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Norway
Community
Area 323,802 square kilometres (304,282 square kilometres land area)
Population,
140,000 (1500)
440,000 (1665)
616,000 (1735)
622,000 (1745)
671,000 (1755)
720,000 (1765)
741,000 (1775)
790,000 (1785)
843,000 (1795)
883,000 (1801)
885,431 (1815)
1,600,000 (1860)
1,806,900 (1875)
1,999,176 (1891)
2,239,880 (1900)
2,814,194 (1930)
3,123,883 (1946)
3,278,546 (1950)
3,581,234 (1960) +9.2%
3,874,133 (1970) +8.2%
4,092,340 (1980) +5.6%
4,247,546 (1990) +3.8%
4,490,467 (2000) +5.7%
4,889,252 (2010) +8.9%
5,380,000 (2020) +10.0%
Ethnicity, %
|
|
European (Non-Norwegian |
Non European |
Norwegian (inc. Sami) |
|
1930 |
1.1 |
>0.1 |
98,8 |
|
2007 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
94.4 |
|
2012 |
8.0 |
6.0* |
86.0 |
*Around 40% of these were from Poland or Lithuania
Religion, %
|
|
Christian Lutheran |
Christian Other Protestant |
Christian R C |
Muslim |
No Religion |
|
1990 |
88.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
9.0 |
|
2000 |
86.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
2013 |
76.1 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
13.0 |
Birth and death rates Below replacement rate = 2.1
|
|
Fertility Rate |
Birth Rate |
Infant Mortality |
Death Rate |
% Aged Under 15 |
% Aged Over 65 |
% Urban |
|
1741 |
|
|
|
41.0 |
|
|
|
|
1742 |
|
|
|
52.0 |
|
|
|
|
1748 |
|
|
|
32.0 |
|
|
|
|
1751 |
|
34.0 (+9.0) |
88.0 |
25.0 |
|
|
|
|
1763 |
|
|
|
36.0 |
|
|
|
|
1801 |
|
28.0 (+4.0) |
|
24.0 |
|
|
3.3 |
|
1851 |
|
33.0 (+16.0) |
|
17.0 |
|
|
5.3 |
|
1880 |
|
|
104.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.7 |
|
1900 |
|
27.0 (+13.0) |
90.0 |
14.0 |
35.4 |
|
24.0 |
|
1911 |
|
25.4 (+12.1) |
|
13.3 |
|
|
|
|
1930 |
|
15.2 (+4.8) |
45.0 |
10.4 |
|
|
28.2 |
|
1952 |
|
19.0 (+11.0) |
23.0 |
8.0 |
24.4 |
9.7 |
42.2 |
|
1962 |
2.9 |
17.0 (+7.6) |
17.5 |
9.4 |
25.6 |
11.4 |
52.6 |
|
1970 |
2.5 |
17.0 (+7.0) |
13.0 |
10.0 |
24.5 |
12.9 |
65.4 |
|
1980 |
1.7 |
12.5 (+2.4 ) |
8.0 |
10.1 |
22.2 |
14.7 |
70.5 |
|
1990 |
1.9 |
14.0 (+3.0) |
7.0 |
11.0 |
18.9 |
16.4 |
72.0 |
|
2000 |
1.9 |
13.2 (+3.4) |
4.0 |
9.8 |
20.0 |
15.3 |
76.1 |
|
2010 |
2.0 |
13.0 (+4.5) |
2.6 |
8.5 |
18.8 |
14.9 |
79.1 |
|
2015 |
1.7 |
11.4 (+3.6) |
2.2 |
7.8 |
18.0 |
16.3 |
80.5 |
|
2017 |
1.7 |
10.7 (+3.0) |
2.1 |
7.7 |
|
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
17.5 |
17.1 |
82.2 |
Life expectancy,
52.0 (1900), 50.0 (M), 54.0 (F)
72.7 (1952); 71.3 (M), 75.0 (F)
73.6 (1960); 71.0 (M), 75.8 (F)
74.1 (1970), 71.0 (M), 77.3 (F)
75.7 (1980): 72.3 (M), 79.1 (F)
76.5 (1990); 73.4 (M), 79.8 (F)
78.6 (2000); 76.0 (M), 81.4 (F)
81.0 (2010); 78.9 (M), 83.2 (F)
82.5 (2020); 80.5 (M), 84.4 (F)
Population of principal cities, 1,000s MA = Metropolitan Area
|
|
Bergen1 |
OSLO2 |
Stavanger3 |
Trondheim4 |
|
1500 |
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
1769 |
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
1801 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
1850 |
25 |
40 |
|
16 |
|
1875 |
|
77 |
|
|
|
1890 |
54 |
148 |
|
24 |
|
