Fertility Rate: Norway
Norway's fertility rate is currently 1.45 births per woman as of 2024. # Norway Fertility Rate Norway's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.45 births per woman
+3.6% y/y
Peak (1964)
2.98 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.4 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Norway
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Norway
Analysis# Norway Fertility Rate
Norway's fertility rate stands at 1.45 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a dramatic decline from its 1964 peak of 2.98. The current level remains slightly above the all-time low of 1.4 recorded in 2023. Since 1960, Norway's fertility rate has fallen 49.1%, placing it among Europe's lowest and well below the 2.1 replacement level needed for population stability without immigration.
The steepest descent occurred between 2015 and 2023, when the rate plummeted from 1.72 to 1.4 births per woman. A modest recovery emerged in 2024, suggesting a potential stabilization, though the trend remains decidedly downward. Ongoing economic pressures, delayed childbearing, and access to contraception continue shaping Norway's demographic trajectory, with fertility rates unlikely to reverse significantly in the near term.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.45 births per woman | +3.57% |
| 2023 | 1.4 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 2022 | 1.41 births per woman | -9.03% |
| 2021 | 1.55 births per woman | +4.73% |
| 2020 | 1.48 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 2019 | 1.53 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 2018 | 1.56 births per woman | -3.70% |
| 2017 | 1.62 births per woman | -5.26% |
| 2016 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2015 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 2014 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2013 | 1.78 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 2012 | 1.85 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 2011 | 1.88 births per woman | -3.59% |
| 2010 | 1.95 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 2009 | 1.98 births per woman | +1.02% |
| 2008 | 1.96 births per woman | +3.16% |
| 2007 | 1.9 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2006 | 1.9 births per woman | +3.26% |
| 2005 | 1.84 births per woman | +0.55% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.83 births per woman | +1.67% |
| 2003 | 1.8 births per woman | +2.86% |
| 2002 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2001 | 1.78 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 2000 | 1.85 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 1.85 births per woman | +2.21% |
| 1998 | 1.81 births per woman | -2.69% |
| 1997 | 1.86 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1996 | 1.89 births per woman | +1.07% |
| 1995 | 1.87 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1994 | 1.87 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1993 | 1.86 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1992 | 1.88 births per woman | -2.08% |
| 1991 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1990 | 1.93 births per woman | +2.12% |
| 1989 | 1.89 births per woman | +2.72% |
| 1988 | 1.84 births per woman | +5.75% |
| 1987 | 1.74 births per woman | +1.75% |
| 1986 | 1.71 births per woman | +1.79% |
| 1985 | 1.68 births per woman | +1.20% |
| 1984 | 1.66 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1983 | 1.66 births per woman | -2.92% |
| 1982 | 1.71 births per woman | +0.59% |
| 1981 | 1.7 births per woman | -1.16% |
| 1980 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 1979 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1978 | 1.77 births per woman | +1.14% |
| 1977 | 1.75 births per woman | -5.91% |
| 1976 | 1.86 births per woman | -6.06% |
| 1975 | 1.98 births per woman | -7.04% |
| 1974 | 2.13 births per woman | -4.48% |
| 1973 | 2.23 births per woman | -6.30% |
| 1972 | 2.38 births per woman | -4.42% |
| 1971 | 2.49 births per woman | -0.40% |
| 1970 | 2.5 births per woman | -7.41% |
| 1969 | 2.7 births per woman | -1.82% |
| 1968 | 2.75 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 1967 | 2.81 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 1966 | 2.9 births per woman | -1.36% |
| 1965 | 2.94 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 1964 | 2.98 births per woman | +1.71% |
| 1963 | 2.93 births per woman | +0.69% |
| 1962 | 2.91 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1961 | 2.94 births per woman | +3.16% |
| 1960 | 2.85 births per woman | — |
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