Editing Demographics of Norway (section)

== Vital statistics ==

Data according to [[Statistics Norway]], which collects the official statistics for Norway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/en|title=Home|website=ssb.no|access-date=20 July 2017|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326092228/https://www.ssb.no/en|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
!
! width="80pt" |Average population (January 1)
! width="80pt" |Live births
! width="80pt" |Deaths
! width="80pt" |Natural change
! width="80pt" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Natural change (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |Crude migration change (per 1000)
! width="80pt" |[[Total Fertility Rate|Total fertility rates]]{{refn|group=fn|In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and has been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and the result is that the population decreases. }}<ref name="ourworldindata.org" /><ref name="cia.gov">{{citation |title=World Factbook Europe: Norway |date=12 July 2018 |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/norway/ |work=[[The World Factbook]] |access-date=24 January 2021 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111023530/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/norway/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1900
| align="right" | 2,231,000
| align="right" | 66,229
| align="right" | 35,345
| align="right" | 30,884
| align="right" | 29.7
| align="right" | 15.8
| align="right" | 13.8
| -3.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.40
|-
| 1901
| align="right" | 2,255,000
| align="right" | 67,303
| align="right" | 33,821
| align="right" | 33,482
| style=" color:blue;"| 29.8
| align="right" | 15.0
| align="right" | 14.8
| -5.5
| style=" color:blue;"|4.37
|-
| 1902
| align="right" | 2,276,000
| align="right" | 66,494
| align="right" | 31,670
| align="right" | 34,824
| align="right" | 29.2
| align="right" | 13.9
| style="color:blue;"| 15.3
| style="color:red;" |-10.0
| style="color:blue;" |4.26
|-
| 1903
| align="right" | 2,288,000
| align="right" | 65,470
| align="right" | 33,847
| align="right" | 31,623
| align="right" | 28.6
| align="right" | 14.8
| align="right" | 13.8
| -9.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.16
|-
| 1904
| align="right" | 2,298,000
| align="right" | 64,143
| align="right" | 32,895
| align="right" | 31,248
| align="right" | 27.9
| align="right" | 14.3
| align="right" | 13.6
| -8.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |4.07
|-
| 1905
| align="right" | 2,309,000
| align="right" | 62,601
| align="right" | 34,050
| align="right" | 28,551
| align="right" | 27.1
| align="right" | 14.7
| align="right" | 12.4
| -8.0
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.95
|-
| 1906
| align="right" | 2,319,000
| align="right" | 62,091
| align="right" | 31,668
| align="right" | 30,423
| align="right" | 26.8
| align="right" | 13.7
| align="right" | 13.1
| -8.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.92
|-
| 1907
| align="right" | 2,329,000
| align="right" | 61,302
| align="right" | 33,345
| align="right" | 27,957
| align="right" | 26.3
| align="right" | 14.3
| align="right" | 12.0
| -4.7
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.87
|-
| 1908
| align="right" | 2,346,000
| align="right" | 61,686
| align="right" | 33,366
| align="right" | 28,320
| align="right" | 26.3
| align="right" | 14.2
| align="right" | 12.1
| -2.7
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.87
|-
| 1909
| align="right" | 2,368,000
| align="right" | 63,324
| align="right" | 32,111
| align="right" | 31,213
| align="right" | 26.7
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 13.2
| -6.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.96
|-
| 1910
| align="right" | 2,384,000
| align="right" | 61,486
| align="right" | 32,207
| align="right" | 29,279
| align="right" | 25.8
| align="right" | 13.5
| align="right" | 12.3
| -5.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.82
|-
| 1911
| align="right" | 2,401,000
| align="right" | 61,727
| align="right" | 31,691
| align="right" | 30,036
| align="right" | 25.7
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 12.5
| -3.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.80
|-
| 1912
| align="right" | 2,423,000
| align="right" | 61,409
| align="right" | 32,663
| align="right" | 28,746
| align="right" | 25.3
| align="right" | 13.5
| align="right" | 11.9
| -2.0
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.72
|-
| 1913
| align="right" | 2,447,000
| align="right" | 61,294
| align="right" | 32,442
| align="right" | 28,852
| align="right" | 25.0
| align="right" | 13.3
| align="right" | 11.8
| -1.6
