Demographics of Northern Norway

Statistics Norway demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the Statistics Norway, unless otherwise indicated.

Age and sex distribution

Age structure

Norway

(2005 est.) 0–14 years: 19.7% (male 466,243; female 443,075) 15–64 years: 65.6% (male 1,234,384; female 1,486,887) 65 years and over: 14.7% (male 285,389; female 392,331)

Northern Norway

(2009 est.) 0–14 years: 18.9% (male 44,848; female 42,315) 15–64 years: 65.5% (male 156,476; female 147,465) 65 years and over: 15.6% (male 32,017; female 40,304)

Population

464,328 (January 1, 2000) 464,649 (July 1, 2009) Population growth 321 (0.06%)

Population - comparative slightly larger than Malta, but slightly smaller than Luxembourg.

Population growth rate

0.29% (in 2008)

Population growth rate - comparative slightly larger than United Kingdom, but slightly smaller than Denmark.

Total fertility rate

1.98 children born/woman (2007)

Language

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%