolkning_en/

Registered population as of 1 January 2011 and projection for 2020-2060. 1 000. Average national growth rate
Age 2011 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Total 4 920 5 334 5 802 6 222 6 627 7 033
0-5 years of age  369  402  426  440  469  492
6-15 years of age  617  647  705  736  767  815
16-66 years of age 3 297 3 468 3 646 3 797 4 009 4 203
67 years of age and older  637  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 2011
County/ municipalitiy Number of municipalities Area1  . Km2 Per cent Population Per cent
Mainland  430  323 787  100.0 4 920 305  100.0
Østfold 18 4 182 1.3  274 827 5.6
Fredrikstad    288   74 579  
Sarpsborg    406   52 805  
Akershus 22 4 918 1.5  545 653 11.1
Bærum    192    112 789  
Oslo 1  454 0.1  599 230 12.2
Hedmark 22 27 397 8.5  191 622 3.9
Ringsaker   1 281   32 842  
Hamar    351   28 662  
Oppland 26 25 192 7.8  186 087 3.8
Gjøvik    672   28 974  
Lillehammer    477   26 571  
Buskerud 21 14 910 4.6  261 110 5.3
Drammen    137   63 582  
Ringerike   1 552   28 946  
Vestfold 14 2 224 0.7  233 705 4.7
Sandefjord    121   43 648  
Larvik    535   42 638  
Telemark 18 15 299 4.7  169 185 3.4
Skien    779   52 077  
Porsgrunn    165   35 043  
Aust-Agder 15 9 157 2.8  110 048 2.2
Arendal    270   42 229  
Grimstad    304   20 823  
Vest-Agder 15 7 276 2.2  172 408 3.5
Kristiansand    276   82 394  
Mandal    222   14 960  
Rogaland 26 9 378 2.9  436 087 8.9
Stavanger   71    126 021  
Sandnes    304   66 245  
Hordaland 33 15 460 4.8  484 240 9.8
Bergen    466    260 392  
Sogn og Fjordane 26 18 623 5.8  107 742 2.2
Førde    587   12 207  
Møre og Romsdal 36 15 114 4.7  253 904 5.2
Ålesund   98   43 670  
Molde    363   25 089  
Sør-Trøndelag 25 18 856 5.8  294 066 6.0
Trondheim    342    173 486  
Nord-Trøndelag 24 22 415 6.9  132 140 2.7
Stjørdal    938   21 659  
Nordland 44 38 460 11.9  237 280 4.8
Bodø   1 392   47 847  
Rana   4 461   25 499  
Troms Romsa 25 25 870 8.0  157 554 3.2
Tromsø   2 524   68 239  
Harstad    372   23 423  
Finnmark Finnmárku 19 48 616 15.0 73 417 1.5
Alta   3 849   19 071  
Hammerfest   849   9 912  
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 2011



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

Fertility rates in selected countries, 2009
Iceland 2.23
USA1  2.10
Ireland 2.07
France 2.00
Norway 1.98
UK1  1.96
Sweden 1.94
Finland 1.86
Denmark 1.84
Switzerland 1.50
Italy1  1.42
Spain 1.40
Poland 1.40
Germany 1.36
Portugal 1.32
1  2008.
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/whosis/

Fertility rates by county, 2009



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, 2009
  Female Male
Japan1  86 79
Switzerland 85 80
Spain 85 79
France 85 78
Iceland 84 80
Italy1  84 79
Sweden 84 79
Norway 83 79
Greece 83 78
Finland 83 77
Denmark 81 77
USA1  81 76
Poland 80 72
Russia1  74 62
1  2008.
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/whosis/

Married and cohabiting couples, with and without children
  1990 2010
Couples, total  973 000 1 096 000
Married couples1  total  871 000  841 000
Without children2   467 000  498 000
With children2   404 000  343 000
     
Cohabiting couples, total  102 000  255 000
Without children2  52 000  109 000
With children2  50 000  146 000
1  Including registered partners.
2  Children = under 18, unmarried and living at home.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/ekteskap_en/

