Norway
Classified as:
- Country
Key facts:
- Country Long: Kingdom of Norway
- Currency: Norwegian krone
- Capital City: Oslo
- Region: Northern Europe
- Continent: Europe
- Demonym: Norwegian
- Latitude: 62°0′N
- Longitude: 10°0′E
- Agricultural Land: 9,850.00
- Forest Area: 121,878 m²
- Land Area: 364,270 m²
- Rural Land: 306,188.00
- Urban Land: 2,007.78
- Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 30.75%
- Expense Pct Gdp: 37.54%
- Gdp: 579,267,000,000.00
- Inflation: 5.76
- Self Employed Pct: 4.49%
- Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 25.75%
- Unemployment Pct: 3.17%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 3.64%
- Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
- Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 31.32%
- Electricty Production Coal Pct: 0.10%
- Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 95.83%
- Electricty Production Gas Pct: 1.81%
- Electricty Production Oil Pct: 0.02%
- Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 1.88%
- Energy Imports Pct: -581.35%
- Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 56.95%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 61.29%
- Co2 Emissions: 36,177.40
- Methane Emissions: 4,342.76
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 3,522.99
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: -3,686.01
- Urban Population Under 5M: 2.89
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 10.09%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 9,020.63
- Hospital Beds: 3.53
- Hiv Incidence: 0.01
- Suicide Rate: 11.80
- Armed Forces: 25,000.00
- Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 1.64%
- Birth Rate: 10.40
- Death Rate: 7.80
- Fertility Rate: 1.55
- Internet Pct: 99.00%
- Life Expectancy: 83.00
- Net Migration: 10,604
- Population Female: 2,703,524
- Population Male: 2,753,603
- Population: 5,457,127
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 44.97%
- Rural Population: 891,476
- Urban Population: 4,565,651
- Press: 10.00
- Democracy Score: 9.87
- Democracy Type: Full democracy
- Median Age: 35.60
- Political Leader: Erna Solberg (Prime Minister)
Population
The country has a total population of 5,457,127 (0.07% of worldwide)
The average net migration is 10,604 (0.2% of pop)
The population density is around 15 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 5,457,127
The male share is 50.5% and female 49.5%
The urban population represent 83.7% and rural 16.3%
The median age is 35.6
Age distribution:
Age group | Pop | Share | |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 276,738 | 5.07% | |
5 | 306,384 | 5.61% | |
10 | 328,618 | 6.02% | |
15 | 322,163 | 5.90% | |
20 | 334,810 | 6.14% | |
25 | 363,191 | 6.66% | |
30 | 388,577 | 7.12% | |
35 | 366,780 | 6.72% | |
40 | 353,551 | 6.48% | |
45 | 362,406 | 6.64% | |
50 | 380,524 | 6.97% | |
55 | 352,602 | 6.46% | |
60 | 314,738 | 5.77% | |
65 | 288,308 | 5.28% | |
70 | 256,986 | 4.71% | |
75 | 215,426 | 3.95% | |
80 | 245,324 | 4.50% |
Location
Norway is located in Northern Europe, Europe
The total country area is 364,270 km² (0.28% of worldwide)
Oslo is the capital
Cities
There are 577 cities in Norway in our database, they represent 50.63% of the population of the country altogether
UNESCO sites
There are 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Norway:
List of sites
Site | Type | Date inscribed |
---|---|---|
Bryggen | Cultural | 1979 |
Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site | Cultural | 2015 |
Rock Art of Alta | Cultural | 1985 |
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference | Cultural | 1980 |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Cultural | 2005 |
Urnes Stave Church | Cultural | 1979 |
Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago | Cultural | 2004 |
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord | Natural | 2005 |
Politics
Norway democracy type is: Full democracy
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: there is a risk for more control on the Press
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2046
Political parties
There are 19 parties in our database
GDP Evolution
The country GDP is 0.58% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $106,148.71 and the GDP per km² is $1,590,213.3
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 36,177 kt CO2 / yr (0.11% of worlwide)
Artists
There are 60 artists in our database for Norway:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for Norway
09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | 53 | 357 | 7.53% | 1,479,506 |
Deaths | 0 | 0 | -100.0% | 5,213 |
Case Fatality | 0.0% | 0.0% | -100.0% | 0.35% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, Norway
There have been a total of 5,213 deaths related to COVID-19 in Norway, 0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (-100.0%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, Norway
There have been a total 1,479,506 cases related to COVID-19 in Norway, 53 yesterday and 357 in the last 7 days (7.53%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Universities
There are 14 universities in Norway in our database