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Norway
A Scandinavian nation stretching along the North Atlantic coast, Norway is famous for its dramatic fjords, Northern Lights, and midnight sun above the Arctic Circle. The capital Oslo is the cultural center, while Bergen is the gateway to the fjords. Norway is one of the world's wealthiest countries, thanks to North Sea oil managed through its sovereign wealth fund — the world's largest at over $1.5 trillion.
Major cities: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim
2024
5.6M
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2050
5.9M
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2100
5.4M
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~2200
3.0M
GPU
~2500
1.0M
GPU
Population5.6M
Fertility (TFR)1.41
Life expectancy83.5
Median age39.5
Infant mortality1.9 per 1,000
Pop. density15/km²
Urbanization83%
Youth share (0-14)17%
Land area364,270 km²
LanguageBokmål Norwegian
ReligionChristian
HDI0.970 (#2)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.27M | 2.52 | 71.6 | 19.2 | 9.1 | -3K | 1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.43M | 2.76 | 73.4 | 18.4 | 8.5 | +1K | 1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.58M | 2.85 | 73.6 | 17.0 | 9.1 | -1K | 0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.72M | 2.92 | 73.7 | 17.7 | 9.5 | -2K | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.88M | 2.51 | 74.1 | 16.7 | 10.0 | -1K | 0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.01M | 1.99 | 74.8 | 14.1 | 10.0 | +3K | 0.4% |
| 1980 | 4.09M | 1.72 | 75.7 | 12.5 | 10.1 | +4K | 0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.15M | 1.67 | 75.9 | 12.3 | 10.7 | +7K | 0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.24M | 1.93 | 76.6 | 14.4 | 10.9 | +2K | 0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.36M | 1.87 | 77.8 | 13.8 | 10.4 | +6K | 0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.49M | 1.85 | 78.7 | 13.2 | 9.8 | +10K | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.62M | 1.84 | 80.2 | 12.2 | 8.9 | +19K | 0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.89M | 1.94 | 81.0 | 12.4 | 8.5 | +43K | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.19M | 1.73 | 82.3 | 11.3 | 7.9 | +30K | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.38M | 1.48 | 83.2 | 9.9 | 7.5 | +11K | 0.2% |
| 2024Now | 5.58M | 1.41 | 83.5 | 9.4 | 7.7 | +44K | 0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.62M | 1.42 | 83.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | +30K | 0.2% |
| 2030 | 5.73M | 1.44 | 84.3 | 9.1 | 8.3 | +12K | 0.1% |
| 2035 | 5.80M | 1.45 | 84.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +12K | 0.0% |
| 2040 | 5.85M | 1.47 | 85.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 | +11K | -0.1% |
| 2045 | 5.89M | 1.48 | 86.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | +12K | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 5.90M | 1.50 | 86.8 | 8.7 | 10.6 | +12K | -0.2% |
| 2055 | 5.89M | 1.51 | 87.3 | 8.4 | 11.1 | +11K | -0.3% |
| 2060 | 5.86M | 1.51 | 87.9 | 8.2 | 11.5 | +11K | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 5.81M | 1.52 | 88.4 | 8.3 | 11.7 | +10K | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 5.77M | 1.53 | 88.9 | 8.4 | 11.7 | +10K | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 5.72M | 1.53 | 89.4 | 8.4 | 11.8 | +10K | -0.3% |
| 2080 | 5.67M | 1.54 | 90.0 | 8.3 | 12.1 | +10K | -0.4% |
| 2085 | 5.60M | 1.54 | 90.5 | 8.2 | 12.3 | +9K | -0.4% |
| 2090 | 5.54M | 1.55 | 91.0 | 8.1 | 12.1 | +9K | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 5.47M | 1.55 | 91.6 | 8.1 | 11.9 | +8K | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 5.41M | 1.55 | 92.1 | 8.2 | 12.1 | +8K | -0.4% |