Norway - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Norway was 5,379,475 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,379,475 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,581,239 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 3,581,239
1961 3,609,800
1962 3,638,918
1963 3,666,537
1964 3,694,339
1965 3,723,168
1966 3,753,012
1967 3,784,539
1968 3,816,486
1969 3,847,707
1970 3,875,763
1971 3,903,039
1972 3,933,004
1973 3,960,612
1974 3,985,258
1975 4,007,313
1976 4,026,152
1977 4,043,205
1978 4,058,671
1979 4,072,517
1980 4,085,620
1981 4,099,702
1982 4,114,787
1983 4,128,432
1984 4,140,099
1985 4,152,516
1986 4,167,354
1987 4,186,905
1988 4,209,488
1989 4,226,901
1990 4,241,473
1991 4,261,732
1992 4,286,401
1993 4,311,991
1994 4,336,613
1995 4,359,184
1996 4,381,336
1997 4,405,157
1998 4,431,464
1999 4,461,913
2000 4,490,967
2001 4,513,751
2002 4,538,159
2003 4,564,855
2004 4,591,910
2005 4,623,291
2006 4,660,677
2007 4,709,153
2008 4,768,212
2009 4,828,726
2010 4,889,252
2011 4,953,088
2012 5,018,573
2013 5,079,623
2014 5,137,232
2015 5,188,607
2016 5,234,519
2017 5,276,968
2018 5,311,916
2019 5,347,896
2020 5,379,475

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Norway was 2,660,602 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,660,602 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,797,400 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,797,400
1961 1,811,646
1962 1,826,243
1963 1,840,183
1964 1,854,320
1965 1,869,103
1966 1,884,518
1967 1,900,887
1968 1,917,531
1969 1,933,804
1970 1,948,448
1971 1,962,625
1972 1,978,103
1973 1,992,388
1974 2,005,268
1975 2,016,974
1976 2,027,198
1977 2,036,640
1978 2,045,376
1979 2,053,360
1980 2,061,011
1981 2,069,200
1982 2,077,916
1983 2,085,855
1984 2,092,615
1985 2,099,510
1986 2,107,328
1987 2,117,263
1988 2,128,548
1989 2,137,180
1990 2,144,423
1991 2,154,633
1992 2,167,123
1993 2,180,058
1994 2,192,372
1995 2,203,443
1996 2,214,031
1997 2,225,227
1998 2,237,575
1999 2,252,100
2000 2,266,121
2001 2,277,264
2002 2,289,408
2003 2,302,579
2004 2,315,385
2005 2,329,544
2006 2,345,801
2007 2,366,849
2008 2,392,635
2009 2,418,878
2010 2,445,123
2011 2,473,069
2012 2,501,872
2013 2,528,608
2014 2,553,889
2015 2,576,388
2016 2,596,542
2017 2,615,346
2018 2,630,707
2019 2,646,723
2020 2,660,602

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Norway was 49.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.57 in 1987, while its lowest value was 49.46 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.19
1961 50.19
1962 50.19
1963 50.19
1964 50.19
1965 50.20
1966 50.21
1967 50.23
1968 50.24
1969 50.26
1970 50.27
1971 50.28
1972 50.29
1973 50.31
1974 50.32
1975 50.33
1976 50.35
1977 50.37
1978 50.40
1979 50.42
1980 50.45
1981 50.47
1982 50.50
1983 50.52
1984 50.55
1985 50.56
1986 50.57
1987 50.57
1988 50.57
1989 50.56
1990 50.56
1991 50.56
1992 50.56
1993 50.56
1994 50.55
1995 50.55
1996 50.53
1997 50.51
1998 50.49
1999 50.47
2000 50.46
2001 50.45
2002 50.45
2003 50.44
2004 50.42
2005 50.39
2006 50.33
2007 50.26
2008 50.18
2009 50.09
2010 50.01
2011 49.93
2012 49.85
2013 49.78
2014 49.71
2015 49.65
2016 49.60
2017 49.56
2018 49.52
2019 49.49
2020 49.46

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Norway was 2,718,873 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,718,873 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,783,839 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,783,839
1961 1,798,154
1962 1,812,675
1963 1,826,354
1964 1,840,019
1965 1,854,065
1966 1,868,494
1967 1,883,652
1968 1,898,955
1969 1,913,903
1970 1,927,315
1971 1,940,414
1972 1,954,901
1973 1,968,224
1974 1,979,990
1975 1,990,339
1976 1,998,954
1977 2,006,565
1978 2,013,295
1979 2,019,157
1980 2,024,609
1981 2,030,502
1982 2,036,871
1983 2,042,577
1984 2,047,484
1985 2,053,006
1986 2,060,026
1987 2,069,642
1988 2,080,940
1989 2,089,721
1990 2,097,050
1991 2,107,099
1992 2,119,278
1993 2,131,933
1994 2,144,241
1995 2,155,741
1996 2,167,305
1997 2,179,930
1998 2,193,889
1999 2,209,813
2000 2,224,846
2001 2,236,487
2002 2,248,751
2003 2,262,276
2004 2,276,525
2005 2,293,747
2006 2,314,876
2007 2,342,304
2008 2,375,577
2009 2,409,848
2010 2,444,129
2011 2,480,019
2012 2,516,701
2013 2,551,015
2014 2,583,343
2015 2,612,219
2016 2,637,977
2017 2,661,622
2018 2,681,209
2019 2,701,173
2020 2,718,873

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Norway was 50.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.43 in 1987.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.81
1961 49.81
1962 49.81
1963 49.81
1964 49.81
1965 49.80
1966 49.79
1967 49.77
1968 49.76
1969 49.74
1970 49.73
1971 49.72
1972 49.71
1973 49.69
1974 49.68
1975 49.67
1976 49.65
1977 49.63
1978 49.60
1979 49.58
1980 49.55
1981 49.53
1982 49.50
1983 49.48
1984 49.45
1985 49.44
1986 49.43
1987 49.43
1988 49.43
1989 49.44
1990 49.44
1991 49.44
1992 49.44
1993 49.44
1994 49.45
1995 49.45
1996 49.47
1997 49.49
1998 49.51
1999 49.53
2000 49.54
2001 49.55
2002 49.55
2003 49.56
2004 49.58
2005 49.61
2006 49.67
2007 49.74
2008 49.82
2009 49.91
2010 49.99
2011 50.07
2012 50.15
2013 50.22
2014 50.29
2015 50.35
2016 50.40
2017 50.44
2018 50.48
2019 50.51
2020 50.54

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population