What is population, age 20, total in Norway?

Population, age 20, total in Norway was 65,573 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 66,874 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 52,968 in 2001.

How does Norway rank for population, age 20, total?

Norway ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 20, total in Norway

Name: Population, age 20, total in Norway
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Norway: Population, age 20, total was 65,573 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

65,573

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

121st

of 191 countries

All-time high

66,874

in 1990

All-time low

52,968

in 2001

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 20, total in Norway, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 20, total in Norway stood at 65,573.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Norway peaked at 66,874 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52,968, in 2001.

That places Norway 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	60,620	53,842	66,874	10
2000s	56,189	52,968	61,414	10
2010s	64,272	62,606	65,573	5

Countries ranked near Norway

118 Singapore 71,675 compare
119 Bulgaria 70,688 compare
120 Slovakia 66,021 compare
122 Finland 65,271 compare
123 Panama 63,147 compare
124 New Zealand 62,350 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Norway

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.41 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, total in Norway?: Population, age 20, total in Norway was 65,573 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 66,874 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 52,968 in 2001.
How does Norway rank for population, age 20, total?: Norway ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 20, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.