Norway is a high-income country with a population of 5.57M people. The capital and largest city is Oslo, with 709K residents. Norway shares land borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Norway ranks 32/197 by GDP ($484B) and 8/197 by GDP per capita ($86,810). The top export category is raw materials & minerals, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
5642662
|
119/197 |
| GDP |
$484B
2024 |
32/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$86,810
2024 |
8/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$101,032
2024 |
7/197 |
| Government debt |
$207B
2024 |
41/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
42.7%
2025 |
128/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$37,084
2024 |
17/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$45,746
2025 |
11/197 |
| Land area | 140,645 sq mi | 62/197 |
| Population density | 39.6 ppl/mi² | 182/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.4 | 162/196 |
| Median age | 40.7 years | 43/196 |
| Life expectancy | 83.6 years | 13/197 |
Norway trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $5,197,398,721 |
| 1961 | $5,669,689,210 |
| 1962 | $6,107,076,929 |
| 1963 | $6,553,269,536 |
| 1964 | $7,206,522,122 |
| 1965 | $8,111,945,661 |
| 1966 | $8,753,940,267 |
| 1967 | $9,577,383,653 |
| 1968 | $10,227,087,165 |
| 1969 | $11,136,187,440 |
| 1970 | $12,814,123,115 |
| 1971 | $14,583,114,840 |
| 1972 | $17,358,610,850 |
| 1973 | $22,534,253,703 |
| 1974 | $27,145,693,810 |
| 1975 | $32,877,805,200 |
| 1976 | $35,942,270,686 |
| 1977 | $41,508,030,431 |
| 1978 | $46,522,900,254 |
| 1979 | $53,132,244,624 |
| 1980 | $64,439,382,896 |
| 1981 | $63,596,654,761 |
| 1982 | $62,647,195,538 |
| 1983 | $61,627,240,831 |
| 1984 | $62,057,955,033 |
| 1985 | $65,416,879,914 |
| 1986 | $78,693,118,044 |
| 1987 | $94,229,907,236 |
| 1988 | $101,900,260,856 |
| 1989 | $102,633,934,391 |
| 1990 | $119,791,843,060 |
| 1991 | $121,872,464,483 |
| 1992 | $130,838,040,068 |
| 1993 | $120,579,213,713 |
| 1994 | $127,131,319,429 |
| 1995 | $152,029,612,325 |
| 1996 | $163,520,109,151 |
| 1997 | $161,356,631,888 |
| 1998 | $154,230,295,158 |
| 1999 | $162,383,706,021 |
| 2000 | $171,457,201,936 |
| 2001 | $174,239,354,071 |
| 2002 | $195,914,852,576 |
| 2003 | $229,385,469,337 |
| 2004 | $265,268,662,473 |
| 2005 | $309,978,579,744 |
| 2006 | $346,915,160,682 |
| 2007 | $402,643,260,488 |
| 2008 | $464,917,553,191 |
| 2009 | $387,976,400,617 |
| 2010 | $431,052,143,940 |
| 2011 | $501,360,549,669 |
| 2012 | $512,777,309,841 |
| 2013 | $526,014,468,085 |
| 2014 | $501,736,471,833 |
| 2015 | $388,159,512,246 |
| 2016 | $370,956,547,619 |
| 2017 | $401,745,275,035 |
| 2018 | $439,788,625,884 |
| 2019 | $408,742,840,909 |
| 2020 | $367,633,418,887 |
| 2021 | $503,367,986,030 |
| 2022 | $596,297,651,036 |
| 2023 | $482,949,731,777 |
| 2024 | $483,727,398,216 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,451 |
| 1961 | $1,571 |
| 1962 | $1,678 |
| 1963 | $1,787 |
| 1964 | $1,951 |
| 1965 | $2,179 |
| 1966 | $2,333 |
| 1967 | $2,531 |
| 1968 | $2,680 |
| 1969 | $2,894 |
| 1970 | $3,306 |
| 1971 | $3,736 |
| 1972 | $4,414 |
| 1973 | $5,690 |
| 1974 | $6,812 |
| 1975 | $8,204 |
| 1976 | $8,927 |
| 1977 | $10,266 |
| 1978 | $11,463 |
| 1979 | $13,047 |
| 1980 | $15,772 |
| 1981 | $15,513 |
| 1982 | $15,225 |
| 1983 | $14,928 |
| 1984 | $14,989 |
| 1985 | $15,754 |
| 1986 | $18,883 |
