Historically, that the population of Norway is not growing very rapidly.The most active it is changed in the nineties of the last century.In particular, as of the year 1998 in the state lived a little over 4.4 million.The annual increase was equal to half a percent.The birth rate was nearly 14 for every thousand inhabitants, and the mortality - 10. In addition, the figure is significantly influenced by immigration, is an average of 9000 people per year.This is primarily due to the country's liberal immigration policy.
By the end of 2013 the population of Norway was 5.4 million.For this indicator, the country is located on the 117th place on the planet.Nowadays, thanks to a significant improvement in the living standards of local residents, as well as a high level of health care is provided, though slow, but steady growth in the number of citizens.
language and ethnography
characteristic of people is its homogeneity.The fact that almost all Norwegians have expressed Germanic origin.Separate words worthy of this ethnic group is the Sami living in the far north of the country for over two thousand years.It is the indigenous population of Norway is only a small part of the total number (in the country is home to about 20,000 Sami).
As for Norwegian, now in the country there are two forms: Bokmål and Nynorsk.The first of these uses most of the locals.It comes from the Danish-Norwegian, which was distributed during a finding of Norway under the authority of the Danish Kingdom.The second version was formally recognized in the nineteenth century and formed on the basis of rural dialects.Most of them used by the population of the western regions of Norway.However, the recent trend is to gradually merge into one of the two languages.
Placing people in the country
Most Norwegians lives in the southern regions of the country.A significant number of small towns and villages are located near the largest cities in the state - the capital city of Oslo (almost a third of all inhabitants) and Trondheim.Apart from these, one can also note the Bergen and Stavanger.The population density in Norway is 14 per square kilometer.Of all European countries, this figure is the smaller after Iceland.Thus it is necessary to focus on the fact that the population is very unevenly distributed.While in some regions this figure is an average 93 people per 1 km2, in other - 1.5 people per 1 km2.
Health
Norwegians can be considered a healthy nation.In the country the average human lifespan is 81 years, that more than the European average.This is largely due to the high level of health care system, as well as with good environment.In this case, it may be noted quality drinking water as well as a low content of particles in the polluted air, capable of penetrating into the lungs.
Employment
population of Norway is in one of the leaders among the residents of European countries and on employment.More specifically, the continuous paid work can boast three out of four Norwegians aged 15 to 64 years.The average annual rate of output clock is lower compared to other European countries.Without a doubt, this fact also has a positive effect on life expectancy.As for unemployment, it is 8.6%.
Education
It's no secret that one of the most important conditions in order to get a job is education.In this regard, Norway's population has a relatively high level it.In particular, 81% of the population aged 25 to 64 years has completed secondary education.The index is evenly distributed between male and female halves of men.As for the quality of the received knowledge, according to international estimates, every Norwegian has 500 points (the European average for a similar scale is 497 points).The average citizen of the country spends on education almost 18 years of life.
Incomes
One of the most important aspects that determine the quality of jobs is the salary and other financial compensation, that the population of Norway receives during his employment.Each Norwegian earns an average of 44 thousand dollars a year.A large proportion of this money gets into the state treasury in the form of taxes.After paying their adjusted income is on average 31.5 thousand dollars.
Religion
According to Norwegian law, the king of the country and at least half of the total number of local ministers are bound to have Lutheran faith.On the other hand, it is now actively lobbied the abolition of this provision.Norwegian Lutheran Evangelical Church has official status and is composed of eleven dioceses.It should be noted that it was kitted out a huge number of missionary expeditions to India and Africa.
