Norway
270 measures for Norway across 24 topics, from Eurostat, FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, OECD, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2004 and 2026, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
5,610,870 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$94,594 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
HICP inflation
2.8%
2025 · Eurostat
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Population and ageing
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Population on 1 January
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
8.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.45 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
19.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Median age of the population
40.8 years
2025 · Eurostat
Old-age dependency ratio
29.2 per 100 working-age people
2025 · Eurostat
Natural population change
1.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
5,519,167 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
39.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.40 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.11%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
5,610,870 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.69%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
19.1%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
15.9%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.45 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
9.7 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
7.9 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
83.6%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
1.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
53.9 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
15.3 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
0.98%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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Immigration
66,077 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
31,968 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
27,460 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
3,320 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
4.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
9.7 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
29,798 people
2025 · World Bank
International migrant stock
18.2%
2024 · World Bank
Personal remittances received
0.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment and occupations
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
14.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.0%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
34.8 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat
Part-time employment
23.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly youth unemployment
16.7%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Employment of older workers
72.6%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
65.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
62.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
62.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
5.0%
September 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
2.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
17.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
79.7%
2025 · World Bank
Wages and labour costs
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GDP per capita in euro
€83,860 per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
163 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
Real GDP growth
1.1%
2025 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
470,359 million €
2025 · Eurostat
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
0.7%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Labour productivity growth
0.6%
2025 · Eurostat
GDP growth, year on year
1.6%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
GDP in US dollars
US$530.8 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$94,594 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$95,173 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$97,310 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
1.1%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
55.0%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
23.2%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
37.3%
2025 · World Bank
Household consumption per person
US$39,799 per person
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
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HICP inflation
2.8%
2025 · Eurostat
HICP price index
139.20 (2015 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly HICP inflation
3.4%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Consumer price level index
134 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
Food price inflation (HICP)
5.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Energy price inflation (HICP)
2.3%
2025 · Eurostat
OECD monthly CPI inflation
3.4%
September 2026 · OECD
Consumer price inflation
3.0%
2025 · World Bank
Consumer price index
149.6 (2010 = 100)
2025 · World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
1.4%
2025 · World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
10.396 per US$
2025 · World Bank
Housing and households
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House price change
5.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Housing cost overburden rate
13.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Overcrowding rate
6.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Home ownership rate
80.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
1.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Average household size
2.0 people per household
2025 · Eurostat
House prices, quarterly
4.2%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Arrears on utility bills
3.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Slum population
0.0%
2022 · World Bank
Education and skills
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
6.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
56.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
21.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
100.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
81.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
1.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
7.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
98.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
14.5%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
5.4%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.5%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
95.5%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
98.7%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
116.3%
2024 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
320 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
507 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
7.6%p (Provisional)
2022 · Eurostat
Practising nurses
1,524 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Healthy life years at birth
64.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
20.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Adults with obesity
13.8%
2019 · Eurostat
Daily smokers
10.3%
2019 · Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
83.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
70.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
89
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
6.11 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
20.2%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
30.5%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
11.6 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
7.6%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
38.1%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
96%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
16.3%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
0.3 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
160.4 per 10,000 people
2023 · WHO
Dentists
8.79 per 10,000 people
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
84.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
81.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
9.4%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
2.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
1 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
4.98 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Hospital beds
3.3 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
96%
2024 · World Bank
Tobacco use
12.9%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
13.7%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$8,296 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
3 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Households with internet access
99.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Internet use in the last three months
98.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Daily internet use
95.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Basic digital skills
79.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Online shopping
92.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ICT specialists in employment
5.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Internet users
99.0%
2024 · World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
109 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
45.2 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Business and industry
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Industrial production
105.0 (2021 = 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Enterprise birth rate
10.8%
2024 · Eurostat
Monthly industrial production
-1.8%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Industry share of GDP
34.5%
2025 · World Bank
New businesses registered
30,147 companies
2024 · World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
40.6%
2024 · World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
6.1%
2025 · World Bank
Trade and investment
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Exports share of GDP
45.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
33.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
19.1%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
45.4%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
33.7%
2025 · World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
79.1%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
-1.3%
2025 · World Bank
Current account balance
14.1%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
25.4%
2024 · World Bank
Tourism and accommodation
About this topicTransport and mobility
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Car share of passenger transport
88.6%e (Estimated)
2024 · Eurostat
Car ownership
524 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Road traffic deaths
1.6 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Rail passenger transport
3,968 million passenger-km
2025 · Eurostat
Road share of inland freight transport
87.5%
2024 · Eurostat
New zero-emission cars
95.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Road traffic deaths
2.1 per 100,000 people
2019 · World Bank
Air passengers carried
12,277,222 passengers
2004 · World Bank
Energy and electricity
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Renewable energy share
82.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Renewable electricity share
122.0%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Energy import dependency
-677.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.1993 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Primary energy consumption
25.3 Mtoe
2024 · Eurostat
Access to electricity
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Clean cooking access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
61.4%
2021 · World Bank
Fossil electricity share
0.7%
2025 · World Bank
Net energy imports
-729.0%
2024 · World Bank
Climate and emissions
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person
8.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
44.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Temperature change
2.52e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
3.33e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
53.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
9.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
7.18 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
8.8 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
3.69 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
About this topicWater, sanitation and waste
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Municipal waste generated per person
721 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
46.9%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
2,368 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
99.1%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
98.0%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
2.0%
2022 · World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
70,000 m³ per person
2022 · World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
77.9%
2024 · World Bank
Agriculture, food and fisheries
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Area under organic farming
4.6%
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.91e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
1.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.86e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
122.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
1.6%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
4,220 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
2.7%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
2,329,285 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
98.6 (2014-16 = 100)
2024 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
193.2 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
364,270 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
11.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
16.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
23.7 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.39 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
26.5 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
21.6%
2023 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
0.2%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
12.2%
2021 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
0.2%
2023 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
0.4%
2023 · World Bank
Government finance and taxation
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Government spending
49.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
38.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
7.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.7%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
18.5%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on defence
2.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Government debt, quarterly
60.8%p (Provisional)
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Tax revenue
24.5%
2024 · World Bank
Central government expense
34.5%
2023 · World Bank
Science and innovation
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R&D spending share of GDP
1.79%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Researchers as a share of the labour force
1.35%d (Definition differs)
2024 · Eurostat
European patent applications
129.8p (Provisional) per million people
2025 · Eurostat
R&D spending share of GDP
1.85%
2023 · World Bank
Researchers per million people
7,451 per million people
2023 · World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
13,756 articles
2023 · World Bank
Crime, justice and public safety
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Intentional homicides
0.70 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Crime or vandalism in the area
5.9%
2023 · Eurostat
Robberies recorded by the police
27.4 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Burglaries recorded by the police
291.5 per 100,000 people
2014 · Eurostat
Thefts recorded by the police
2,100 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Intentional homicides
0.7 per 100,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Culture, society and wellbeing
About this topicRegions of Norway
Regional figures from Eurostat for the 7 NUTS 2 regions of Norway.