Demographics of Eastern Norway

Statistics Norway demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the Statistics Norway, unless otherwise indicated.

Age and sex distribution

Age structure

Norway

(2005 est.) 0–14 years: 19.7% (male 466,243; female 443,075) 15–64 years: 65.6% (male 1,234,384; female 1,486,887) 65 years and over: 14.7% (male 285,389; female 392,331)

Eastern Norway

(2009 est.) 0–14 years: 18.6% (male 226,334; female 214,775) 15–64 years: 64.5% (male 765,005; female 759,737) 65 years and over: 16.9% (male 150,656; female 201,963)

Population

2,207,164 (January 1, 2000) 2,410,630 (July 1, 2009) Population growth 203,466 (8.44%)

Population - comparative slightly larger than Latvia, but slightly smaller than Mongolia and Jamaica.

Population growth rate

1.59% (in 2008)

Population growth rate - comparative slightly larger than India, but slightly smaller than Turkmenistan.

Total fertility rate

1.85 children born/woman (2007)

Language

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: NA% female: NA%