Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 52.1
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 27.3
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 24.8
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 4
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (2015 est.)

Median age:
total: 39.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 38.4 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 40 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 57

Population growth rate:
1.01% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
12.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated

Urbanization:
urban population: 81% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.31% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Major urban areas - population:
OSLO (capital) 986,000 (2015)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Mother's mean age at first birth:
28.9 years
note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births (2015 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio:
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 221

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.9 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 79.8 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 84 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 18
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
1.85 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.7% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
4.42 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
3.8 beds/1,000 population (2015)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 98% of population rural: 98.3% of population total: 98.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 2% of population rural: 1.7% of population total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
23.1% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
7.4% of GDP (2013)
country comparison to the world: 21

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 18 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 17 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 18 years (2015)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 11.1%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 13%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 9.3% (2016 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 118