Norway Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017 by City Immigrants
Europe, Norway, World Population August 17, 2017,
Norway Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017
Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Oslo, the capital, is a city of green spaces and museums. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. Bergen, with colorful wooden houses, is the starting point for cruises to the dramatic Sognefjord. Norway is also known for fishing, hiking and skiing, notably at Lillehammer’s Olympic resort.
The total population of Norway on 1 January 2017 was 5,258,317. Statistics Norway estimated that the 5,000,000 milestone was reached 19 March 2012. Norway has one of the highest fertility rates in Europe, but the rate has decreased from 1.98 in 2009 to 1.71 in 2016.
Norway demographics Population by Religion
Religions in Norway (2013) |
Church of Norway (76.09%) |
Roman Catholic Church (2.40%) |
Pentecostal congregations (0.78%) |
Swedish Margareta Congregation in Oslo (0.41%) |
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (0.39%) |
Other Christian denominations (2.22%) |
Islam (2.39%) |
Other religions (0.59%) |
Humanism (1.70%) |
Unaffiliated (13.03%) |
Norway demographics Population by Immigrants
According to Statistics Norway, Norway's immigrant population makes up 16.8% of the country's total population [January, 2017]. This includes immigrants and children born in Norway to two immigrant parents. The five largest immigrant groups in Norway are in turn Polish, Lithuanian, Swedish, Somali, and Pakistani.At the beginning of 1992, the immigrant population in Norway was 183,000 people (4.3% of the total population). At the beginning of 2015, this number had risen to 815,000 people (15.6% of the total population). Immigration to Norway has increased drastically in recent years, with net immigration exceeding 40,000.
Norway demographics Population by Race
.
Religion |
Members |
Percent |
Christianity |
4,148,389 |
79.60% |
The Church of Norway (Lutheran) |
3,799,366 |
72.90% |
Roman Catholicism |
144,856 |
2.80% |
Pentecostalism |
39,431 |
0.80% |
The Swedish Church in Norway |
21,689 |
0.40% |
Orthodox Christianity |
20,202 |
0.40% |
The Free Lutheran Church |
18,908 |
0.40% |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
12,413 |
0.20% |
The Mission Society |
10,598 |
0.20% |
Methodism |
10,531 |
0.20% |
Baptists |
10,367 |
0.20% |
Other Christianity |
60,088 |
1.20% |
Non-Christian religions |
183,201 |
3.50% |
Islam |
148,189 |
2.80% |
Buddhism |
18,817 |
0.40% |
Hinduism |
8,882 |
0.20% |
Sikhism |
3,545 |
0.10% |
Bahá'í Faith |
1,149 |
0.00% |
Judaism |
770 |
0.00% |
Other religions |
1,849 |
0.00% |
Non-religious and unknown |
792,637 |
15.20% |
Humanism |
89,758 |
1.70% |
Total |
5,213,985 |
100.00% |
Norway Population by City
.
Rank |
Urban area |
Population |
County |
1 |
Oslo |
958,378 |
Oslo/Akershus/Buskerud |
2 |
Bergen |
250,420 |
Hordaland |
3 |
Stavanger/Sandnes |
210,874 |
Rogaland |
4 |
Trondheim |
175,068 |
Sør-Trøndelag |
5 |
Drammen |
113,534 |
Buskerud |
6 |
Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg |
108,636 |
Østfold |
7 |
Porsgrunn/Skien |
91,737 |
Telemark |
8 |
Kristiansand |
60,583 |
Vest-Agder |
9 |
Ålesund |
50,917 |
Møre og Romsdal |
10 |
Tønsberg |
50,806 |
Vestfold |
11 |
Moss |
45,586 |
Østfold |
12 |
Haugesund |
43,909 |
Rogaland |
13 |
Arendal |
42,690 |
Aust-Agder |
14 |
Sandefjord |
42,650 |
Vestfold |
15 |
Bodø |
39,750 |
Nordland |
16 |
Tromsø |
33,883 |
Troms |
17 |
Hamar |
26,533 |
Hedmark |
18 |
Halden |
24,895 |
Østfold |
19 |
Larvik |
23,715 |
Vestfold |
20 |
Askøy |
22,311 |
Hordaland |
21 |
Kongsberg |
21,342 |
Buskerud |
22 |
Harstad |
20,770 |
Troms |
23 |
Molde |
20,602 |
Møre og Romsdal |
24 |
Horten |
20,164 |
Vestfold |
25 |
Gjøvik |
19,935 |
Oppland |