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.64
|-
| 1914
| align="right" | 2,472,000
| align="right" | 62,111
| align="right" | 33,280
| align="right" | 28,831
| align="right" | 25.1
| align="right" | 13.5
| align="right" | 11.7
| -1.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.62
|-
| 1915
| align="right" | 2,498,000
| align="right" | 58,975
| align="right" | 33,425
| align="right" | 25,550
| align="right" | 23.6
| align="right" | 13.4
| align="right" | 10.2
| -0.6
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.37
|-
| 1916
| align="right" | 2,522,000
| align="right" | 61,120
| align="right" | 34,910
| align="right" | 26,210
| align="right" | 24.2
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 10.4
| 1.1
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.43
|-
| 1917
| align="right" | 2,551,000
| align="right" | 63,969
| align="right" | 34,699
| align="right" | 29,270
| align="right" | 25.1
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 11.5
| -0.9
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.53
|-
| 1918
| align="right" | 2,578,000
| align="right" | 63,468
| align="right" | 44,218
| align="right" | 19,250
| align="right" | 24.6
| style="color:red;" | 17.2
| align="right" | 7.5
| 2.2
| style="color:blue;" |3.44
|-
| 1919
| align="right" | 2,603,000
| align="right" | 59,486
| align="right" | 35,821
| align="right" | 23,665
| align="right" | 22.9
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 9.1
| 3.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.17
|-
| 1920
| align="right" | 2,635,000
| align="right" | 69,326
| align="right" | 33,634
| align="right" | 35,692
| align="right" | 26.3
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 13.5
| -1.0
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.61
|-
| 1921
| align="right" | 2,668,000
| align="right" | 64,610
| align="right" | 30,698
| align="right" | 33,912
| align="right" | 24.2
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 12.7
| -2.6
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.31
|-
| 1922
| align="right" | 2,695,000
| align="right" | 62,908
| align="right" | 32,484
| align="right" | 30,424
| align="right" | 23.3
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 11.3
| -4.6
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.18
|-
| 1923
| align="right" | 2,713,000
| align="right" | 61,731
| align="right" | 31,543
| align="right" | 30,188
| align="right" | 22.8
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 11.1
| -5.2
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |3.09
|-
| 1924
| align="right" | 2,729,000
| align="right" | 58,021
| align="right" | 30,850
| align="right" | 27,171
| align="right" | 21.3
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 10.0
| -3.4
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.85
|-
| 1925
| align="right" | 2,747,000
| align="right" | 54,066
| align="right" | 30,481
| align="right" | 23,585
| align="right" | 19.7
| align="right" | 11.1
| align="right" | 8.6
| -2.8
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.61
|-
| 1926
| align="right" | 2,763,000
| align="right" | 54,163
| align="right" | 29,933
| align="right" | 24,230
| align="right" | 19.6
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 8.8
| -4.5
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.59
|-
| 1927
| align="right" | 2,775,000
| align="right" | 50,175
| align="right" | 31,141
| align="right" | 19,034
| align="right" | 18.1
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 6.9
| -3.3
| style="text-align:right; color:blue;" |2.38
|-
| 1928
| align="right" | 2,785,000
| align="right" | 49,881
| align="right" | 30,301
| align="right" | 19,580
| align="right" | 17.9
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 7.0
| -3.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.34
|-
| 1929
| align="right" | 2,795,000
| align="right" | 48,372
| align="right" | 32,023
| align="right" | 16,349
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 5.8
| -1.5
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.23
|-
| 1930
| align="right" | 2,807,000
| align="right" | 47,844
| align="right" | 29,616
| align="right" | 18,228
| align="right" | 17.0
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 6.5
| -0.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.19
|-
| 1931
| align="right" | 2,824,000
| align="right" | 45,989
| align="right" | 30,674
| align="right" | 15,315
| align="right" | 16.3
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 5.4
| 1.0
| align="right" | 2.07
|-
| 1932
| align="right" | 2,842,000
| align="right" | 45,451
| align="right" | 30,102
| align="right" | 15,349
| align="right" | 16.0
| align="right" | 10.6
| align="right" | 5.4
| 0.2
| align="right" | 2.04
|-
| 1933
| align="right" | 2,858,000
