Demographics of Northern Norway

Statistics Norway demographic statistics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
176959,576—    
180179,134+32.8%
1855132,245+67.1%
1900259,315+96.1%
1950339,218+30.8%
2000464,328+36.9%
2010?464,665+0.1%
2020?475,701+2.4%
2030?489,019+2.8%
Source: Statistics Norway [1][2][3][4][5][6].

The following demographic statistics are from the Statistics Norway, unless otherwise indicated.

Age and sex distribution

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Age structure

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Norway
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(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)

Northern Norway
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(2009 est.)
0–14 years: 18.9% (male 44,848; female 42,315)
15–64 years: 65.5% (male 156,476; female 147,465)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male 32,017; female 40,304)

Population

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Population - comparative

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slightly larger than Malta, but slightly smaller than Luxembourg.

Population growth rate

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0.29% (in 2008)

Population growth rate - comparative

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slightly larger than United Kingdom, but slightly smaller than Denmark.

Total fertility rate

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1.98 children born/woman (2007)

Language

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Literacy

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