Age structure:
0-14 years:
20% (male 459,608; female 434,809)
15-64 years:
65% (male 1,472,974; female 1,430,526)
65 years and over:
15% (male 283,741; female 399,504) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.5% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 12.79 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.89 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 3.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.65 years
male:
75.73 years
female:
81.77 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Norwegian(s)
adjective:
Norwegian
Ethnic groups: Norwegian (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic), Lapps (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 Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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