Norway Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Norway vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Norway	World
1960	34.3	22.5
1961	34.4	22.5
1962	34.4	22.4
1963	34.3	22.2
1964	34.2	22
1965	34.1	21.8
1966	33.9	21.7
1967	33.7	21.6
1968	33.5	21.5
1969	33.2	21.5
1970	32.9	21.4
1971	32.7	21.4
1972	32.5	21.5
1973	32.4	21.5
1974	32.4	21.6
1975	32.5	21.7
1976	32.6	21.9
1977	32.7	22
1978	32.9	22.2
1979	33.1	22.3
1980	33.3	22.5
1981	33.6	22.6
1982	33.9	22.7
1983	34.1	22.9
1984	34.4	23
1985	34.6	23.2
1986	34.8	23.3
1987	34.9	23.4
1988	35.1	23.6
1989	35.2	23.8
1990	35.4	23.9
1991	35.5	24.1
1992	35.7	24.3
1993	35.8	24.5
1994	35.9	24.7
1995	36.1	25
1996	36.2	25.2
1997	36.4	25.4
1998	36.5	25.7
1999	36.7	25.9
2000	36.9	26.1
2001	37.1	26.3
2002	37.3	26.5
2003	37.5	26.7
2004	37.7	27
2005	37.9	27.2
2006	38.1	27.4
2007	38.3	27.6
2008	38.4	27.8
2009	38.5	28
2010	38.6	28.2
2011	38.7	28.4
2012	38.8	28.6
2013	38.9	28.9
2014	39	29.1
2015	39.2	29.3
2016	39.3	29.5
2017	39.4	29.8
2018	39.6	30
2019	39.8	30.3
2020	40	30.6
2021	40.3	30.8
2022	40.4	31
2023	40.5	31.3
2024	40.7	31.6
2025	40.8	31.9
2026	41.1	32.1
2027	41.4	32.3
2028	41.7	32.6
2029	42	32.8
2030	42.3	33
2031	42.6	33.2
2032	42.9	33.4
2033	43.2	33.6
2034	43.5	33.8
2035	43.8	34
2036	44.1	34.2
2037	44.3	34.4
2038	44.6	34.6
2039	44.8	34.8
2040	45	35
2041	45.2	35.2
2042	45.4	35.4
2043	45.6	35.6
2044	45.7	35.8
2045	45.9	36
2046	46	36.2
2047	46.1	36.4
2048	46.3	36.6
2049	46.4	36.8
2050	46.5	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Norway was 34.3 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 40.7 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 8th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Norway ranks 43rd currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Norway is expected to increase to around 46.5 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Norway demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Norway
	Male	Female
0-4	2.53%	2.41%
5-9	2.78%	2.62%
10-14	3%	2.85%
15-19	3.11%	2.95%
20-24	3.15%	3%
25-29	3.42%	3.24%
30-34	3.64%	3.49%
35-39	3.53%	3.39%
40-44	3.35%	3.19%
45-49	3.25%	3.11%
50-54	3.47%	3.33%
55-59	3.36%	3.22%
60-64	2.94%	2.87%
65-69	2.64%	2.66%
70-74	2.28%	2.36%
75-79	2%	2.16%
80+	1.95%	2.75%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Norway has low demographic potential with 42.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 150/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Norway			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	58.6%	41.1%	17.5%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	58.3%	40.5%	17.8%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	57.9%	39.9%	18%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	57.7%	39.4%	18.3%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	57.8%	39.2%	18.6%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	58%	39.1%	18.9%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	58.4%	39.1%	19.3%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	58.8%	39.2%	19.7%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	59.1%	39.1%	20%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	59.4%	39.1%	20.3%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	59.6%	39.1%	20.5%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	59.7%	38.9%	20.8%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	59.8%	38.8%	21%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	59.9%	38.6%	21.3%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	59.9%	38.4%	21.6%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	60%	38.1%	21.9%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	59.9%	37.6%	22.2%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	59.7%	37.1%	22.6%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	59.4%	36.6%	22.9%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	59%	35.9%	23.2%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	58.5%	35.1%	23.4%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	58%	34.4%	23.6%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	