Demographics of Western Norway
The Western Norway region of Norway showed the highest population growth rate in Norway in 2010, at 1.44%. The fertility rate in this region is higher than in other parts of Norway. The population as of 1 January 2010 was 1,263,464, with 37.7% of the population living in Hordaland, 33.8% in Rogaland, 19.8% in Møre og Romsdal, and 8.4% in Sogn og Fjordane. 60% of the population is under 40 years old, and 30% is under 20 years old. Many of the historical immigrants in Western Norway came from countries like Scotland, England, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Western Norway is the part of Norway which has the largest immigration from the western world.
The following demographic statistics are from the Statistics Norway, unless otherwise indicated.
Historical population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1769 | 193,259 | — |
1801 | 230,053 | +19.0% |
1855 | 392,588 | +70.7% |
1900 | 560,765 | +42.8% |
1950 | 811,411 | +44.7% |
1955 | 846,977 | +4.4% |
1960 | 887,537 | +4.8% |
1965 | 919,909 | +3.6% |
1970 | 961,676 | +4.5% |
1975 | 1,002,465 | +4.2% |
1980 | 1,033,902 | +3.1% |
1985 | 1,061,367 | +2.7% |
1990 | 1,089,763 | +2.7% |
1995 | 1,124,756 | +3.2% |
2000 | 1,159,176 | +3.1% |
2001 | 1,164,937 | +0.5% |
2002 | 1,170,763 | +0.5% |
2003 | 1,178,263 | +0.6% |
2004 | 1,185,699 | +0.6% |
2005 | 1,193,168 | +0.6% |
2006 | 1,201,833 | +0.7% |
2007 | 1,212,856 | +0.9% |
2008 | 1,228,392 | +1.3% |
2009 | 1,245,439 | +1.4% |
2010 | 1,263,464 | +1.4% |
2015? | 1,330,975 | +5.3% |
2020? | 1,397,393 | +5.0% |
2025? | 1,464,086 | +4.8% |
2030? | 1,525,853 | +4.2% |
Source: Statistics Norway [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. |
Age and sex distribution
Age structure
Norway
(2010 estimate)
0–14 years: 18.9% (male 470,253; female 447,472)
15–64 years: 66.2% (male 1,641,821; female 1,575,980)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 314,678; female 407,995)
Western Norway
(2010 estimate)
0–14 years: 19.9% (male 128,405; female 123,094)
15–64 years: 65.8% (male 429,302; female 401,410)
65 years and over: 14.3% (male 79,008; female 102,245)
Population
- 1,159,176 (1 January 2000)
- 1,263,464 (1 January 2010)
- Population growth
- 104,288 (8.9%)
- 1,263,464 (1 January 2010)
- 1,397,393 (1 January 2020)
- Population growth
- 133,929 (10.6%)
- 1,397,393 (1 January 2020)
- 1,525,853 (1 January 2030)
- Population growth
- 128,460 (9.1%)
Population – comparative
Slightly larger than East Timor and Eswatini, but slightly smaller than Hawaii and Estonia.
Population growth rate
1.44% (in 2010)
Population growth rate – comparative
Slightly larger than El Salvador and Iran, but slightly smaller than India.
Births and deaths
Births | Deaths | Birth surplus | Birth rate | Death rate | Net migration rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 16,345 | 10,405 | 5,940 | 14.1 | 8.9 | -0.1 |
2008 | 16,644 | 10,028 | 6,616 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
Life expectancy at birth
(2008)
total population: 80.4 years
male: 77.8 years
female: 83.0 years
Total fertility rate
Western Norway has a higher fertility rate than Iran, Iceland, France and the United States, and it is the highest in Norway.
