Minifacts about Norway 2009

 

3. Demographics, health and crime



Population and population changes
  1995 2008
Population1  4 369 957 4 799 252
Inhabitants per km2 land area 14 16
     
Live births, total 60 292 60 497
Male 31 006 31 136
Female 29 286 29 361
Live births per 1 000 inhabitants 13.8 13
     
Deaths, total 45 190 41 712
Male 23 020 20 322
Female 22 170 21 390
Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants 10.3 9
     
Excess of births 15 103 18 785
In-migration 25 678 66 961
Out-migration 19 312 23 615
Net in-migration 6 366 43 346
Population growth 21 547 62 081
Population growth. Per cent 0.5 1.3
1  Population as of 1 Jan. 1996 and 1 Jan. 2009.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/

Registered population, 1 Jan. 2009 and projected 2010-2060 (medium growth rate assumed). 1 000
Age 2009 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Total 4 799 4 851 5 382 5 848 6 221 6 553 6 874
0-5 years of age  357  360  395  420  422  441  458
6-15 years of age  618  620  646  699  724  733  767
16-66 years of age 3 208 3 248 3 530 3 712 3 838 4 007 4 129
67 years of age and older  617  623  810 1 017 1 238 1 373 1 521
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkfram_en/

Counties and selected municipalities, 1 Jan. 2009
County Municipalitiy Number of municipalities Area1  . Km2 Per cent Population Per cent
Mainland  430  323 802  100.0 4 799 252  100.0
Østfold 18 4 182 1.3  268 584 5.6
Sarpsborg    406   51 723  
Fredrikstad    288   72 760  
Akershus 22 4 918 1.5  527 625 11.0
Bærum    192    109 700  
Oslo 1  454 0.1  575 475 12.0
Hedmark 22 27 397 8.5  190 071 4.0
Hamar    351   28 211  
Ringsaker   1 281   32 402  
Oppland 26 25 192 7.8  184 288 3.8
Lillehammer    477   26 104  
Gjøvik    672   28 611  
Buskerud 21 14 910 4.6  254 634 5.3
Drammen    137   61 405  
Ringerike   1 552   28 645  
Vestfold 14 2 224 0.7  229 134 4.8
Sandefjord    121   42 654  
Larvik    535   42 124  
Telemark 18 15 299 4.7  167 548 3.5
Porsgrunn    165   34 377  
Skien    779   51 359  
Aust-Agder 15 9 157 2.8  107 359 2.2
Grimstad    303   20 111  
Arendal    270   41 241  
Vest-Agder 15 7 276 2.2  168 233 3.5
Kristiansand    277   80 109  
Mandal    222   14 543  
Rogaland 26 9 378 2.9  420 574 8.8
Sandnes    305   63 431  
Stavanger   71    121 610  
Hordaland 33 15 460 4.8  469 681 9.8
Bergen    465    252 051  
Sogn og Fjordane 26 18 623 5.8  106 457 2.2
Førde    586   11 838  
Møre og Romsdal 36 15 121 4.7  248 727 5.2
Molde    363   24 544  
Ålesund   98   42 317  
Sør-Trøndelag 25 18 848 5.8  286 729 6.0
Trondheim    342    168 257  
Nord-Trøndelag 24 22 412 6.9  130 708 2.7
Steinkjer   1 564   20 868  
Nordland 44 38 456 11.9  235 380 4.9
Bodø   1 392   46 495  
Rana   4 460   25 281  
Troms Romsa 25 25 877 8.0  155 553 3.2
Harstad    372   23 126  
Tromsø   2 566   66 513  
Finnmark Finnmárku 19 48 618 15.0 72 399 1.5
Sør-Varanger   3 968   9 518  
Alta   3 849   18 272  
1  Including lakes.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkemengde_en/

Population by gender, age and marital status. 1 Jan. 2009



Source:  Statistics Norway.
 

Fertility rates in selected countries, 2006
USA 2.07
Iceland 2.05
France 2.00
Ireland 1.90
Norway 1.90
Sweden 1.90
Finland 1.80
Denmark 1.80
UK 1.80
Switzerland 1.42
Spain 1.40
Portugal 1.35
Italy1  1.32
Germany 1.30
Poland 1.27
1  2005.
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
More information: http://www.ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/whosis/

Fertility rates by county, 2007



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, 2006
  Female Male
Japan 86 79
Switzerland 84 79
Italy 84 78
France 84 77
Spain 84 78
Sweden 83 79
Iceland 83 80
Norway 83 78
Finland 83 76
Greece 82 77
Denmark 81 76
USA 80 75
Poland 80 71
Russia 73 60
Source: World Health Organization.
More information: http://www.who.int/whosis/

Married and cohabiting couples, with and without children
  1990 2008
Couples, total  973 000 1 073 000
Married couples1  total  871 000  832 000
Without children2   467 000  490 000
With children2   404 000  342 000
     
Cohabiting couples, total  102 000  241 000
Without children2  52 000  100 000
With children2  50 000  140 000
1  Including registered partners.
2  Children = under 18, unmarried and living at home.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/

