Population in Norway

Norway

5 391 369

people

As of September 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Norway is 5 391 369 people, including children under the age of 6 - 546 550 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 628 768 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 654 377 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 2 310 876 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 013 577 people, and the centenarians in Norway over 80 years old - 237 220 people.

117

place is occupied by Norway in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Norway by age groups

Children under 6 years old

546 550 / 10.14%

Teenagers from 7 to 17

628 768 / 11.66%

Young people from 18 to 29

654 377 / 12.14%

Adults from 30 to 59

2 310 876 / 42.86%

Elderly over 60

1 013 577 / 18.8%

Centenarians over 80

237 220 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population in Norway

Total in Norway permanent residents 2 560 900 men (47.5%) and 2 830 469 women (52.5%).

Age

Men

Women

Percentage of women

0 – 4

168 210 / 6.1%

134 569 / 5.6%

47.7%

5 – 9

168 210 / 6.1%

131 981 / 5.5%

47.5%

10 - 14

150 095 / 5.4%

119 042 / 5%

47.5%

15 - 19

126 805 / 4.5%

103 515 / 4.4%

48%

20 - 24

150 095 / 5.4%

124 218 / 5.2%

49%

25 - 29

222 555 / 8.2%

186 326 / 7.6%

48.9%

30 - 34

217 380 / 8%

186 326 / 7.6%

49.4%

35 - 39

199 265 / 7.3%

181 150 / 7.4%

51.1%

40 - 44

183 737 / 6.7%

170 799 / 7%

51.5%

45 - 49

168 210 / 6.1%

157 860 / 6.5%

51.8%

50 - 54

191 501 / 7%

191 502 / 7.8%

53.6%

55 - 59

201 852 / 7.4%

219 968 / 8.9%

55.5%

60 - 64

168 210 / 6.1%

196 678 / 8%

57.3%

65 - 69

116 453 / 4.1%

155 272 / 6.4%

60.4%

70 - 74

49 169 / 1.5%

82 812 / 3.6%

65.8%

75 - 79

62 108 / 2%

129 393 / 5.4%

70%

80+

43 993 / 1.3%

116 454 / 4.9%

75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents in Norway: have higher education 22.7% (1 223 841 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (156 350 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (1 924 719 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (846 445 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (469 049 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (442 092 people), have no education — 0.4% (21 565 people), illiterate — 0.6% (32 348 people).

Higher education

1 223 841 / 22.7%

Incomplete higher

156 350 / 2.9%

Secondary vocational

1 924 719 / 35.7%

Elementary school

846 445 / 15.7%

Middle school

469 049 / 8.7%

High school

442 092 / 8.2%

Without education

21 565 / 0.4%

Illiterate

32 348 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Norway

Total in Norway the number of officially employed population is 3 504 390 people (65%), pensioners 1 455 670 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 269 568 people (5%).

Employed population

3 504 390 / 65%

Unemployed

269 568 / 5%

Pensioners

1 455 670 / 27%

Disability

Total in Norway have a disability 513 797 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 79 253 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 200 559 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 192 472 (3.57.%), disabled children 41 514 (0.77.%).

Total disabled

513 797 / 9.53%

Disabled of the group I

79 253 / 1.47%

Disabled of the group II

200 559 / 3.72%

Disabled of the group III

192 472 / 3.57%

Disabled children

41 514 / 0.77%

More in Norway