| Population: |
4,503,440 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.49% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
12.6 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
2.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
3.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
78.79 years
male:
75.87 years
female:
81.92 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.81 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
1,600 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
8 (1999)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Norwegian(s)
adjective:
Norwegian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Norwegian (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic), Sami 20,000
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| Religions: |
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
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| Languages: |
Norwegian (official)
note:
small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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