Demographics of the Nordic countries

Statistics report on the demographics of the Nordic countries

Demographics of the Nordic countries

This report presents statistics on the population in the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. It includes key figures on population demographics, migration and origins, births and deaths, marriages and divorces, as well as key figures on the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Nordic countries. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Nordic countries, please visit our dedicated Statistics & Facts page.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Population in the Nordic countries 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Population in the Nordic countries 2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Population in the Nordic countries 2022, by age groups
  • Premium Statistic Net migration in the Nordic countries 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Fertility rate in the Nordic countries 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Death rate in the Nordic countries 2000-2021

Population and urbanization

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  • Premium Statistic Population in the capital areas in Nordic countries 2013-2023
  • Premium Statistic Degree of urbanization in Nordic countries 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average age of the population in Denmark 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Average age of the Finnish population 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average age of the population in Iceland 2013-2023
  • Premium Statistic Average age of the population in Norway 2013-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average age of the population in Sweden 2012-2022

Origin and migration

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  • Premium Statistic Immigration in the Nordic countries 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Emigration in the Nordic countries 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Population in Denmark 2013-2023, by ancestry
  • Basic Statistic Population of Finland 2012-2022, by region of origin
  • Basic Statistic Population of Iceland 2012-2022, by citizenship
  • Basic Statistic Population in Norway 2013-2023, by citizenship
  • Basic Statistic Population in Sweden from 2012-2022, by origin

Births and deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Crude birth rate in the Nordic countries 2000-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of births in the Nordic countries 2023, by age of mother
  • Premium Statistic Average age of women at birth of the first child in the Nordic countries 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Death rate in the Nordic countries 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Death rate in the Nordic countries 2021, by age group

Marriages and divorces

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  • Premium Statistic Number of marriages in the Nordic countries 2011-2021
  • Basic Statistic Average age at marriage in Denmark 2013-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Average age of men at first marriage in Finland from 2010-2020
  • Basic Statistic Average age of women at first marriage in Finland 2010-2020
  • Basic Statistic Average age at marriage in Norway 2010-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Average age at first marriage in Sweden 2012-2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of divorces in the Nordic countries 2011-2021

Households

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  • Basic Statistic Number of households in Sweden 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of households in Sweden 2022, by type
  • Basic Statistic Households in Denmark 2023, by household size
  • Basic Statistic Households in Denmark 2013-2023, by type of household
  • Basic Statistic Population in Norway 2023, by type of household
  • Basic Statistic Population in Norway 2023, by type of family
  • Basic Statistic Nuclear families in Iceland 2013-2023, by type of family

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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  • Basic Statistic Cumulative number of coronavirus cases in the Nordics 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Denmark since April 2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Finland since January 2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Norway since February 2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Sweden since January 2020
  • Basic Statistic Cumulative number of coronavirus deaths in the Nordics 2023

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