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Norway

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Capital
Oslo
Currency
Norwegian krone
Continent
Europe (Jan Mayen, Svalbard, mainland Norway)
Area
385,207 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q20 · Official languages: Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk, Sámi
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
5.61M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
530.76B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
94.59K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.06 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
4.64 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.45 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
83.16 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Norway: 5.61M
Norway · Population4.57M4.85M5.14M5.42M5.71M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · Population · people
YearNorway
20255,610,870
20245,572,279
20235,519,601
20225,457,127
20215,408,320
20205,379,475
20195,347,896
20185,311,916
20175,276,968
20165,234,519
20155,188,607
20145,137,232
20135,079,623
20125,018,573
20114,953,088
20104,889,252
20094,828,726
20084,768,212
20074,709,153
20064,660,677
current US$ · 20062025
2025Norway: 530.76B
Norway · GDP323.02B403.28B483.55B563.81B644.08B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · GDP · current US$
YearNorway
2025530,755,719,438.88
2024500,886,328,034.12
2023502,197,633,322.82
2022617,321,834,098.99
2021521,592,200,232.83
2020382,252,517,921.94
2019424,244,886,363.64
2018454,588,871,810.64
2017415,673,181,543.42
2016383,284,047,619.05
2015400,669,174,330.89
2014515,829,568,897.12
2013540,132,255,319.15
2012525,082,939,406.96
2011512,868,581,627.71
2010440,132,138,425.48
2009395,664,488,017.43
2008472,060,283,687.94
2007407,813,774,161.08
2006349,773,283,644.93

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Norway: 94.59K
Norway · GDP per capita66.85K79.47K92.09K104.71K117.33K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNorway
202594,594.19
202489,888.95
202390,984.41
2022113,122.13
202196,442.56
202071,057.59
201979,329.31
201885,579.08
201778,771.22
201673,222.4
201577,220.95
2014100,410.02
2013106,333.14
2012104,627.94
2011103,545.22
201090,020.34
200981,939.73
200899,001.53
200786,600.24
200675,047.74
% · 20062025
2025Norway: 3.06
Norway · Inflation0.191.713.234.756.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · Inflation · %
YearNorway
20253.06
20243.15
20235.52
20225.76
20213.48
20201.29
20192.17
20182.76
20171.88
20163.55
20152.17
20142.04
20132.12
20120.7
20111.28
20102.42
20092.2
20083.75
20070.71
20062.33

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Norway: 4.64
Norway · Unemployment2.272.933.594.244.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNorway
20254.64
20244
20233.57
20223.23
20214.36
20204.42
20193.68
20183.8
20174.16
20164.68
20154.3
20143.49
20133.43
20123.13
20113.2
20103.53
20093.1
20082.52
20072.49
20063.4

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Norway:
Norway · Fertility rate1.341.521.691.862.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNorway
2025No data available
20241.45
20231.4
20221.41
20211.55
20201.48
20191.53
20181.56
20171.62
20161.71
20151.72
20141.75
20131.78
20121.85
20111.88
20101.95
20091.98
20081.96
20071.9
20061.9

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Norway:
Norway · Life expectancy80.0680.9281.7882.6483.52006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Norway · Life expectancy · years
YearNorway
2025No data available
202483.16
202383.01
202282.51
202183.16
202083.21
201982.96
201882.76
201782.61
201682.41
201582.3
201482.1
201381.75
201281.45
201181.3
201081
200980.8
200880.59
200780.4
200680.34
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology