Key demographics
- Population
- 5.6M
- Density
- 14.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.970 (Very High)
- Gini index (2018)
- 27.6
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.45
- Urban population (2025)
- 83.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 80.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 53.8%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 83.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 23.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.45
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.0 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Norsk nynorsk |
| Norwegian Bokmål | Norsk bokmål |
| Sami | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 68.5% |
| No religion | 27.3% |
| Islam | 3.4% |
| Other | 0.8% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Norwegian | 78.6% |
| Non-norwegian | 21.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Norwegian
- Demonym (female)
- Norwegian
- National anthem
- Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 71.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 9.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 2.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 89/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 3.3/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 4.98/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 16.51/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $8,296
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 13.7%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 5.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 514
- Internet users (2024)
- 99.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 109.4/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 45.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 35,470/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 45.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 386,224 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +47
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .no
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Norway has a red field with a large white-edged navy blue cross that extends to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
- National anthem
- Ja, vi elsker dette landet
- National holiday
- Constitution Day