Fertility rate, total in Norway
Norway: Fertility rate, total was 1.45 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.45 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Norway peaked at 2.98 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.4 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Norway 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 159 Croatia 1.46 births per woman compare
- 159 Slovakia 1.46 births per woman compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 births per woman compare
- 163 Bhutan 1.45 births per woman compare
- 164 Cuba 1.45 births per woman compare
- 165 Belgium 1.44 births per woman compare
- 165 Mauritius 1.44 births per woman compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.44 births per woman compare
More health data for Norway
- Population, male 2.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 29,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,457 (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 35,047 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 33,403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Norway?
- Fertility rate, total in Norway was 1.45 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for fertility rate, total?
- Norway ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.