57.4%	33.6%	23.8%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	56.8%	32.8%	24.1%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	56.1%	31.9%	24.2%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	55.6%	31.1%	24.5%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	55.3%	30.5%	24.8%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	54.8%	29.9%	24.9%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	54.5%	29.4%	25%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	54.4%	29.3%	25.1%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	54.4%	29.3%	25.2%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	54.5%	29.4%	25.2%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	54.7%	29.6%	25.1%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	54.8%	29.8%	25%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	54.8%	30%	24.8%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	54.8%	30.2%	24.7%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	54.9%	30.4%	24.5%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	54.9%	30.5%	24.3%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	54.7%	30.6%	24.1%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	54.5%	30.8%	23.7%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	54.2%	30.9%	23.4%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	53.9%	30.8%	23.1%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	53.6%	30.7%	22.8%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	53.2%	30.5%	22.6%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	52.8%	30.3%	22.5%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	52.3%	29.9%	22.4%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	51.8%	29.5%	22.3%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	51.3%	29.1%	22.1%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	50.9%	28.8%	22.1%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	50.9%	28.6%	22.3%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	51%	28.4%	22.6%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	51.2%	28.2%	23.1%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	51.4%	27.9%	23.5%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	51.7%	27.7%	23.9%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	51.9%	27.5%	24.3%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	52.1%	27.3%	24.8%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	52.4%	27.2%	25.2%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	52.8%	27.2%	25.6%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	53.2%	27%	26.2%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	53.5%	26.8%	26.7%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	53.7%	26.5%	27.2%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54%	26.2%	27.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	54.1%	25.9%	28.3%	54%	39%	15%
2023	53.9%	25.4%	28.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	53.8%	24.9%	28.9%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Norway increased from 52.8% to 53.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Norway working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Norway	World
1960	63%	57.6%
1961	63.2%	57.5%
1962	63.3%	57.4%
1963	63.4%	57.2%
1964	63.4%	57%
1965	63.3%	56.9%
1966	63.1%	56.8%
1967	63%	56.9%
1968	62.8%	56.9%
1969	62.7%	56.9%
1970	62.7%	57%
1971	62.6%	57.1%
1972	62.6%	57.2%
1973	62.5%	57.3%
1974	62.5%	57.3%
1975	62.5%	57.4%
1976	62.6%	57.5%
1977	62.6%	57.7%
1978	62.7%	58%
1979	62.9%	58.4%
1980	63.1%	58.7%
1981	63.3%	59%
1982	63.5%	59.3%
1983	63.8%	59.6%
1984	64.1%	59.9%
1985	64.3%	60.1%
1986	64.4%	60.4%
1987	64.6%	60.5%
1988	64.7%	60.7%
1989	64.8%	60.8%
1990	64.7%	60.9%
1991	64.7%	61%
1992	64.6%	61.1%
1993	64.6%	61.2%
1994	64.6%	61.3%
1995	64.6%	61.5%
1996	64.6%	61.7%
1997	64.6%	61.9%
1998	64.6%	62.2%
1999	64.7%	62.5%
2000	64.8%	62.8%
2001	65%	63.1%
2002	65.1%	63.4%
2003	65.3%	63.7%
2004	65.5%	64%
2005	65.7%	64.3%
2006	65.9%	64.5%
2007	66.1%	64.7%
2008	66.3%	64.9%
2009	66.3%	65%
2010	66.2%	65.1%
2011	66.1%	65.2%
2012	66%	65.2%