1900 |
72 |
229 |
31 |
38 |
|
1930 |
92 |
258 |
44 |
55 |
|
1946 |
108 |
289 |
49 |
56 |
|
1960 |
116 |
471 |
53 |
59 |
|
1968 |
116 |
487 |
81 |
110 |
|
1978 |
212 |
460 |
91 |
135 |
|
1988 |
210 |
451 |
98 |
136 |
|
1998 |
210 |
750 |
108 |
137 |
|
2008 |
218 |
875 |
180 |
152 |
|
2015 |
420 MA |
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
1,588 MA |
320 MA |
275 MA |
1Originally known as Bjorgvin, meaning �the pasture between the mountains�, Bergen was founded by King Olaf III in 1070. The city became a significant port under the Hanseatic League after 1350.
2Oslo, founded by King Harold Hardrada as a defensive fort against Danish invasion in 1040.� It became the capital and royal residence of Norway in 1299 under King Haakon V.� Destroyed by a fire in 1624, Oslo was rebuilt by King Christian IV, and renamed Christiana; a name it retained until 1924 when the old name of Oslo was revived.� In 1814, when Norway was separated from Denmark, Oslo was made the Norwegian capital.
3Stavanger, founded in the 8th century AD; is one of Norway�s oldest cities.
4Trondheim was the capital of Norway in the 10th
and 11th centuries.� The
Norwegian King Olav Tryggevesson built a castle here
in 997 AD.� A large cathedral was erected
here in 1075 to house the tomb of King Olav; this became a place of
pilgrimage.� However Trondheim declined
due to commercial competition from the Hanseatic League, and the Protestant
Reformation meant the tomb of King Olav was no longer venerated.� Trondheim�s economy revived when the railways
came.
Wealth; Gross Domestic Product (nominal values)
|
|
GDP, US$ million |
Total GDP, % of USA |
GDP per capita, US$ |
GDP per capita % of USA |
|
1948 |
1,760 |
0.79 |
550 |
36.07 |
|
1956 |
3,050 |
0.85 |
|
|
|
1960 |
5,163 |
0.95 |
1,441 |
47.92 |
|
1965 |
8,060 |
1.08 |
2,165 |
56.56 |
|
1970 |
12,814 |
1.23 |
3,306 |
63.01 |
|
1975 |
32,880 |
2.01 |
8,205 |
104.92 |
|
1980 |
64,440 |
2.31 |
15,772 |
125.19 |
|
1985 |
65,420 |
1.55 |
15,755 |
86.24 |
|
1990 |
119,800 |
2.06 |
28,250 |
117.93 |
|
1995 |
152,000 |
2.05 |
34,875 |
115.99 |
|
2000 |
171,300 |
1.72 |
38,150 |
104.66 |
|
2005 |
308,700 |
2.36 |
66,775 |
150.71 |
|
2010 |
428,500 |
2.86 |
87,650 |
181.19 |
|
2015 |
386,600 |
2.14 |
74,500 |
132.55 |
|
2016 |
370,500 |
2.00 |
70,800 |
123.20 |
GDP by primary sector
|
|
Agriculture % GDP |
Agriculture % employed |
Industry % GDP |
Industry % employed |
Services % GDP |
Services % employed |
|
1850 |
|
70.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1920 |
|
33.0 |
|
29.0 |
|
|
|
1930 |
|
29.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
1950 |
|
21.7 |
|
34.3 |
|
|
|
1960 |
|
20.0 |
|
37.0 |
|
44.0 |
|
1970 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
|
7.0 |
|
37.0 |
|
57.0 |
|
1990 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
31.5 |
20.4 |
65.0 |
66.2 |
|
2000 |
2.0 |
|
32.1 |
22.0 |
65.9 |
74.0 |
|
2010 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
40.1 |
21.1 |
57.8 |
76.0 |
|
2016 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
31.7 |
19.3 |
65.8 |
78.9 |
