Ethnicities

Ethnically, the residents of Norway are predominantly ethnic Norwegians who are of North Germanic / Nordic descent, although in the far north there are communities of the Scandanivian native people Sami who settled the area around 8,000 years ago, probably from central Siberia. There is also a Kven population and a small Finnish community. In recent years, Norway has become home to increasing numbers of immigrants, foreign workers, and asylum-seekers from various parts of the world (mostly from Europe and Asia). Norway had a steady influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe (i.e. Russians from Russia), Southern Europe (i.e. Greeks, Albanians or Kosovars, and former Yugoslavians), and Middle East countries (Arabs, especially Iraqis and Palestinians, and Turks). After ten Eastern European countries joined the EU in 2004, there has also been an influx of workers from Poland, Estonia and Lithuania. // Norwegians in Norway There are nearly 4. ... Thor, Germanic thunder god. ... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, which encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. ... Siberian Federal District (darker red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) arctic northeast Siberia Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia and comprising a large part of the Euro-Asian Steppe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... A foreign worker (cf expatriate), is a person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen. ... Power lines leading to a trash dump hover just overhead in El Carpio, a Nicaraguan refugee camp in Costa Rica Under international law, a refugee is a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked salmon):  Northern Europe  Western Europe  Eastern Europe  Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium... Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ... Kosovo (Serbian: Косово и Метохија or Kosovo i Metohija, also Космет or Kosmet, Albanian: Kosovë or Kosova) is a province in southern Serbia which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. ... ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Arab diaspora refers to the numbers of Arab immigrants, and their descendants, who voluntarily or as refugees emigrated from their native countries and now reside in non-Arab nations, primarily in Western countries as well as parts of sub-Saharan Africa (West Africa, primarily Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Liberia). ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ...

Religion

Main article: Religion in Norway Religion in Norway is overwhelmingly Protestant (Evangelical-Lutheran) with 89% belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway which is an established religion. ...

The Lutheran Church of Norway is the state church and the vast majority remain at least nominal members. Other religions do, however, enjoy religious freedom and have prospered with immigration in recent years, particularly Islam, neopaganism and Roman Catholicism. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Country church in Sogn, Norway The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke) also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, to which 86% of Norwegians belong. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is any of a heterogeneous group of new religious movements, particularly those influenced by ancient, primarily pre-Christian and sometimes pre-Judaic religions. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ...

Official statistics (2003): Lutheran 86% (state church), other Christian 4.5% (mainly Protestant [3.5%] and Roman Catholic) [1%]), Islam 2%, other religions (Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism) 1%, Human Ethical 1.5%, none and unknown 5%. The Eurometer poll on religious belief in Norway finds 9-10% of Norwegians in the poll survey are atheist or have no religion. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... See Religion in Norway Mosque in Oslo, Norway Islam is the second largest religious community in Norway with over 2% of the population. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, which is also a philosophy and a system of psychology. ... Hinduism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists. ... This section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Ethnic and/or national origin: An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of a boundary that distinguishes them from other groups. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ...

Ethnic Norwegians 92.7% // Norwegians in Norway There are nearly 4. ...

Swedes 0.7%

Danes 0.6%

Peoples of the former Yugoslavia 0.5%

British 0.3%

Americans 0.2%

Germans 0.2%

Iraqis 0.2%

Pakistanis 0.2%

Albanians 0.1%

Canadians 0.1%

Ethiopians 0.1%

Finns 0.1%

Greeks 0.1%

Indians 0.1%

Iranians 0.1%

Russians 0.1%

Somalis 0.1%

Turks 0.1%

others 3.7% (rounded) Sami 20,000 The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, which encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. ...

Age and sex distribution

Age structure: (2005 est.)
0-14 years: 19.7% (male 466, 243; female 443,075)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 1,234,384; female 1,486,887)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 285,389; female 392,331)

Sex ratio: (2004 est.)
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: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female

Population growth

Demographics of Norway, 1900-2000: Total population, fertility, mortality, and migration. Source: Norwegian Bureau of Statistics

Population: 4,681,100 (January 1st 2007)
Population growth rate: 0.88% (in 2006) Download high resolution version (974x583, 29 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (974x583, 29 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Fertility and mortality

Total fertility rate: 1.84 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Birth rate: 12.28 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate: 8.92 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: (2004 est.)
total: 3.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: (2004 est.)
total population: 79.25 years
male: 76.64 years
female: 82.01 years

Migration

Net migration rate: 1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Language

Main article: Norwegian language Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ...

Official languages: Norwegian (the written standards Bokmål and Nynorsk).
Three Finno-Ugric languages - Finnish, Sami and the Kven language, are additional official languages of some municipalities. Bokmål (lit. ... Nynorsk (Neonorwegian) is one of the two officially sanctioned written standards of the Norwegian language. ... Approximate geographical distribution of areas where indigenous Finno-Ugric languages are spoken. ... Sami is a general name for a group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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

See also

• Norway
• Norsk Wikipedia (Nynorsk)
• Norsk Wikipedia (Bokmål)
• Demographics of Svalbard