| Population | 4,627,926 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19% (male 450,612/female 430,126)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 1,552,473/female 1,507,638)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male 291,659/female 395,418) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 38.7 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 39.6 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.363% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 11.27 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 9.37 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.738 male(s)/female
total population: 0.984 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.67 years
male: 77.04 years
female: 82.46 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.78 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 2,100 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian |
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| Ethnic groups | Norwegian, Sami 20,000 |
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| Religions | Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004) |
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| Languages | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% |
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