County | Fertility rate (2009) |
---|---|
Rogaland | 2.18 |
Møre og Romsdal | 2.13 |
Sogn og Fjordane | 2.10 |
Hordaland | 2.03 |
Language
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Immigration
Country of origin | Norway | Immigrants
|
Eastern Europe | Asia | Western Europe | Africa | Nordic countries | Latin America | North America | Oceania | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population [1] | 1,148,324 | 115,140 | 35,913 | 33,154 | 16,726 | 11,085 | 10,103 | 5,082 | 2,588 | 489 | 1,263,464 |
Percent of total | 90.88% | 9.11% | 2.84% | 2.62% | 1.32% | 0.87% | 0.79% | 0.40% | 0.20% | 0.03% | 100% |
Percent of immigrants | 100% | 31.19% | 28.79% | 14.52% | 9.62% | 8.77% | 4.41% | 2.24% | 0.42% | 9.11% |
Country of origin | Norway | Immigrants
|
Asia | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | Africa | Nordic countries | Latin America | North America | Oceania | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hordaland [1] | 434,081 | 42,374 | 12,292 | 13,065 | 5,325 | 4,740 | 3,405 | 2,497 | 872 | 178 | 477,175 |
Rogaland [1] | 378,956 | 48,991 | 14,989 | 14,334 | 7,465 | 4,391 | 4,447 | 1,758 | 1,370 | 237 | 427,947 |
Møre og Romsdal [1] | 234,477 | 16,785 | 6,143 | 4,338 | 2,680 | 1,287 | 1,541 | 496 | 243 | 57 | 251,262 |
Sogn og Fjordane [1] | 100,090 | 6,990 | 2,489 | 1,417 | 1,256 | 667 | 710 | 331 | 103 | 17 | 107,080 |
Immigrants in Bergen and Stavanger
Country | Inhabitants[2] |
---|---|
Total | 380,450 |
Ethnic Norwegians | 331,209 |
Immigrants |
49,241 |
Poland | 5,085 |
United Kingdom | 2,336 |
Iraq | 2,067 |
Germany | 1,890 |
Vietnam | 1,827 |
Sweden | 1,780 |
Turkey | 1,769 |
Somalia | 1,746 |
Denmark | 1,382 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,327 |
Religion
Christianity is the largest religion. 1,054,573 people are members of the Church of Norway. There is also 52,365 members in other Christian churches. Islam has 10,685 adherents in Western Norway, Buddhism has 2,082. 1,171 are of the Baháʼí Faith, Judaism, Sikhism and other religions.
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Christianity
Christianity is the largest religious group. Although more and more ethnic Norwegians are less religious, Christian immigrants have increased the population. Many known Christian missionaries came from Western Norway, for example Torill Selsvold Nyborg, who is now the county mayor of Hordaland.
Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christianity in Western Norway | 1,099,277 | 1,103,804 | 1,105,047 | 1,104,127 |
Percent | 91.4% | 91.0% | 89.9% | 88.6% |
Protestantism
Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Members of the Church of Norway | 1,062,634 | 1,051,209 | 1,053,114 | 1,054,573 | 1,051,762 |
Percent of total population | 89.0% | 87.4% | 86.8% | 85.8% | 84.4% |
Catholicism
Year | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 |
---|---|---|---|
Members in the Catholic Church | 7,760 | 8,721 | 9,706 |
Percent | 0.68% | 0.75% | 0.81% |
Orthodoxy
There are only two Orthodox congregations in Western Norway, in Bergen and Stavanger. 368 people are members in Stavanger, but not all of them live in Rogaland. Congregations in some churches in Bergen have Orthodox worship in different languages. The numbers of Orthodox Christians in the region due to increased immigration from countries such as Russia and the rest of Eastern Europe.[5]
Smaller denominations
- 9,803 people are Pentecostalists.[5]
- 3,876 people are Jehovah's Witnesses,[5] up from 3,872 in 2003.
- 3,692 people are Methodists.[5]
- 1,949 people are Baptists,[5] up from 1,880 in 2003.
- 1,314 people are members in the Norwegian Mission Association.[5]
- 1,086 people are members in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[5]
Islam
While as many as 7.2% of Oslo's population are Muslims, this figure is only 0.85% in Western Norway. There are two mosques, one in Bergen and Stavanger. In total, 10,685 people members of this religious community.[6]
Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Islam in Western Norway | 8,697 | 9,540 | 9,578 | 10,685 |
Percent | 0.72% | 0.78% | 0.77% | 0.85% |
Buddhism
Buddhism increased its number of adherents from 0 in 2004 to 2,082 in 2009.
Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhism in Western Norway | 1,489 | 1,583 | 1,689 | 2,082 |
Percent | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.16% |
Others
Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Baháʼí Faith, Judaism, Sikhism in Western Norway | 1,140 | 1,181 | 1,171 | 1,397 |
Percent | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.11% |
Judaism
See also
- List of regions of Norway
References
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