Population 4,525,116 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20% (male 464,789; female 439,117)
15-64 years: 65% (male 1,491,720; female 1,451,450)
65 years and over: 15% (male 281,551; female 396,489) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.47% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12.39 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 9.78 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.94 years
female: 82.07 years (2002 est.)
male: 76.01 years

Total fertility rate 1.8 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA% (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, 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%

NOTE: The information regarding Norway on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Norway People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norway People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.