| align="right" | 42,114
| align="right" | 28,943
| align="right" | 13,171
| align="right" | 14.7
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 4.6
| 1.0
| align="right" | 1.86
|-
| 1934
| align="right" | 2,874,000
| align="right" | 41,833
| align="right" | 28,340
| align="right" | 13,493
| align="right" | 14.6
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 4.7
| 0.5
| align="right" | 1.82
|-
| 1935
| align="right" | 2,889,000
| style="color: red" align="right" | 41,321
| align="right" | 29,747
| align="right" | 11,574
| align="right" | 14.3
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 4.0
| 1.2
| align="right" | 1.78
|-
| 1936
| align="right" | 2,904,000
| align="right" | 42,240
| align="right" | 30,100
| align="right" | 12,140
| align="right" | 14.5
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 4.2
| 1.0
| align="right" | 1.84
|-
| 1937
| align="right" | 2,919,000
| align="right" | 43,808
| align="right" | 30,217
| align="right" | 13,591
| align="right" | 15.0
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 4.7
| 1.1
| align="right" | 1.84
|-
| 1938
| align="right" | 2,936,000
| align="right" | 45,319
| align="right" | 29,211
| align="right" | 16,108
| align="right" | 15.4
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 5.5
| 0.6
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| 1939
| align="right" | 2,954,000
| align="right" | 46,603
| align="right" | 29,870
| align="right" | 16,733
| align="right" | 15.8
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 5.7
| 0.7
| align="right" | 2.00
|-
| 1940
| align="right" | 2,973,000
| align="right" | 47,943
| align="right" | 32,045
| align="right" | 15,898
| align="right" | 16.1
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 5.3
| 0.4
| align="right" | 1.95
|-
| 1941
| align="right" | 2,990,000
| align="right" | 45,773
| align="right" | 32,209
| align="right" | 13,564
| align="right" | 15.3
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 4.5
| 1.9
| align="right" | 1.83
|-
| 1942
| align="right" | 3,009,000
| align="right" | 53,225
| align="right" | 32,062
| align="right" | 21,163
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 7.0
| 0.6
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.11
|-
| 1943
| align="right" | 3,032,000
| align="right" | 57,281
| align="right" | 31,623
| align="right" | 25,658
| align="right" | 18.9
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 8.5
| 0.7
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.26
|-
| 1944
| align="right" | 3,060,000
| align="right" | 62,241
| align="right" | 32,652
| align="right" | 29,589
| align="right" | 20.3
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 9.7
| 0.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.45
|-
| 1945
| align="right" | 3,091,000
| align="right" | 61,814
| align="right" | 30,030
| align="right" | 31,784
| align="right" | 20.0
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 10.3
| 1.3
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.43
|-
| 1946
| align="right" | 3,127,000
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 70,727
| align="right" | 29,220
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 41,507
| align="right" | 22.6
| align="right" | 9.3
| align="right" | 13.3
| -1.1
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.77
|-
| 1947
| align="right" | 3,165,000
| align="right" | 67,625
| align="right" | 29,894
| align="right" | 37,731
| align="right" | 21.4
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 11.9
| -0.5
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.66
|-
| 1948
| align="right" | 3,201,000
| align="right" | 65,618
| align="right" | 28,375
| align="right" | 37,243
| align="right" | 20.5
| align="right" | 8.9
| align="right" | 11.6
| -1.3
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.62
|-
| 1949
| align="right" | 3,234,000
| align="right" | 63,052
| align="right" | 29,082
| align="right" | 33,970
| align="right" | 19.5
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 10.5
| -0.9
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.52
|-
| 1950
| align="right" | 3,265,000
| align="right" | 62,410
| align="right" | 29,699
| align="right" | 32,711
| align="right" | 19.1
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 10.0
| -5.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.46
|-
| 1951
| align="right" | 3,280,000 <ref>[https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/tableViewLayout1/ Statistics Norway, 06913: Population and population changes, by region, year and contents, visited september 29 2023]</ref>
| align="right" | 60,571
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 27,736
| align="right" | 32,835
| align="right" | 18.4
| align="right" | 8.4
