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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
Population growth ↗
0.69 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.09 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
104.04K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
19.08 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
83.57 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
65.61 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
13.42 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
99 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
79.05 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-1.47 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Norway

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.