Live births in Norway
Live births in Norway was 51,545 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 134th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Norway, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 51,545 Estimated |
| 2022 | 51,078 Estimated |
| 2021 | 56,033 Estimated |
| 2020 | 53,029 Estimated |
| 2019 | 54,260 Estimated |
| 2018 | 54,921 Estimated |
| 2017 | 56,370 Estimated |
| 2016 | 58,544 Estimated |
| 2015 | 58,610 Estimated |
| 2014 | 58,538 Estimated |
| 2013 | 58,331 Estimated |
| 2012 | 59,462 Estimated |
| 2011 | 59,454 Estimated |
| 2010 | 60,651 Estimated |
| 2009 | 61,036 Estimated |
| 2008 | 59,691 Estimated |
| 2007 | 57,832 Estimated |
| 2006 | 58,056 Estimated |
| 2005 | 56,454 Estimated |
| 2004 | 56,726 Estimated |
| 2003 | 56,304 Estimated |
| 2002 | 55,283 Estimated |
| 2001 | 56,679 Estimated |
| 2000 | 59,170 Estimated |
| 1999 | 59,164 Estimated |
| 1998 | 58,349 Estimated |
| 1997 | 59,748 Estimated |
| 1996 | 60,911 Estimated |
| 1995 | 60,327 Estimated |
| 1994 | 60,080 Estimated |
| 1993 | 59,669 Estimated |
| 1992 | 60,051 Estimated |
| 1991 | 60,775 Estimated |
| 1990 | 60,908 Estimated |
| 1989 | 59,319 Estimated |
| 1988 | 57,395 Estimated |
| 1987 | 53,864 Estimated |
| 1986 | 52,328 Estimated |
| 1985 | 50,997 Estimated |
| 1984 | 50,197 Estimated |
| 1983 | 49,934 Estimated |
| 1982 | 51,122 Estimated |
| 1981 | 50,627 Estimated |
| 1980 | 50,991 Estimated |
| 1979 | 51,562 Estimated |
| 1978 | 51,752 Estimated |
| 1977 | 50,949 Estimated |
| 1976 | 53,518 Estimated |
| 1975 | 56,333 Estimated |
| 1974 | 59,601 Estimated |
| 1973 | 61,299 Estimated |
| 1972 | 64,327 Estimated |
| 1971 | 65,656 Estimated |
| 1970 | 64,789 Estimated |
| 1969 | 67,716 Estimated |
| 1968 | 67,265 Estimated |
| 1967 | 66,183 Estimated |
| 1966 | 66,918 Estimated |
| 1965 | 65,928 Estimated |
| 1964 | 65,263 Estimated |
| 1963 | 62,826 Estimated |
| 1962 | 61,828 Estimated |
| 1961 | 61,932 Estimated |
| 1960 | 60,834 Estimated |
| 1959 | 62,142 Estimated |
| 1958 | 62,450 Estimated |
| 1957 | 62,360 Estimated |
| 1956 | 63,872 Estimated |
| 1955 | 63,113 Estimated |
| 1954 | 62,303 Estimated |
| 1953 | 62,692 Estimated |
| 1952 | 62,419 Estimated |
| 1951 | 60,692 Estimated |
| 1950 | 62,833 Estimated |
Norway compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Norway, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Norway, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/norway. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Norway, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/norway.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Norway, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/norway (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_norway_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Norway, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/norway. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Live births in Norway was 51,545 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 134th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Norway?
67,716 in 1969, the highest value since 1950 in this series.