| align="right" | 10.0
| -0.5
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.47
|-
| 1952
| align="right" | 3,311,000
| align="right" | 62,543
| align="right" | 28,417
| align="right" | 34,126
| align="right" | 18.8
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 10.3
| -0.6
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.58
|-
| 1953
| align="right" | 3,343,000
| align="right" | 62,985
| align="right" | 28,412
| align="right" | 34,573
| align="right" | 18.7
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 10.3
| -0.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.64
|-
| 1954
| align="right" | 3,376,000
| align="right" | 62,739
| align="right" | 29,158
| align="right" | 33,581
| align="right" | 18.5
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 9.9
| -0.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.67
|-
| 1955
| align="right" | 3,408,000
| align="right" | 63,552
| align="right" | 29,099
| align="right" | 34,453
| align="right" | 18.5
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 10.1
| 1.1
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.76
|-
| 1956
| align="right" | 3,446,000
| align="right" | 64,171
| align="right" | 29,981
| align="right" | 34,190
| align="right" | 18.5
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 9.9
| -0.6
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.83
|-
| 1957
| align="right" | 3,478,000
| align="right" | 63,063
| align="right" | 30,560
| align="right" | 32,503
| align="right" | 18.1
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 9.3
| -0.1
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.83
|-
| 1958
| align="right" | 3,510,000
| align="right" | 62,985
| align="right" | 31,645
| align="right" | 31,340
| align="right" | 17.9
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 8.9
| -0.1
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.86
|-
| 1959
| align="right" | 3,541,000
| align="right" | 63,005
| align="right" | 31,761
| align="right" | 31,244
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 8.9
| align="right" | 8.8
| -0.3
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.88
|-
| 1960
| align="right" | 3,571,000
| align="right" | 61,880
| align="right" | 32,543
| align="right" | 29,337
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 8.2
| -1.5
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.85
|-
| 1961
| align="right" | 3,595,000
| align="right" | 62,555
| align="right" | 33,313
| align="right" | 29,242
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 8.1
| 0.2
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.91
|-
| 1962
| align="right" | 3,625,000
| align="right" | 62,254
| align="right" | 34,318
| align="right" | 27,936
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 7.7
| 0
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.89
|-
| 1963
| align="right" | 3,653,000
| align="right" | 63,290
| align="right" | 36,850
| align="right" | 26,440
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 7.2
| 0.2
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.91
|-
| 1964
| align="right" | 3,680,000
| align="right" | 65,570
| align="right" | 35,171
| align="right" | 30,399
| align="right" | 17.8
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 8.2
| -0.3
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.95
|-
| 1965
| align="right" | 3,709,000
| align="right" | 66,277
| align="right" | 35,317
| align="right" | 30,960
| align="right" | 17.8
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 8.3
| -0.5
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.89
|-
| 1966
| align="right" | 3,738,000
| align="right" | 67,061
| align="right" | 36,010
| align="right" | 31,051
| align="right" | 17.9
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 8.3
| 0.3
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.86
|-
| 1967
| align="right" | 3,770,000
| align="right" | 66,779
| align="right" | 36,216
| align="right" | 30,563
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 8.1
| 0.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.82
|-
| 1968
| align="right" | 3,802,000
| align="right" | 67,350
| align="right" | 37,668
| align="right" | 29,682
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 7.8
| 0.6
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.76
|-
| 1969
| align="right" | 3,835,000
| align="right" | 67,746
| align="right" | 38,994
| align="right" | 28,752
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 7.5
| 0.6
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.70
|-
| 1970
| align="right" | 3,866,000
| align="right" | 64,551
| align="right" | 38,723
| align="right" | 25,828
| align="right" | 16.6
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 6.7
| -1.0
