Short facts about people of Norway

Population:

4,503,440 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  19.99% (male 462,673; female 437,514) 15-64 years:  64.91% (male 1,482,346; female 1,440,832) 65 years and over:  15.1% (male 282,307; female 397,768) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.49% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

12.6 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.71 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

3.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  78.79 years male:  75.87 years female:  81.92 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.81 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

1,600 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

8 (1999)

Nationality:

noun:  Norwegian(s) adjective:  Norwegian

Ethnic groups:

Norwegian (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic), Sami 20,000

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)

Languages:

Norwegian (official) note:  small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  100% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook