Norway Population Pyramid 1950
Norway in 1950
The population of Norway in 1950 was 3,265,191. Half of the population was younger than 32.6 years; 24.2% were children under 15 and 9.6% were 65 or older.
The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Norway had on average 1.40 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 83.1 years in 2023: 84.7 for women and 81.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,002,028 immigrants live in Norway, 18.0% of the population.
| Poland | 111,728 |
| Ukraine | 71,094 |
| Sweden | 53,689 |
| Lithuania | 44,319 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 34,690 |
120,582 people born in Norway live in other countries.
| Sweden | 39,914 |
| Denmark | 20,886 |
| Bangladesh | 19,278 |
| Poland | 13,563 |
| Australia | 3,910 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 3,265,191 | 32.6 | |
| Ireland | 2,912,654 | 30.0 | |
| Finland | 4,008,407 | 27.8 | |
| Lithuania | 2,432,996 | 26.2 | |
| Denmark | 4,268,405 | 31.7 |