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.61
|-
| 1971
| align="right" | 3,888,000
| align="right" | 65,550
| align="right" | 38,981
| align="right" | 26,569
| align="right" | 16.8
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 6.8
| 0.9
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.51
|-
| 1972
| align="right" | 3,918,000
| align="right" | 64,260
| align="right" | 39,375
| align="right" | 24,885
| align="right" | 16.3
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 6.3
| 1.4
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.37
|-
| 1973
| align="right" | 3,948,000
| align="right" | 61,208
| align="right" | 39,958
| align="right" | 21,250
| align="right" | 15.5
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 5.4
| 0.7
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.28
|-
| 1974
| align="right" | 3,973,000
| align="right" | 59,603
| align="right" | 39,464
| align="right" | 20,139
| align="right" | 15.0
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 5.1
| 1.2
| style="color: blue" align="right" | 2.15
|-
| 1975
| align="right" | 3,998,000
| align="right" | 56,345
| align="right" | 40,061
| align="right" | 16,284
| align="right" | 14.1
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 4.1
| 0.7
| align="right" | 2.00
|-
| 1976
| align="right" | 4,017,000
| align="right" | 53,474
| align="right" | 40,216
| align="right" | 13,258
| align="right" | 13.3
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 3.3
| 1.2
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| 1977
| align="right" | 4,035,000
| align="right" | 50,877
| align="right" | 39,824
| align="right" | 11,053
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 2.7
| 1.3
| align="right" | 1.77
|-
| 1978
| align="right" | 4,051,000
| align="right" | 51,749
| align="right" | 40,682
| align="right" | 11,067
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 2.7
| 1.0
| align="right" | 1.79
|-
| 1979
| align="right" | 4,066,000
| align="right" | 51,580
| align="right" | 41,632
| align="right" | 9,948
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 2.4
| 0.8
| align="right" | 1.77
|-
| 1980
| align="right" | 4,079,000
| align="right" | 51,039
| align="right" | 41,340
| align="right" | 9,699
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 2.4
| 0.8
| align="right" | 1.74
|-
| 1981
| align="right" | 4,092,000
| align="right" | 50,708
| align="right" | 41,893
| align="right" | 8,815
| align="right" | 12.4
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 2.2
| 1.5
| align="right" | 1.70
|-
| 1982
| align="right" | 4,107,000
| align="right" | 51,245
| align="right" | 41,454
| align="right" | 9,791
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 2.4
| 1.5
| align="right" | 1.71
|-
| 1983
| align="right" | 4,123,000
| align="right" | 49,937
| align="right" | 42,224
| align="right" | 7,713
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 1.9
| 0.8
| align="right" | 1.67
|-
| 1984
| align="right" | 4,134,000
| align="right" | 50,274
| align="right" | 42,581
| align="right" | 7,693
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 1.9
| 1.0
| align="right" | 1.66
|-
| 1985
| align="right" | 4,146,000
| align="right" | 51,134
| align="right" | 44,372
| align="right" | 6,762
| align="right" | 12.3
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 1.6
| 1.5
| align="right" | 1.68
|-
| 1986
| align="right" | 4,159,000
| align="right" | 52,514
| align="right" | 43,560
| align="right" | 8,954
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 2.1
| 2.0
| align="right" | 1.71
|-
| 1987
| align="right" | 4,176,000
| align="right" | 54,027
| align="right" | 44,959
| align="right" | 9,068
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 2.2
| 3.1
| align="right" | 1.80
|-
| 1988
| align="right" | 4,198,000
| align="right" | 57,526
| align="right" | 45,354
| align="right" | 12,172
| align="right" | 13.7
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 2.9
| 2.6
| align="right" | 1.84
|-
| 1989
| align="right" | 4,221,000
| align="right" | 59,303
| align="right" | 45,173
| align="right" | 14,130
| align="right" | 14.0
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 3.3
| -0.5
| align="right" | 1.89
|-
| 1990
| align="right" | 4,233,000
| align="right" | 60,939
| align="right" | 46,021
| align="right" | 14,918
| align="right" | 14.4
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 3.5
| 0.5
| align="right" | 1.93
|-
| 1991
| align="right" | 4,250,000
| align="right" | 60,808
| align="right" | 44,923
| align="right" | 15,885
| align="right" | 14.3
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 3.7
| 1.9
| align="right" | 1.92
|-
| 1992
| align="right" | 4,274,000
| align="right" | 60,109
| align="right" | 44,731
| align="right" | 15,378
