Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Norway
Norway: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.02 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Norway, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Norway is 1.02 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Norway peaked at 1.02 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 312,293 people, in 1950.
Norway ranks 76th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 346,372 people | 312,293 people | 384,696 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 441,736 people | 394,888 people | 489,267 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 544,057 people | 498,331 people | 592,836 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 647,418 people | 602,795 people | 687,934 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 692,580 people | 685,015 people | 695,802 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 684,347 people | 673,383 people | 713,066 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 831,607 people | 731,751 people | 929,195 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 987,379 people | 952,538 people | 1.02 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Norway?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Norway was 1.02 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 312,293 people in 1950.
- How does Norway rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Norway ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.