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Population:
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4,660,539 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.5% (male 441,508/female 422,050)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,564,482/female 1,522,519)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 305,120/female 404,860) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 39.4 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 40.2 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.341% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
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Birth rate:
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10.99 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
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Death rate:
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9.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
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Net migration rate:
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1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 77% of total population (2008)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 214
male: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.95 years
country comparison to the world: 24
male: 77.29 years
female: 82.74 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
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Nationality:
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noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian
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Ethnic groups:
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Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate)
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Religions:
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Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
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Languages:
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Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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