| align="right" | 14.0
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 3.6
| 2.3
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| 1993
| align="right" | 4,299,000
| align="right" | 59,678
| style="color: red" align="right" | 46,597
| align="right" | 13,081
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 3.0
| 3.0
| align="right" | 1.86
|-
| 1994
| align="right" | 4,325,000
| align="right" | 60,092
| align="right" | 44,071
| align="right" | 16,021
| align="right" | 13.7
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 3.5
| 1.6
| align="right" | 1.87
|-
| 1995
| align="right" | 4,348,000
| align="right" | 60,292
| align="right" | 45,190
| align="right" | 15,102
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 3.5
| 1.6
| align="right" | 1.87
|-
| 1996
| align="right" | 4,370,000
| align="right" | 60,927
| align="right" | 43,860
| align="right" | 17,067
| align="right" | 13.9
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 3.9
| 1.4
| align="right" | 1.89
|-
| 1997
| align="right" | 4,393,000
| align="right" | 59,801
| align="right" | 44,595
| align="right" | 15,206
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 3.5
| 2.2
| align="right" | 1.87
|-
| 1998
| align="right" | 4,418,000
| align="right" | 58,352
| align="right" | 44,112
| align="right" | 14,240
| align="right" | 13.1
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 3.2
| 2.9
| align="right" | 1.81
|-
| 1999
| align="right" | 4,445,000
| align="right" | 59,298
| align="right" | 45,170
| align="right" | 14,128
| align="right" | 13.3
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 3.1
| 4.2
| align="right" | 1.85
|-
| 2000
| align="right" | 4,478,000
| align="right" | 59,234
| align="right" | 44,002
| align="right" | 15,232
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 9.8
| align="right" | 3.3
| 2.2
| align="right" | 1.85
|-
| 2001
| align="right" | 4,503,000
| align="right" | 56,696
| align="right" | 43,981
| align="right" | 12,715
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 9.8
| align="right" | 2.8
| 1.8
| align="right" | 1.78
|-
| 2002
| align="right" | 4,524,000
| align="right" | 55,434
| align="right" | 44,465
| align="right" | 10,969
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 2.4
| 3.8
| align="right" | 1.75
|-
| 2003
| align="right" | 4,552,000
| align="right" | 56,458
| align="right" | 42,478
| align="right" | 13,980
| align="right" | 12.4
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 3.0
| 2.4
| align="right" | 1.80
|-
| 2004
| align="right" | 4,577,000
| align="right" | 56,951
| align="right" | 41,200
| align="right" | 15,751
| align="right" | 12.4
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 3.3
| 2.9
| align="right" | 1.83
|-
| 2005
| align="right" | 4,606,000
| align="right" | 56,756
| align="right" | 41,232
| align="right" | 15,524
| align="right" | 12.3
| align="right" | 8.9
| align="right" | 3.4
| 4.0
| align="right" | 1.84
|-
| 2006
| align="right" | 4,640,000
| align="right" | 58,545
| align="right" | 41,253
| align="right" | 17,292
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 3.7
| 5.1
| align="right" | 1.90
|-
| 2007
| align="right" | 4,681,000
| align="right" | 58,459
| align="right" | 41,954
| align="right" | 16,505
| align="right" | 12.4
| align="right" | 8.9
| align="right" | 3.5
| 8.4
| align="right" | 1.90
|-
| 2008
| align="right" | 4,737,000
| align="right" | 60,497
| align="right" | 41,712
| align="right" | 18,785
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 3.9
| 9.1
| align="right" | 1.96
|-
| 2009
| align="right" | 4,799,000
| align="right" | 61,807
| align="right" | 41,449
| align="right" | 20,358
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 4.2
| 8.1
| align="right" | 1.98
|-
| 2010
| align="right" | 4,858,000
| align="right" | 61,442
| align="right" | 41,499
| align="right" | 19,943
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 4.1
| 8.7
| align="right" | 1.95
|-
| 2011
| align="right" | 4,920,000
| align="right" | 60,220
| align="right" | 41,393
| align="right" | 18,827
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 3.8
| 9.6
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| 2012
| align="right" | 4,985,870
| align="right" | 60,255
| align="right" | 41,992
| align="right" | 18,263
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 8.4
| align="right" | 3.6
| 9.4
| align="right" | 1.85
|-
| 2013
| align="right" | 5,051,000
| align="right" | 58,995
| align="right" | 41,282
| align="right" | 17,713
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 8.1
| align="right" | 3.6
| 8.0
| align="right" | 1.78
|-
| 2014
| align="right" | 5,109,056
| align="right" | 59,084
| align="right" | 40,394
| align="right" | 18,690
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 3.6
