Demographics of Norway

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date13 Oct 2024

As of 2024, the population of Norway is projected at 5.58 million, compared to 5.52 million in 2023. It ranks 119th in the world by population and 24th in Europe. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.96 percent, the 110th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 2.81 million males and 2.77 million females in Norway. The percentage of the male population is 50.4%, compared to 49.6% of the female population. Norway has 44k more males than females. The sex ratio in Norway in 2024 will be 101.596 males per 100 females. Norway is in the 184th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Norway population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19501,617,9341,647,2573,265,1910.9398.220
19551,705,9251,722,6013,428,5261.0399.032
19601,784,2971,796,8243,581,1210.7599.303
19651,854,9301,868,2423,723,1720.7899.287
19701,927,9201,947,4253,875,3450.6598.998
19751,990,6502,016,7164,007,3650.4998.708
19802,024,7362,060,8674,085,6040.3398.247
19852,053,1722,099,2274,152,4000.3297.806
19902,097,1482,144,2914,241,4400.3997.801
19952,155,4162,203,5774,358,9930.4997.814
20002,224,1642,266,7044,490,8670.5698.123
20052,292,9382,330,1864,623,1240.7398.402
20102,443,7012,445,4614,889,1621.2799.928
20152,611,8942,577,8785,189,7710.93101.320
20202,712,7852,666,4885,379,2740.44101.736
20212,728,1952,679,8965,408,0910.63101.802
20222,751,2632,705,5395,456,8011.16101.690
20232,780,9222,738,2455,519,1671.11101.559
20242,810,4072,766,2535,576,6600.96101.596
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195071.58831.5452.523
195573.43132.6452.758
196073.56433.3652.847
196573.72633.1372.925
197074.07031.8412.512
197574.81731.1821.986
198075.67332.3651.722
198575.93333.6121.675
199076.58634.3761.932
199577.79735.0861.873
200078.69235.8041.854
200580.16936.8921.835
201081.03937.6781.941
201582.27338.1761.728
202083.19539.0431.482
202183.16639.2861.560
202282.63139.4361.415
202383.30839.5401.405
202483.46039.6681.410
  • Total
  • Crude

Norway death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195029,56162,8339.05319.243
195529,08763,1138.48418.408
196032,45760,8349.06316.987
196535,27065,9289.47317.707
197038,68264,7899.98116.718
197540,05256,3339.99514.057
198041,35550,99110.12212.481
198544,34150,99710.67912.281
199046,08560,90810.86514.360
199545,17960,32710.36413.840
200044,03159,1709.80513.176
200541,19656,4548.91112.211
201041,43860,6518.47512.405
201540,75658,6107.85311.293
202040,59153,0297.5469.858
202141,91556,0337.75010.361
202245,61451,0788.3599.360
202344,14351,5457.9989.339
202443,09552,5167.7289.417
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Norway

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,647,5921,617,68150.458
19551,722,8161,707,52450.223
19601,788,3991,794,10849.920
19652,144,1021,580,36157.568
19702,534,7981,341,26265.396
19752,732,9421,275,08968.187
19802,882,5311,203,54570.545
19852,961,5881,191,51771.310
19903,056,1801,191,10571.956
19953,222,2781,144,71773.787
20003,420,4091,078,95876.020
20053,598,2101,034,15477.675
20103,864,8111,021,06779.102
20154,216,608983,22881.091
20204,521,838927,85582.974
20214,582,847917,22383.323
20224,644,576906,90783.664
20234,706,745896,84483.995
20244,768,820886,93484.318
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Norway population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 141,102 134,196 275,298 4.94 105.146
05-09 155,228 146,254 301,481 5.41 106.136
10-14 167,117 158,895 326,012 5.85 105.174
15-19 173,193 164,404 337,597 6.05 105.346
20-24 175,814 167,218 343,031 6.15 105.141
25-29 190,674 180,819 371,493 6.66 105.450
30-34 203,162 194,893 398,055 7.14 104.243
35-39 196,851 189,260 386,111 6.92 104.011
40-44 186,590 177,901 364,492 6.54 104.884
45-49 181,276 173,658 354,934 6.36 104.387
50-54 193,667 185,855 379,522 6.81 104.203
55-59 187,438 179,708 367,147 6.58 104.301
60-64 164,076 159,822 323,898 5.81 102.662
65-69 147,208 148,300 295,509 5.30 99.264
70-74 126,946 131,405 258,351 4.63 96.607
75-79 111,292 120,180 231,472 4.15 92.604
80-84 64,016 76,920 140,935 2.53 83.224
85-89 30,765 45,610 76,375 1.37 67.452
90-94 11,349 23,032 34,382 0.62 49.275
95-99 2,421 6,935 9,356 0.17 34.910
100+ 224 987 1,210 0.02 22.695
Total 2,810,409 2,766,252 5,576,661 101.596