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Continued high population growth
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Continued high population growth

The population of Norway is projected to rise considerably in the period 2010 to 2060. The most important reason for this is continued high immigration. The immigration surplus is expected to decline in the next few years. Slightly higher fertility and life expectancy is expected than in the previous projections, which were published in June 2010.

From 2011 "Population projections. National and regional figures" and "Projection of immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents" will be published together as one.

Number of persons 67 years and older

Population size 1950-2060

The projections show that the population size is going to increase during the next 50 years, from 4.9 million in 2010 to about 7 million in 2060. The degree of uncertainty is high, especially concerning the future immigration flows.

The projections have been made on the basis of alternative assumptions about the projection components: fertility , life expectancy , internal migration (mobility) and net immigration . The assumptions have been named L (low), M (medium), H (high), K (constant, for life expectancy) and 0 (for internal migration and net immigration).

The main projection variant is called MMMM, meaning medium values for fertility, life expectancy, internal migration and net immigration. For the two variants yielding the highest and lowest population growth, the values for all components have been chosen to either give low growth, as in LLML, or high growth, as in HHMH. It is, however, quite unlikely that the actual development will follow these rather extreme alternatives simultaneously for an extended period.

Total fertility rates

Population by age and sex in 2060

For internal migration, we are using only one set of migration rates since variations in net immigration have a stronger effect on local population growth than likely variations in the internal migration rates.

The population is going to be much older in the long run (see the graph and the population pyramid). The number of people aged 67 and over fell from a peak of 620 000 in 1995 to slightly more than 600 000 in 2004 because the new pensioners were born in the 1930s, when the number of births was low. The number of people aged 67 and over will increase fast, from 625 000 in 2010 to around 1.5 million in 2060 - or more than twice the current level.

We have assumed slightly higher fertility than in the previous projection, which was published in June 2000, due to an increasing trend, see the figure and table. The total fertility rate has increased from 1.75 in 2002 to 1.98 in 2009, the highest level in Norway since 1975, when it was also 1.75.

Life expectancy at birth is assumed to increase from 78.6 years for men and 83.1 years for women in 2009, to between 84.0 and 90.2 years for men and between 87.1 and 93.4 years for women in 2060. This is based on the Lee-Carter model applied to observations for 1900-2008.

Net migration

Life expectancy at birth

The rapid immigration growth in recent years is related to low unemployment and economic growth in Norway, and has been facilitated by the admittance of ten East European countries to the European Union in 2004 and 2007. Citizens of these countries can work and live here almost without restriction due to Norway’s membership in the EEA (European Economic Cooperation Area).

The recent financial crisis has led to increasing unemployment in Norway and reduced demand for labour, especially in the construction sector. The net immigration has already peaked and is expected to fall rapidly in the coming years. A more restrictive immigration policy is also expected to contribute to this.

 
 
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Fertility. Total fertility rate (children per woman)      
20091.98     
2020-2060 1.71.952.1  
Life expectancy at birth (years). Men      
200978.60     
2060 84.087.190.2       78.60 
Life expectancy at birth (years). Women      
200983.05     
2060 87.190.393.483.05 
Net migration per year      
200938 637     
2010       32 000      34 500      39 000  
2011       27 300       30 000       36 000            0
2016-2060 14 00022 00031 000 0
Internal migration      
2010-2060. Migration pattern as in 2005-2009 1     0
 
1  A small gradual reduction of the mobility has been assumed for the years 2010-2014.

More detailed figures are available in the Statbank. The next set of projections is expected to be published in June 2011.

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