Communications
Language Danish, Lappish, Official; Norwegian, Swedish
Literacy, 99.9% (1980 and after)
Physical communications � roads
|
|
Roads (km) |
Surfaced (km) |
Motor vehicles |
Cars |
Commercial Vehicles |
|
1938 |
40,650 |
|
107,000 |
|
|
|
1943 |
|
|
81,591 |
|
|
|
1946 |
43,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
1951 |
45,128 |
|
|
73,507 |
60,392 |
|
1955 |
|
|
216,600 |
121,800 |
|
|
1960 |
51,233 |
|
465,000 |
200,000 |
116,000 |
|
1962 |
53,224 |
|
|
321,652 |
121,754 |
|
1970 |
71,000 |
|
1,000,000 |
700,000 |
136,000 |
|
1977 |
78,889 |
|
|
1,106,600 |
143,100 |
|
1980 |
81,717 |
46,546 |
1,686,677 |
1,233,700 |
152,545 |
|
1990 |
88,000 |
61,000 |
|
1,600,000 |
255,000 |
|
2000 |
91,500 |
|
|
1,800,000 |
300,000 |
|
2007 |
93,247 |
72,033 |
2,693,000 |
2,197,193 |
|
|
2010 |
93,509 |
|
2,856,000 |
2,308,000 |
|
|
2013 |
93,870 |
75,754 |
3,066,000 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
|
2,610,352 |
553,000 |
Railways; First railway in Norway opened 1854, Oslo to Eidsvol, 70 km.
|
|
Length (km) |
% electrified |
|
1860 |
70 |
|
|
1870 |
359 |
|
|
1880 |
1,058 |
|
|
1890 |
1,563 |
|
|
1900 |
1,982 |
|
|
1910 |
2,980 |
|
|
1920 |
3,288 |
|
|
1930 |
3,875 |
|
|
1940 |
3,970 |
9.2 |
|
1945 |
4,276 |
16.4 |
|
1950 |
4,473 |
|
|
1960 |
4,450 |
31.0 |
|
1970 |
4,260 |
|
|
1980 |
4,242 |
|
|
1990 |
4,150 |
58.4 |
|
2000 |
4,050 |
62.2 |
|
2010 |
4,114 |
62.0 |
|
2014 |
4,250 |
55.7 |
Urban metro systems, kilometres
Oslo, (opened 1966)
98.0 (1992)
104.0 (2003)
Electronic communications, TV broadcasting began 1954
|
|
Telephones 1,000s |
Mobile Telephones |
Radios 1,000s |
Televisions |
PCs |
Internet Users |
|
1938 |
326 |
|
365 |
|
|
|
|
1944 |
327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1948 |
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
|
1950 |
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
|
1951 |
782 |
|
819 |
|
|
|
|
1960 |
740 |
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
|
1961 |
773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1963 |
|
|
1,038 |
203,577 |
|
|
|
1968 |
|
|
|
1,369,000 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
|
1980 |
1,197 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
|
1,670 |
|
|
|
|
|
1985 |
|
63,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
1990 |
2,132 |
197,000 |
3,370 |
1,790,000 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
|
|
|
620,000 |
|
|
1995 |
|
981,000 |
3,500 |
1,875,000 |
1,193,000 |
|
|
1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
661,000 |
|
2000 |
2,401 |
3,224,000 |
4,100 |
3,000,000 |
2,200,000 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
2,630,000 |
3,100,000 |
|
2006 |
|
5,100,000 |
|
|
2,900,000 |
3,900,000 |
|
2010 |
1,702 |
5,525,000 |
|
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
2016 |
864 |
5,719,000 |
|
|
|
5,123,000 |
|
2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,312,000 |
Tourism: Visitors to Norway,
1,782,000 (1987)
1,955,000 (1990)
2,880,000 (1995)
3,104,000 (2000)
3,824,000 (2005)
4,767,000 (2010)
5,361,000 (2015)