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Population:
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4,546,123 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.9% (male 465,320; female 439,095)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 1,501,608; female 1,462,590)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 281,554; female 395,956) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 37.7 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 38.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.46% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.17 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.72 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 4.32 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.09 years
male: 76.15 years
female: 82.22 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.8 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,800 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Norwegian(s)
adjective: Norwegian
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Ethnic groups:
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Norwegian, Sami 20,000
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Religions:
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Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
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Languages:
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Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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