| 1987 | $22,506 |
| 1988 | $24,207 |
| 1989 | $24,281 |
| 1990 | $28,243 |
| 1991 | $28,597 |
| 1992 | $30,524 |
| 1993 | $27,964 |
| 1994 | $29,316 |
| 1995 | $34,876 |
| 1996 | $37,322 |
| 1997 | $36,629 |
| 1998 | $34,803 |
| 1999 | $36,393 |
| 2000 | $38,178 |
| 2001 | $38,602 |
| 2002 | $43,171 |
| 2003 | $50,250 |
| 2004 | $57,769 |
| 2005 | $67,047 |
| 2006 | $74,434 |
| 2007 | $85,502 |
| 2008 | $97,504 |
| 2009 | $80,348 |
| 2010 | $88,163 |
| 2011 | $101,222 |
| 2012 | $102,176 |
| 2013 | $103,554 |
| 2014 | $97,667 |
| 2015 | $74,810 |
| 2016 | $70,867 |
| 2017 | $76,132 |
| 2018 | $82,793 |
| 2019 | $76,431 |
| 2020 | $68,340 |
| 2021 | $93,073 |
| 2022 | $109,270 |
| 2023 | $87,497 |
| 2024 | $86,810 |
Norway's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 71.6 |
| 1951 | 72.5 |
| 1952 | 72.7 |
| 1953 | 73.1 |
| 1954 | 73.2 |
| 1955 | 73.4 |
| 1956 | 73.5 |
| 1957 | 73.4 |
| 1958 | 73.4 |
| 1959 | 73.6 |
| 1960 | 73.6 |
| 1961 | 73.6 |
| 1962 | 73.5 |
| 1963 | 73.1 |
| 1964 | 73.6 |
| 1965 | 73.7 |
| 1966 | 74 |
| 1967 | 74.1 |
| 1968 | 73.9 |
| 1969 | 73.7 |
| 1970 | 74.1 |
| 1971 | 74.2 |
| 1972 | 74.3 |
| 1973 | 74.4 |
| 1974 | 74.8 |
| 1975 | 74.8 |
| 1976 | 75 |
| 1977 | 75.4 |
| 1978 | 75.4 |
| 1979 | 75.4 |
| 1980 | 75.7 |
| 1981 | 75.9 |
| 1982 | 76 |
| 1983 | 76.1 |
| 1984 | 76.2 |
| 1985 | 75.9 |
| 1986 | 76.3 |
| 1987 | 76.1 |
| 1988 | 76.3 |
| 1989 | 76.5 |
| 1990 | 76.6 |
| 1991 | 77 |
| 1992 | 77.2 |
| 1993 | 77.2 |
| 1994 | 77.8 |
| 1995 | 77.8 |
| 1996 | 78.2 |
| 1997 | 78.2 |
| 1998 | 78.4 |
| 1999 | 78.4 |
| 2000 | 78.7 |
| 2001 | 78.9 |
| 2002 | 79 |
| 2003 | 79.5 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 80.2 |
| 2006 | 80.4 |
| 2007 | 80.5 |
| 2008 | 80.7 |
| 2009 | 80.9 |
| 2010 | 81 |
| 2011 | 81.2 |
| 2012 | 81.4 |
| 2013 | 81.7 |
| 2014 | 82.1 |
| 2015 | 82.3 |
| 2016 | 82.4 |
| 2017 | 82.6 |
| 2018 | 82.8 |
| 2019 | 83 |
| 2020 | 83.2 |
| 2021 | 83.2 |
| 2022 | 82.6 |
| 2023 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 83.5 |
| 2025 | 83.6 |
Norway's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,581,239 |
| 1961 | 3,609,800 |
| 1962 | 3,638,918 |
| 1963 | 3,666,537 |
| 1964 | 3,694,339 |
| 1965 | 3,723,168 |
| 1966 | 3,753,012 |
| 1967 | 3,784,539 |
| 1968 | 3,816,486 |
| 1969 | 3,847,707 |
| 1970 | 3,875,763 |
| 1971 | 3,903,039 |
| 1972 | 3,933,004 |
| 1973 | 3,960,612 |
| 1974 | 3,985,258 |
| 1975 | 4,007,313 |
| 1976 | 4,026,152 |
| 1977 | 4,043,205 |
| 1978 | 4,058,671 |
| 1979 | 4,072,517 |
| 1980 | 4,085,620 |
| 1981 | 4,099,702 |
| 1982 | 4,114,787 |
| 1983 | 4,128,432 |
| 1984 | 4,140,099 |
| 1985 | 4,152,516 |
| 1986 | 4,167,354 |
| 1987 | 4,186,905 |
| 1988 | 4,209,488 |
| 1989 | 4,226,901 |
| 1990 | 4,241,473 |
| 1991 | 4,261,732 |
| 1992 | 4,286,401 |
| 1993 | 4,311,991 |
| 1994 | 4,336,613 |
| 1995 | 4,359,184 |
| 1996 | 4,381,336 |
| 1997 | 4,405,157 |
| 1998 | 4,431,464 |
| 1999 | 4,461,913 |
| 2000 | 4,490,967 |
| 2001 | 4,513,751 |
| 2002 | 4,538,159 |
| 2003 | 4,564,855 |
| 2004 | 4,591,910 |
| 2005 | 4,623,291 |
| 2006 | 4,660,677 |
| 2007 | 4,709,153 |
| 2008 | 4,768,212 |
| 2009 | 4,828,726 |
| 2010 | 4,889,252 |
| 2011 | 4,953,088 |
| 2012 | 5,018,573 |
| 2013 | 5,079,623 |
| 2014 | 5,137,232 |
| 2015 | 5,188,607 |
| 2016 | 5,234,519 |
| 2017 | 5,276,968 |
| 2018 | 5,311,916 |
| 2019 | 5,347,896 |
| 2020 | 5,379,475 |
| 2021 | 5,408,320 |
| 2022 | 5,457,127 |
| 2023 | 5,519,594 |
