Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Norway
Norway: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 1.45 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.45 births per woman for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Norway peaked at 2.98 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.4 births per woman, in 2023.
Norway ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 159 Croatia 1.46 births per woman compare
- 159 Slovakia 1.46 births per woman compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 births per woman compare
- 163 Bhutan 1.45 births per woman compare
- 164 Cuba 1.45 births per woman compare
- 165 Belgium 1.44 births per woman compare
- 165 Mauritius 1.44 births per woman compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.44 births per woman compare
More population data for Norway
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 123,981 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Norway?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Norway was 1.45 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Norway ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.