Total Fertility Rate in Norway
Norway: Total Fertility Rate was 1.41 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Norway, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Norway stood at 1.41. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Norway peaked at 2.98 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 2022.
Norway ranks 165th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 | 2.7 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 | 1.75 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 | 1.75 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Norway?
- Total fertility rate in Norway was 1.41 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 1964.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for total fertility rate?
- Norway ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.