New marriages, registered partnerships and divorces



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

Adopted children1



1 Three-year sliding average.
Source:  Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/adopsjon_en/

Most popular names given to children in 2008
  Boys' names Girls' names
1 Lukas Linnea
2 Mathias Emma
3 Markus Sara
4 Emil Thea
5 Kristian Nora
6 Jonas Ida
7 Magnus Sofie
8 Oliver Ingrid
9 Tobias Leah
10 Alexander Julie
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/navn_en/

Immigrant population1  and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents2 
  1995 2008
National background3  Immigrant population1  Immigrants and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents2  Immigrant population1  Immigrants and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents2 
Total  186 039  215 048  380 644  459 614
         
Immigrant population and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents, per cent of total population 4.3 5.0 8.0 9.7
         
Europe, total 92 887 99 737  185 517  203 098
Sweden 13 860 14 414 25 081 26 244
Denmark 17 265 18 489 17 775 19 220
Poland 5 015 5 576 30 636 32 069
Bosnia-Herzegovina4  9 409 9 664 13 130 15 649
Germany 6 761 7 134 16 348 17 472
UK 10 247 10 756 11 145 11 784
Russia4   788  807 11 869 12 823
Finland 4 173 4 399 6 057 6 528
Netherlands 2 872 3 197 5 422 5 998
Iceland 2 349 2 542 3 225 3 586
France 1 904 1 980 2 981 3 171
Hungary 1 260 1 602 1 532 1 923
Spain 1 096 1 176 1 677 1 789
Italy  922  977 1 514 1 597
Serbia and Montenegro4  7 580 9 064 . .
Kosovo4  . . 8 238 11 052
Serbia4  . . 2 302 2 807
Other Europe 7 386 7 960 26 585 29 386
         
Africa, total 14 433 17 579 43 036 56 376
Somalia 3 328 3 995 16 208 21 795
Morocco 3 026 4 194 4 636 7 553
Ethiopia 1 875 2 261 3 148 3 856
Eritrea 43 46 2 608 3 440
Ghana 1 099 1 322 1 362 1 809
Other Africa 5 105 5 807 15 074 17 923
         
Asia, including Turkey, total 60 918 78 485  128 409  174 040
Pakistan 11 507 18 773 16 110 29 134
Iraq 2 337 2 536 18 132 22 881
Vietnam 10 520 13 331 12 571 19 226
Iran 7 099 7 793 12 626 15 134
Sri Lanka 5 951 7 113 8 264 13 063
Philippines 3 974 4 513 9 671 10 817
Thailand 1 925 1 996 9 448 9 750
India 3 704 5 161 5 849 8 484
Afghanistan  359  430 7 054 8 012
China 2 728 3 073 5 160 6 124
Lebanon  964 1 166 1 543 2 248
Turkey 5 922 8 043 9 819 15 003
Other Asia 3 928 4 557 12 162 14 164
         
North and Central America, total 10 028 10 405 10 967 11 494
USA 8 078 8 350 6 918 7 171
Canada 1 018 1 053 1 322 1 362
Other North and Central America  932 1 002 2 727 2 961
         
South America, total 6 993 8 034 11 300 13 157
Chile 5 074 5 961 5 797 7 279
Brazil  502  519 2 081 2 150
Other South America 1 919 2 073 3 422 3 728
         
Oceania, total  778  808 1 415 1 449
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 problematic due to border changes.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/innvbef_en/

Asylum seekers arriving in Norway, by nationality
Citizenship 1993 1998 2005 2006 2007
Total 12 876 8 374 5 402 5 320 6 527
Europe 11 523 4 716 1 435 1 183 1 629
Africa  464 1 229 1 624 1 759 1 826
Asia  731 2 138 2 106 2 127 2 540
North and Central America 12 2 10 7 13
South America 26  204 18 6 4
Oceania - 2 - 1 -
Stateless  120 85  209  237  515
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:  Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Tobacco Dept.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/royk_en/ and http://www.shdir.no/tobakk/english/

Causes of death, 2006
  Per cent Total Male Female
Deaths, total  100.0 41 242 19 621 21 621
         
Diseases, total 94.2 38 841 18 173 20 668
Malignant tumours 25.3 10 440 5 472 4 968
Heart and circulatory diseases 35.5 14 654 6 595 8 059
Respiratory diseases 9.6 3 962 1 938 2 024
Other 23.7 9 785 4 168 5 617
         
Violent deaths, total 5.8 2 401 1 448  953
Accidents 4.4 1 824 1 037  787
Suicides 1.3  532  391  141
Homicides 0.1 45 20 25
Other - - - -
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
  1998 2007
Offence type Number Per 1 000 inhabitants Number Per 1 000 inhabitants
Total  415 472 94.0  398 199 85.1
Economic 7 502 1.7 7 137 1.5
Other offences for gain  219 949 49.8  180 337 38.5
Violent 19 839 4.5 25 702 5.5
Sexual 2 945 0.7 3 802 0.8
Narcotics 35 144 8.0 40 755 8.7
Damage to property 30 470 6.9 23 354 5.0
Environmental 3 813 0.9 2 592 0.6
Workplace environment 1 260 0.3  869 0.2
Traffic 57 370 13.0 68 748 14.7
Other 37 180 8.4 44 903 9.6
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/lovbrudda_en/

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