Demographics of Norway

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date06 Apr 2024

There are 2.78 million males and 2.73 million females in Norway. The percentage of the male population is 50.48%, compared to 49.52% of the female population. Norway has 53k more males than females. The sex ratio in Norway in 2024 will be 101.941 males per 100 females. Norway is in the 192nd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Norway population

Year Population Growth (%)
19503,281,416-0.04
19553,429,0901.03
19603,581,5200.75
19653,723,5100.78
19703,875,5460.65
19754,007,4660.49
19804,085,7760.33
19854,152,6370.32
19904,241,6360.39
19954,359,3330.50
20004,491,2020.56
20054,623,6890.73
20104,889,7411.27
20155,190,3560.93
20205,379,8390.44
20215,403,0210.42
20225,434,3190.74
20235,474,3600.73
20245,514,4770.73
  • Total
  • Crude

Norway death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195029,55862,5298.96118.956
195529,12263,0098.49418.378
196032,48761,3079.06917.115
196535,29066,3809.47417.821
197038,68165,0129.98216.777
197540,02856,3119.99614.062
198041,32651,02710.12012.495
198544,33151,09710.68312.314
199046,04960,84710.85814.347
199545,19760,27010.37513.836
200044,01159,1979.81013.195
200541,21156,6268.93112.272
201041,41560,5998.50812.449
201540,75958,5827.87611.320
202040,57853,5887.5519.972
202141,87153,8687.7579.979
202241,98953,9887.7479.960
202342,38054,4647.7619.974
202442,81454,9657.7849.993
  • 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 (%)
00-04 140,897 133,312 274,209 4.97 105.690
05-09 152,464 143,589 296,052 5.37 106.181
10-14 164,041 156,157 320,199 5.81 105.049
15-19 169,404 161,381 330,784 6.00 104.971
20-24 172,085 163,379 335,464 6.08 105.329
25-29 185,408 174,512 359,920 6.53 106.244
30-34 198,274 190,123 388,397 7.04 104.287
35-39 194,281 185,907 380,188 6.89 104.504
40-44 185,393 174,935 360,327 6.53 105.978
45-49 180,541 171,394 351,935 6.38 105.337
50-54 193,249 184,227 377,476 6.85 104.897
55-59 187,391 178,537 365,928 6.64 104.959
60-64 163,876 158,748 322,624 5.85 103.230
65-69 147,275 147,578 294,853 5.35 99.795
70-74 127,116 131,130 258,245 4.68 96.939
75-79 111,632 120,388 232,019 4.21 92.727
80-84 63,961 77,038 141,000 2.56 83.025
85-89 31,479 46,314 77,793 1.41 67.969
90-94 12,098 23,701 35,798 0.65 51.044
95-99 2,624 7,335 9,960 0.18 35.774
100+ 249 1,057 1,306 0.02 23.557
Total 2,783,738 2,730,742 5,514,477 101.941