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The statistics is as of 2014 published with Population.
Lower growth, but high level continues
The population of Norway is expected to reach about 5 109 000 persons by the end of 2013. This figure represents a population growth of 57 800 persons, 7 600 lower than the year before, and the lowest since 2007.
2013 | ||||
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Population January 1st, finale fugures | Estimated population growth | Estimated population 31st December | Estimated population growth. Per cent | |
The whole country | 5 051 275 | 57 769 | 5 109 044 | 1.1 |
Fredrikstad | 76 807 | 777 | 77 584 | 1.0 |
Bærum | 116 677 | 1 956 | 118 633 | 1.7 |
Oslo | 623 966 | 10 280 | 634 246 | 1.6 |
Drammen | 65 473 | 677 | 66 150 | 1.0 |
Kristiansand | 84 476 | 1 555 | 86 031 | 1.8 |
Sandnes | 70 046 | 1 939 | 71 985 | 2.8 |
Stavanger | 129 191 | 1 597 | 130 788 | 1.2 |
Bergen | 267 950 | 4 051 | 272 001 | 1.5 |
Trondheim | 179 692 | 2 425 | 182 117 | 1.3 |
Tromsø | 70 358 | 1 269 | 71 627 | 1.8 |
![Figure 1. Excess of births, net migration and population growth. The whole Figure 1. Excess of births, net migration and population growth. The whole](/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkber/aar/_image/154390.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=142fba9b728)
![Figure 2. Estimated population growth. County. 2013. Per cent Figure 2. Estimated population growth. County. 2013. Per cent](/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkber/aar/_image/154388.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=142fba9af58)
The population growth of 57 800 will still be approximately twice as high as during the years from 1973 to 2003. From 2005, the population growth has totalled approximately 500 000 persons.
Highest share of population growth due to net migration from abroad
68 per cent of the population growth will come from migration surplus from abroad, and 32 per cent will be due to the birth surplus.
A migration surplus from abroad of 40 200 will be 7 000 lower than in 2012, and around 2 600 lower than the average for the last seven years, but much higher than during the years preceding 2006. Before 1970, there was sometimes a migration loss to abroad.
A birth excess of 17 600 will be 600 lower than in 2012, and lower than the years since 2008, but at the same level as, and somewhat higher than, the twenty years before that. For part of the 1980s, the figure was very low, and in 1985 not higher than 6 800.
Continuing growth in central populated areas
Population growth in the big cities and central areas continues. Some 60 per cent of the growth takes place in the four counties Oslo, Akershus, Rogaland and Hordaland. Oslo will have a growth of 10 300 persons, 400 fewer than last year.
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The population is estimated for the country as a whole and at county and municipality level. It is based on information from the population register, using data on births, deaths and migration up to 1 December 2013. The population growth in December is estimated using approximately the same relative growth as in December 2012. If the level of births, deaths and migration changes markedly in December this year compared to last year, the population will vary correspondingly.
For some municipalities, estimated figures as of 1 January 2014 may thus seem to break with the trend so far this year, but this is due to the estimation method used. This is especially visible in small municipalities, where the figures must be regarded as a preliminary estimate.
The statistics is published with Population.
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