Indicator	Value
Total population	5,570,000–5,580,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 5,577,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 5,572,000 people
Median age	39.7 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	83.2–83.3 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 83.16 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 83.31 years
Ethnic groups	Norwegian 81.5% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.9%, other 9.6% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minoritiesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 67.5%, Muslim 3.1%, Roman Catholic 3.1%, other Christian 3.8%, other 2.6%, unspecified 19.9% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	84% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.95 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	9.7 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	7.9 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	83.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Finnish / Inari Saami / Kven Finnish / Lule Saami / North Saami / Norwegian / Norwegian Sign Language / Old Norse / Older Runic / Pite Saami / Russenorsk / Russian / Skolt Saami / South Saami / Swedish / Tavringer Romani / Traveller Norwegian / Vlax RomaniGlottolog [2026]