Statistics Norway demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the
Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.
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, unless otherwise indicated.
Age and sex distribution
Age structure
= Norway
=
(2005 est.)
''0–14 years:'' 19.7% (male 466,243; female 443,075)
''15–64 years:'' 65.6% (male 1,234,384; female 1,486,887)
''65 years and over:'' 14.7% (male 285,389; female 392,331)
= Eastern Norway
=
(2009 est.)
''0–14 years:'' 18.6% (male 226,334; female 214,775)
''15–64 years:'' 64.5% (male 765,005; female 759,737)
''65 years and over:'' 16.9% (male 150,656; female 201,963)
Population
** 2,207,164 (January 1, 2000)
** 2,410,630 (July 1, 2009)
*
Population growth
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...
** 203,466 (8.44%)
Population - comparative
slightly larger than
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
, but slightly smaller than
Mongolia and
Jamaica.
Population growth rate
1.59% (in 2008)
Population growth rate - comparative
slightly larger than
India, but slightly smaller than
Turkmenistan.
Total fertility rate
1.85 children born/woman (2007)
Language
Literacy
''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write
''total population:'' 100%
''male:'' NA%
''female:'' NA%
{{Demographics of Norway
Demographics of Norway