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Norway

Norway / NO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Norway in numbers.

Area624,500 kmยฒWorld # 43 โ†’Population5.6MWorld # 118 โ†’Population density9 people/kmยฒWorld # 200 โ†’Life expectancy83.2 yearsWorld # 19 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 94,594World # 10 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Norway across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area624,500 kmยฒWorld # 43 / 2023 โ†’Population5.6MWorld # 118 / 2025 โ†’Population density9 people/kmยฒWorld # 200 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,905World # 139 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 162 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 161 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.5 yearsWorld # 59 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+19.1%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415.9%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Urban population83.6%World # 49 / 2025 โ†’Net migration29.8KWorld # 28 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate5.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 23 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share18.2%World # 47 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.2 yearsWorld # 19 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy71.2 yearsWorld # 6 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 11 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate12.9%World # 110 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 94,594World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 530.8BWorld # 31 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 104,044World # 7 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.1%World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.1%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.6%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13.4%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,412 hours/yearWorld # 127 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.1 hours/dayWorld # 15 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)26.5World # 154 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.4%World # 40 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people7,450.6 per million peopleWorld # 7 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.9%World # 20 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people168.6 per million peopleWorld # 15 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,476 kcal/dayWorld # 24 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person70.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 65 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production230K tWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area33.5%World # 98 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person23,673 kWh/personWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.7 tWorld # 44 / 2024 โ†’Internet use99%World # 8 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions109.3 per 100 peopleWorld # 121 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 157 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate2.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 182 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.1%World # 57 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament40.2%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.4MWorld # 82 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.2BWorld # 51 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites8 sitesWorld # 42 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 74.4%Main languageNorwegian BokmรฅlMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal13,694 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightNorwegian BokmรฅlLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyNorwegian KroneNOKDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherroad, north