| 2024 | 5,572,272 |
Norway's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.85 |
| 1961 | 2.94 |
| 1962 | 2.91 |
| 1963 | 2.93 |
| 1964 | 2.98 |
| 1965 | 2.94 |
| 1966 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | 2.81 |
| 1968 | 2.75 |
| 1969 | 2.7 |
| 1970 | 2.5 |
| 1971 | 2.49 |
| 1972 | 2.38 |
| 1973 | 2.23 |
| 1974 | 2.13 |
| 1975 | 1.98 |
| 1976 | 1.86 |
| 1977 | 1.75 |
| 1978 | 1.77 |
| 1979 | 1.75 |
| 1980 | 1.72 |
| 1981 | 1.7 |
| 1982 | 1.71 |
| 1983 | 1.66 |
| 1984 | 1.66 |
| 1985 | 1.68 |
| 1986 | 1.71 |
| 1987 | 1.74 |
| 1988 | 1.84 |
| 1989 | 1.89 |
| 1990 | 1.93 |
| 1991 | 1.92 |
| 1992 | 1.88 |
| 1993 | 1.86 |
| 1994 | 1.87 |
| 1995 | 1.87 |
| 1996 | 1.89 |
| 1997 | 1.86 |
| 1998 | 1.81 |
| 1999 | 1.85 |
| 2000 | 1.85 |
| 2001 | 1.78 |
| 2002 | 1.75 |
| 2003 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | 1.83 |
| 2005 | 1.84 |
| 2006 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 1.96 |
| 2009 | 1.98 |
| 2010 | 1.95 |
| 2011 | 1.88 |
| 2012 | 1.85 |
| 2013 | 1.78 |
| 2014 | 1.75 |
| 2015 | 1.72 |
| 2016 | 1.71 |
| 2017 | 1.62 |
| 2018 | 1.56 |
| 2019 | 1.53 |
| 2020 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 1.4 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.3 |
| 1961 | 34.4 |
| 1962 | 34.4 |
| 1963 | 34.3 |
| 1964 | 34.2 |
| 1965 | 34.1 |
| 1966 | 33.9 |
| 1967 | 33.7 |
| 1968 | 33.5 |
| 1969 | 33.2 |
| 1970 | 32.9 |
| 1971 | 32.7 |
| 1972 | 32.5 |
| 1973 | 32.4 |
| 1974 | 32.4 |
| 1975 | 32.5 |
| 1976 | 32.6 |
| 1977 | 32.7 |
| 1978 | 32.9 |
| 1979 | 33.1 |
| 1980 | 33.3 |
| 1981 | 33.6 |
| 1982 | 33.9 |
| 1983 | 34.1 |
| 1984 | 34.4 |
| 1985 | 34.6 |
| 1986 | 34.8 |
| 1987 | 34.9 |
| 1988 | 35.1 |
| 1989 | 35.2 |
| 1990 | 35.4 |
| 1991 | 35.5 |
| 1992 | 35.7 |
| 1993 | 35.8 |
| 1994 | 35.9 |
| 1995 | 36.1 |
| 1996 | 36.2 |
| 1997 | 36.4 |
| 1998 | 36.5 |
| 1999 | 36.7 |
| 2000 | 36.9 |
| 2001 | 37.1 |
| 2002 | 37.3 |
| 2003 | 37.5 |
| 2004 | 37.7 |
| 2005 | 37.9 |
| 2006 | 38.1 |
| 2007 | 38.3 |
| 2008 | 38.4 |
| 2009 | 38.5 |
| 2010 | 38.6 |
| 2011 | 38.7 |
| 2012 | 38.8 |
| 2013 | 38.9 |
| 2014 | 39 |
| 2015 | 39.2 |
| 2016 | 39.3 |
| 2017 | 39.4 |
| 2018 | 39.6 |
| 2019 | 39.8 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 40.3 |
| 2022 | 40.4 |
| 2023 | 40.5 |
| 2024 | 40.7 |
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Norway: National Statistics
Finance
|
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$548B
2024 |
26/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
47.9%
2025 |
27/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.46%
2022 |
39/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.61%
2023 |
83/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
25,000
2020 |
95/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+13.2%
2025 |
2/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
3.98%
2024 |
125/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
51.8%
2024 |
121/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
37%
2024 |
32/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
78.3
2025 |
10/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
21.6%
2023 |
162/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.6%
2023 |
32/169 |
| Number of millionaires |
253,085
2024 |
23/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
5.84%
2024 |
9/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
17
2025 |