| 7.3
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| 2015
| align="right" | 5,165,000
| align="right" | 59,058
| align="right" | 40,727
| align="right" | 18,331
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 3.5
| 5.7
| align="right" | 1.73
|-
| 2016
| align="right" | 5,213,000
| align="right" | 58,890
| align="right" | 40,726
| align="right" | 18,164
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 3.5
| 5.1
| align="right" | 1.71
|-
| 2017
| align="right" | 5,258,000
| align="right" | 56,633
| align="right" | 40,774
| align="right" | 15,859
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 3.0
| 4.2
| align="right" | 1.62
|-
| 2018
| align="right" | 5,296,000
| align="right" | 55,120
| align="right" | 40,840
| align="right" | 14,280
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 2.8
| 3.3
| align="right" | 1.56
|-
| 2019
| align="right" | 5,328,000
| align="right" | 54,495
| align="right" | 40,684
| align="right" | 13,811
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 7.6
| align="right" | 2.6
| 4.8
| align="right" | 1.53
|-
| 2020
| align="right" | 5,367,580
| align="right" | 52,979
| align="right" | 40,611
| align="right" | 12,368
| align="right" | 9.9
| style="color:blue;" | 7.5
| align="right" | 2.4
| 2.1
| align="right" | 1.48
|-
| 2021
| align="right" | 5,391,369
| align="right" | 56,060
| align="right" | 42,002
| align="right" | 14,058
| align="right" |10.3
| align="right" |7.7
| align="right" | 2.6
| 3.7
| align="right" | 1.55
|-
| 2022
| 5,425,270
| 51,480
| 45,774
| style=" color:red" | 5,706
| 9.5
| 8.4
| style="color:red"| 1.1
| style="color:blue" |10.7
| 1.41
|-
| 2023
| 5,488,984
| 51,980
| 43,803
| 8,177
| style=" color:red"| 9.5
| 8.0
| 1.5
| 9.7
| style="color: red" | 1.40
|-
| 2024
| 5,550,203
| 54,013
| 44,242
| 9,771
| 9.7
| 7.9
| 1.8
| 6.2
| 1.44
|- 
| 2025
| style="color: blue" | 5,594,340
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
| 
|
|}
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===Current vital statistics===
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/01222/|title=Population and changes during the quarter|website=SSB}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural increase
|-
| '''January – September 2023'''
| 40,055
| 32,067
| +7,988
|-
| '''January – September 2024'''
| 41,858
| 32,675
| +9,183
|- 
| '''Difference'''
| {{Increase}} +1,803 (+4.50%)
| {{Increasenegative}} +608 (+1.90%)
| {{Increase}} +1,195
|}

===Structure of the population===

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 2 495 777
| align="right" | 2 484 178 
| align="right" | 4 979 955
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 159 582
| align="right" | 150 941
| align="right" | 310 523
| align="right" | 6.24
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 153 598 
| align="right" | 147 027
| align="right" | 300 625
| align="right" | 6.04
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 160 122
| align="right" | 152 496
| align="right" | 312 618
| align="right" | 6.28
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 167 701
| align="right" | 156 981
| align="right" | 324 682
| align="right" | 6.52
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 167 828
| align="right" | 161 709
| align="right" | 329 537
| align="right" | 6.62
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 163 754
| align="right" | 157 417
| align="right" | 321 171
| align="right" | 6.45
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 166 578
| align="right" | 158 663
| align="right" | 325 241
| align="right" | 6.53
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 180 904
| align="right" | 171 104
| align="right" | 352 008
| align="right" | 7.07
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 191 483
| align="right" | 181 708
| align="right" | 373 191
| align="right" | 7.49
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 180 834
| align="right" | 169 703
| align="right" | 350 537
| align="right" | 7.04
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 165 233
| align="right" | 157 496
| align="right" | 322 729
| align="right" | 6.48
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 154 029
| align="right" | 150 306
| align="right" | 304 335
| align="right" | 6.11
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 144 699
| align="right" | 141 620
| align="right" | 286 319
| align="right" | 5.75
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 122 740
| align="right" | 124 711
| align="right" | 247 451
| align="right" | 4.97
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 78 850
| align="right" | 87 830
| align="right" | 166 680
| align="right" | 3.35
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 58 013
| align="right" | 72 196
