More inhabitants on Svalbard
The population of Svalbard increased by 8 per cent in 2019. This is the largest population growth in the last ten years. Now almost 2,500…
Inhabitants
Norway has passed 5.35 million inhabitants
The population in Norway increased by 11,200 in the third quarter. More than half of the increase is due to immigration. At the same time,…
Norwegian population reaches 5,328,000 inhabitants
The population in Norway increased by 32,000 inhabitants last year.At years-end, there were 5,328,000 million inhabitants in Norway. The growth in the population is the…
Over one million inhabitants in Greater Oslo
Over one million inhabitants in Greater Oslo The number of residents in Greater Oslo has passed one million for the first time, figures from Statistics…
Half of the inhabitants of a Swedish Viking city were immigrants
It is not only today that populations move on. Both Norwegians and Danes are found to have been important in the Viking town of Sigtuna,…
More weapons than inhabitants in the United States
The United States is the only country in the world with more firearms than there are inhabitants, and the risk of being shot and killed…
Oslo population grows, though more slowly than previously estimated
It’s estimated that Oslo will have almost 190,000 more inhabitants by 2040, but population growth won’t be as great as it was thought last year….
Norway to reach 6 million inhabitants by 2030
The population of Norway is expected to reach 6 million in 2030, according to Statistics Norway. Today, the population in Norway is 5.2 million, according…