25/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.0004%
2025 |
9/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
180
2017 |
35/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$296B
2019 |
28/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$81.2B
2024 |
32/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$621M
2024 |
102/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
1,397,000
2020 |
76/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
1.86%
2020 |
146/184 |
| Banked people share |
98.6%
2024 |
13/158 |
Energy
|
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
4,885 kg
2023 |
18/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$20.6
2023 |
33/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
44.1 megatons
2023 |
59/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
7.98 tons
2023 |
28/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
46.3%
2023 |
112/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
61.4%
2021 |
36/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
48.2%
2023 |
5/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-704%
2023 |
143/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
23,520 kWh
2023 |
2/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
99.1%
2021 |
6/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
89.1%
2023 |
10/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
143/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
71/195 |
Society
|
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.07%
2024 |
118/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+44,356
2024 |
27/196 |
| Urban population |
84.3%
2024 |
36/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.92 ft
2025 |
17/190 |
| Average female height |
5.46 ft
2025 |
20/190 |
| Quality of life index |
92.4
2025 |
9/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
81
2024 |
9/197 |
| Higher education index |
94
2025 |
13/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.73
2023 |
170/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
2.1
2019 |
184/197 |
| Visa free countries |
175
2025 |
14/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
95%
2013 |
105/196 |
| English speaking |
87.6%
2023 |
23/197 |
| People using the Internet |
99%
2023 |
10/195 |
Health
|
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$8,693
2022 |
3/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$1,224
2022 |
3/191 |
| Life expectancy |
83.6 years
2025 |
13/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2022 |
166/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
5.17
2021 |
8/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
30.1 years
2023 |
17/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
1
2023 |
193/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
2.4
2023 |
186/192 |
| Obesity rate |
19.5%
2022 |
113/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
4.8%
2024 |
172/195 |
| Air quality index |
87
2025 |
27/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
14.2%
2022 |
107/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
7.38 liters
2020 |
56/186 |
Territory
|
Norway
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.24%
2025 |
62/197 |
| Land area per capita |
25,240 sq mi
2024 |
16/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
3,792 sq mi
2025 |
141/194 |
| Forest area |
47,118 sq mi
2025 |
50/196 |
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