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Nationality:
noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective:
Norwegian
Ethnic groups:
Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate)
Languages:
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
note:
Sami is official in six municipalities
Religions:
Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
Population:
4,707,270 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.7% (male 425,815/female 408,243)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13.4% (male 320,648/female 308,126)
25-54 years:
40% (male 951,740/female 931,408)
55-64 years:
12.5% (male 296,540/female 291,933)
65 years and over:
16.4% (male 339,305/female 433,512) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
39.4 years
female:
41.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.327% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.8 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
9.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 79% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
OSLO (capital) 875,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 168
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 210
male:
3.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.32 years
country comparison to the world: 27
male:
77.65 years
female:
83.14 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.77 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.7% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
4.076 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.52 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
