Norway's People | Norway People

Population: 4,593,041 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.5% (male 459,418/female 437,734) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 1,531,249/female 1,484,656) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 286,343/female 393,641) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 38.17 years male: 37.29 years female: 39.07 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.4% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 9.45 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 79.4 years male: 76.78 years female: 82.17 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.78 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 2,100 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Norwegian(s) adjective: Norwegian

Ethnic groups: Norwegian, Sami 20,000

Religions: Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)

Languages: Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%

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