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Photos of Norway

The Parliament Building (Stortinget) in Oslo, constructed between 1861 and 1866.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 69

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Norwegian audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 57

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 142

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 179

Death rate

comparison ranking: 74

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 28

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 185

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 223

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 191

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 101

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 48

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 56

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 180

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 8

Labor force

comparison ranking: 111

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 65

Public debt

comparison ranking: 144

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 22

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 6

Exports

comparison ranking: 35

Imports

comparison ranking: 36

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 89

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 36

Railways

comparison ranking: total 50

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 53

Waterways

comparison ranking: 54

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 17

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 54

Space

Transnational Issues