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Norway
Last update: 2025-08-11
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 5199.76 (2022)
Inflation rate
3.1% (2024)
Unemployment rate
4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
12.2% (2021)
Gini coefficient
27.7 (2019)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
12%
Smoking men
11.3%
Smoking women
12.6%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
323 802
Land area
304 282
Water area
19 520
Popular payment systems
- ApplePay
- Google Pay
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
51.21%
iOS
48.29%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+47
Internet domain
.no
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
3 (2022)
Internet user penetration
99% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
46% (2022)
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Region
Scandinavia
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
NO
Capital
Oslo
Official language
Norwegian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
11.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.9%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
6.05
Beer
2.63
Wine
2.23
Spirits
1
Other alcohol
0.19
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
5 509 733 (2024)
Male population
2 780 972
Female population
2 728 761
Population growth rate
0.59% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8.4 (2024)
Urbanization
84% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AAA (1995)
Moody's
Aaa (1997)
Standard & Poors
AAA (1975)
Age structure
0-14 years
16.3%
15-64 years
64.5%
65+ years
19.1%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Not specified
19.9%
Current as of
2021
Last update: 2025-08-11