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Norwegian People

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Population: 4,660,539 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.5% (male 441,508/female 422,050) 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 1,564,482/female 1,522,519) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 305,120/female 404,860) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 39.4 years male: 38.5 years female: 40.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.341% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 9.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 3.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.95 years male: 77.29 years female: 82.74 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 3,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Norwegian(s) adjective: Norwegian

Ethnic groups: Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate)

Religions: Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)

Languages: Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%