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At the beginning of 2023, Norway had a population of 5. Population growth is 489 in 000 and has not been higher since 63.
– The main cause of high increase in numbers population is increased immigration as a result of the war in Ukraine, says senior advisor Anders Sønstebø at SSB.
In 2022, 32 Ukrainian citizens emigrated. Under end of the year in Norway 35 Ukrainian citizens lived there.
birth
After a slight recovery in 2021, the birth rate fell sharply in 2022. In 2022, 51,5 babies were born in Norway. children, i.e. by 4,5 thousand. less than in 2021 and the lowest since 1985
– The increase in births in 2021 was probably an exception. In 2022, the trend of previous years will continue, with the birth rate now at its lowest in 40 years, says Sønstebø.
Statistics Norway publishes on March 7 more detailed birth statistics , as well as the total fertility rate (FFT) for 2022.
Mortality
As for mortality, it was unexpectedly low until just over a year after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. It then increased from autumn 2021 and remains at a high level in 2022. Last year, 45,8 thousand people died. people, by 3,8 thous. more than a year earlier.
– The decline in fertility and the increase in mortality resulted in a solid decline in the surplus of births, i.e. births minus deaths, in 2022. The surplus was 5,7 thousand, less than half of the previous year, points out Sønstebø.
– In the fourth quarter, the surplus of births was negative – there were more deaths than births – for the first time since GUS started publishing quarterly population statistics in 1997, he adds.
Registered migration in 2022-2023
Many Ukrainian refugees were registered as immigrants in the asylum-seeking commune and did not move to the commune of permanent residence. As such, some municipalities have had much more immigration and much higher population growth.