2013	65.9%	65.2%
2014	65.8%	65.2%
2015	65.7%	65.1%
2016	65.6%	65.1%
2017	65.4%	65%
2018	65.3%	64.9%
2019	65.2%	64.9%
2020	65.1%	64.8%
2021	64.9%	64.9%
2022	64.9%	64.9%
2023	65%	65%
2024	65%	65.1%
2025	65%	65.2%
2026	64.9%	65.3%
2027	64.8%	65.4%
2028	64.6%	65.4%
2029	64.4%	65.4%
2030	64.2%	65.4%
2031	64%	65.4%
2032	63.7%	65.4%
2033	63.4%	65.4%
2034	63.1%	65.3%
2035	62.8%	65.2%
2036	62.5%	65%
2037	62.2%	64.9%
2038	61.9%	64.7%
2039	61.6%	64.6%
2040	61.3%	64.5%
2041	61.1%	64.4%
2042	60.9%	64.3%
2043	60.7%	64.2%
2044	60.5%	64.1%
2045	60.3%	63.9%
2046	60.1%	63.8%
2047	59.9%	63.7%
2048	59.7%	63.6%
2049	59.5%	63.4%
2050	59.3%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Norway changed from 65.5% to 65% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Norway	World
1960	25.9%	37.4%
1961	25.6%	37.5%
1962	25.2%	37.6%
1963	25%	37.8%
1964	24.8%	38%
1965	24.8%	38%
1966	24.7%	38%
1967	24.7%	38%
1968	24.6%	37.9%
1969	24.5%	37.8%
1970	24.5%	37.7%
1971	24.4%	37.6%
1972	24.3%	37.5%
1973	24.2%	37.3%
1974	24%	37.2%
1975	23.8%	37.1%
1976	23.5%	36.9%
1977	23.3%	36.7%
1978	22.9%	36.3%
1979	22.6%	35.9%
1980	22.2%	35.5%
1981	21.8%	35.2%
1982	21.3%	34.9%
1983	20.9%	34.6%
1984	20.4%	34.3%
1985	20%	34%
1986	19.6%	33.8%
1987	19.3%	33.6%
1988	19.1%	33.4%
1989	19%	33.2%
1990	18.9%	33%
1991	19%	32.9%
1992	19.1%	32.7%
1993	19.3%	32.5%
1994	19.4%	32.3%
1995	19.5%	32.1%
1996	19.6%	31.8%
1997	19.7%	31.5%
1998	19.8%	31.1%
1999	19.9%	30.8%
2000	20%	30.4%
2001	20%	30%
2002	20%	29.6%
2003	19.9%	29.2%
2004	19.8%	28.8%
2005	19.6%	28.5%
2006	19.4%	28.1%
2007	19.3%	27.9%
2008	19.1%	27.6%
2009	18.9%	27.5%
2010	18.8%	27.3%
2011	18.6%	27.1%
2012	18.4%	27%
2013	18.3%	26.9%
2014	18.1%	26.8%
2015	18%	26.6%
2016	17.9%	26.5%
2017	17.8%	26.4%
2018	17.6%	26.2%
2019	17.4%	26%
2020	17.2%	25.8%
2021	17%	25.6%
2022	16.8%	25.3%
2023	16.5%	25%
2024	16.2%	24.7%
2025	15.9%	24.4%
2026	15.7%	24.1%
2027	15.4%	23.8%
2028	15.2%	23.4%
2029	15%	23.1%
2030	14.8%	22.8%
2031	14.7%	22.6%
2032	14.5%	22.3%
2033	14.4%	22.1%
2034	14.3%	21.9%
2035	14.2%	21.7%
2036	14.1%	21.6%
2037	14%	21.5%
2038	14%	21.4%
2039	14%	21.3%
2040	13.9%	21.2%
2041	13.9%	21.1%
2042	13.9%	21%
2043	13.9%	21%
2044	13.9%	20.9%
2045	13.9%	20.8%
2046	13.9%	20.7%
2047	13.9%	20.7%
2048	13.9%	20.6%
2049	13.9%	20.5%
2050	13.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Norway decreased from 19.8% to 16.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Norway	World
1960	11%	4.97%
1961	11.2%	4.99%
1962	11.4%	5.01%
1963	11.6%	5.02%
1964	11.8%	5.04%
1965	12%	5.08%
1966	12.2%	5.12%
1967	12.4%	5.16%
1968	12.6%	5.2%
1969	12.7%	5.24%
1970	12.9%	5.28%
1971	13%	5.32%
1972	13.1%	5.37%
1973	13.3%	5.42%
1974	13.5%	5.47%
1975	13.7%	5.53%
1976	13.9%	5.59%
1977	14.1%	5.65%
1978	14.4%	5.71%
1979	14.6%	5.77%
1980	14.8%	5.81%
1981	14.9%	5.81%
1982	15.1%	5.8%
1983	15.4%	5.79%
1984	15.5%	5.8%
1985	15.7%	5.82%
1986	16%	5.86%
1987	16.1%	5.91%
1988	16.2%	5.95%
1989	16.3%	6.01%
1990	16.3%	6.07%
1991	16.3%	6.14%
1992	16.2%	6.21%
1993	16.1%	6.29%
1994	16%	6.37%
1995	15.9%	6.45%
1996	15.8%	6.53%
1997	15.7%	6.61%
1998	15.6%	6.68%
1999	15.4%	6.76%
2000	15.2%	6.84%
2001	15%	6.92%
2002	14.9%	7.01%
2003	14.8%	7.1%
2004	14.7%	7.18%
2005	14.7%	7.26%
2006	14.7%	7.34%
2007	14.6%	7.41%
2008	14.7%	7.47%
2009	14.8%	7.52%
2010	15%	7.58%
2011	15.2%	7.66%
2012	15.5%	7.78%
2013	15.8%	7.92%
2014	16%	8.08%
2015	16.3%	8.26%
2016	16.5%	8.45%
2017	16.8%	8.65%
2018	17.1%	8.88%
2019	17.4%	9.1%
2020	17.7%	9.33%
2021	18.1%	9.53%
2022	18.3%	9.74%
2023	18.5%	9.98%
2024	18.8%	10.2%
2025	19.1%	10.4%
2026	19.4%	10.6%
2027	19.8%	10.8%
2028	20.1%	11.1%
2029	20.5%	11.5%
2030	20.9%	11.7%
2031	21.4%	12%
2032	21.8%	12.3%
2033	22.2%	12.6%
2034	22.6%	12.8%
2035	23%	13.1%
2036	23.4%	13.4%
2037	23.8%	13.7%
2038	24.1%	13.9%
2039	24.4%	14.1%
2040	24.7%	14.3%
2041	25%	14.5%
2042	25.1%	14.7%
2043	25.3%	14.9%
2044	25.5%	15%
2045	25.8%	15.2%
2046	26%	15.4%
2047	26.2%	15.7%
2048	26.4%	15.9%
2049	26.6%	16.1%
2050	26.8%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Norway increased from 14.7% to 18.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.