The population of Norway is now 4,908,100. Population growth this quarter was higher than ever before due to immigration. After a decrease in the population growth over the last three quarters, the population grew by a total of 20 200 or 0.41 per cent in the 3rd quarter. The population growth in this [...]
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 The population of Norway is projected to rise considerably in the period 2010 to 2060. The most important reason for this is continued high immigration. The immigration surplus is expected to decline in the next few years. Slightly higher fertility and life expectancy is expected than in the previous projections, which were published in June [...]  Svalbard has a high level of in- and out-migration, markedly influencing the size of the population. On Jan. 1 2010, 2,481 were registered at Svalbard, 84 fewer than one year earlier. A total of 2,052 of these lived in the Norwegian settlements Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund. During 2009, the number of inhabitants in the Norwegian settlements [...]  The population of Norway is estimated to be 4 854 000 at the turn of the year. This figure represents a population growth of 55 000 persons or 1.1 per cent in 2009, down from 62 000 or 1.3 per cent in 2008. The population growth is estimated to be 11 per cent lower [...]  On Dec. 12, Norway and Mexico launched a joint model for climate funding at the negotiations in Copenhagen. The model will establish a Green Fund for financing of climate actions in developing countries. Contributions to the Green Fund should come both from public budgets and from auctioning of allowances. The size of the fund [...] From June to September the number of employed persons decreased by 23 000. The unemployment rate remained stable at 3.1 per cent of the labour force. The unemployment rate of August was revised down from 3.2 to 3.1 per cent. Adjusted for seasonal variations The Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows a decrease in employment of [...] The proportion of people who want to make it more difficult for refugees and asylum seekers to obtain a residence permit increased by 11 percentage points in 2009 compared to the year before. About half the population thinks the access to residence permits should be further restricted. The present survey of attitudes towards immigrants and [...]  In the third quarter of 2009, Norway’s population increased by 17,100. Slightly more than 60 percent of the growth resulted from inward migration, but the birth surplus contributed more than last year – 39 percent. The number of children born was the highest since the mid 1970s. The population reached 4,842,700 on Oct. 1. The [...]  The Norwegian population has passed 4.8 million. The population growth from 2007 to 2008 was 62,100, up by 6,000 from the year before, and was the highest since 1920. Last year, 60 500 children were born in Norway and 41 700 persons died. Since 1973, the number of children born has been higher only [...] |
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