Norway Population Pyramid 1991
Norway in 1991
In 1991, Norway had a total population of 4,261,622 people. That is 4.0% more than in 1981, when the population stood at 4,099,671.
With a median age of 35.5 years, Norway had a youth dependency ratio of 29.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 25.2 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 4,261,623 | 35.5 | |
| Lithuania | 3,701,408 | 32.9 | |
| Ireland | 3,534,260 | 29.6 | |
| Finland | 5,013,880 | 36.7 | |
| Denmark | 5,154,345 | 37.3 |