| align="right" | 130 209
| align="right" | 2.61
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 44 024
| align="right" | 64 219
| align="right" | 108 243
| align="right" | 2.17
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 25 608
| align="right" | 48 449
| align="right" | 74 057
| align="right" | 1.49
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 8 769
| align="right" | 23 474
| align="right" | 32 243
| align="right" | 0.65
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 1 310
| align="right" | 5 515
| align="right" | 6 825
| align="right" | 0.14
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 118
| align="right" | 613
| align="right" | 731
| align="right" | 0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 473 302
| align="right" | 450 464
| align="right" | 923 766
| align="right" | 18.55
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 1 683 043
| align="right" | 1 606 707
| align="right" | 3 289 750
| align="right" | 66.06
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 339 432
| align="right" | 427 007
| align="right" | 766 439
| align="right" | 15.39
|-
|}
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|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021) (Data refer to usual resident population.): <ref name="auto"/>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 2 719 259
| align="right" | 2 672 110 
| align="right" | 5 391 369
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 145 601
| align="right" | 137 359
| align="right" | 282 960
| align="right" | 5.25
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 159 283 
| align="right" | 151 290
| align="right" | 310 573
| align="right" | 5.76
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 168 372
| align="right" | 159 686
| align="right" | 328 058
| align="right" | 6.08
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 162 027
| align="right" | 154 172
| align="right" | 316 199
| align="right" | 5.86
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 175 181
| align="right" | 163 240
| align="right" | 338 421
| align="right" | 6.28
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 188 300
| align="right" | 178 586
| align="right" | 366 886
| align="right" | 6.81
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 194 118
| align="right" | 186 717
| align="right" | 380 835
| align="right" | 7.06
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 184 221
| align="right" | 174 068
| align="right" | 358 289
| align="right" | 6.65
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 178 970
| align="right" | 168 819
| align="right" | 347 789
| align="right" | 6.45
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 190 410
| align="right" | 181 392
| align="right" | 371 802
| align="right" | 6.90
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 191 985
| align="right" | 182 852
| align="right" | 374 837
| align="right" | 6.95
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 173 436
| align="right" | 165 890
| align="right" | 339 326
| align="right" | 6.29
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 156 396
| align="right" | 153 256
| align="right" | 309 652
| align="right" | 5.74
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 138 714
| align="right" | 140 153
| align="right" | 278 867
| align="right" | 5.17
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 128 576
| align="right" | 132 553
| align="right" | 261 129
| align="right" | 4.84
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 89 829 
| align="right" | 99 510
| align="right" | 189 339
| align="right" | 3.51
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 52 310
| align="right" | 66 637
| align="right" | 118 947
| align="right" | 2.21
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 27 577
| align="right" | 43 785
| align="right" | 71 362
| align="right" | 1.32
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 11 272
| align="right" | 23 771
| align="right" | 35 043
| align="right" | 0.65
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 2 457
| align="right" | 7 328
| align="right" | 9 785
| align="right" | 0.18
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 224
| align="right" | 1 046
| align="right" | 1 270
| align="right" | 0.02
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 473 256
| align="right" | 448 335
| align="right" | 921 591
| align="right" | 17.09
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 1 795 044
| align="right" | 1 708 992
| align="right" | 3 504 036
| align="right" | 64.99
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 450 959
| align="right" | 514 783
| align="right" | 965 742
| align="right" | 17.91
|-
|}
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