Marriages, registered partnerships/same-sex marriages and divorces



1 The new Marriage Act entered into force on 1 January 2009, and the figure includes same-sex marriages.
2 As of 1 January 2009 registered partnerships are no longer contracted.
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 2010
  Boys' names Girls' names
1 Lucas Emma
2 Emil Linnea
3 Mathias Sara
4 William Sofie
5 Magnus Nora
6 Markus Ingrid
7 Jonas Thea
8 Kristian Emilie
9 Oliver Ida
10 Alexander Maja
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 2010 1995 2010
Total  186 039  459 346 29 009 92 967
         
Immigrant population and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, per cent of total population 4.3 9.5 0.7 1.9
         
Europe, total 92 887  234 464 6 850 22 573
Poland 5 015 49 309  561 2 816
Sweden 13 860 29 763  554 1 430
Germany 6 761 21 341  373 1 518
Denmark 17 265 17 774 1 224 1 524
Bosnia-Herzegovina4  9 409 13 103  255 2 815
Russia4   788 13 470 19 1 403
UK 10 247 12 140  509  703
Kosovo4  . 9 417 . 3 302
Netherlands 2 872 6 270  325  656
Finland 4 173 6 163  226  502
         
Africa, total 14 433 50 769 3 146 16 400
Somalia 3 328 18 349  667 7 147
Morocco 3 026 4 861 1 168 3 197
Eritrea 43 4 759 3 1 030
Ethiopia 1 875 4 219  386  937
Ghana 1 099 1 504  223  530
         
Asia, including Turkey, total 60 918  147 439 17 567 51 283
Iraq 2 337 20 443  199 5 931
Pakistan 11 507 17 098 7 266 13 963
Iran 7 099 13 508  694 2 813
Vietnam 10 520 12 892 2 811 7 208
Philippines 3 974 12 128  539 1 319
Thailand 1 925 11 872 71  396
Turkey 5 922 10 378 2 121 5 620
Afghanistan  359 9 074 71 1 401
Sri Lanka 5 951 8 606 1 162 5 166
India 3 704 6 888 1 457 2 859
         
North and Central America, total 10 028 12 122  377  638
USA 8 078 7 414  272  293
Canada 1 018 1 548 35 54
         
South America, total 6 993 12 875 1 041 2 029
Chile 5 074 6 029  887 1 578
Brazil  502 2 728 17 86
         
Oceania, total  778 1 677 30 44
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 2007 2008 2009
Total 12 876 8 374 5 402 6 527 14 431 17 226
Europe 11 523 4 716 1 435 1 629 2 011 1 568
Africa  464 1 229 1 624 1 826 4 896 7 180
Asia  731 2 138 2 106 2 540 6 560 7 157
North and Central America 12 2 10 13 12 13
South America 26  204 18 4 12 27
Oceania - 2 - - - 1
Stateless  120 85  209  515  940 1 280
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, 2009
  Per cent Total Male Female
Deaths, total  100.0 41 342 19 864 21 478
         
Diseases, total 93.7 38 746 18 313 20 433
Malignant tumours 25.5 10 544 5 463 4 901
Heart and circulatory diseases 32.6 13 489 6 203 7 286
Respiratory diseases 10.0 4 122 1 985 2 137
Other 25.6 10 591 4 482 6 109
         
Violent deaths, total 6.3 2 596 1 551 1 045
Accidents 4.8 1 989 1 114  875
Suicides 1.4  573  416  157
Homicides 0.1 31 18 13
Other 0.0 3 3 -
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
  2000 2009
Offence type Number Per 1 000 inhabitants Number Per 1 000 inhabitants
Total  424 918 94.9  397 581 82.8
Economic 8 280 1.8 7 369 1.5
Other offences for gain  221 577 49.5  187 854 39.1
Violent 23 572 5.3 26 108 5.4
Sexual 2 772 0.6 4 219 0.9
Narcotics 40 730 9.1 39 280 8.2
Damage to property 28 828 6.4 24 554 5.1
Environmental 3 383 0.8 3 080 0.6
Workplace environment  963 0.2  714 0.1
Traffic 56 391 12.6 61 294 12.8
Other 38 422 8.6 43 109 9.0
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/lovbrudda_en/

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