What's the population of Norway?

By June 2020 165438+ 10, the population of Norway will be 5.385 million.

Norway is the only one of the five Nordic countries bordering on the Arctic Ocean. It is long and narrow from north to south, and the coastline is long and tortuous. It borders Sweden, Finland and Russia, with an area of about 385,000 square kilometers and a population of about 5.385 million (data in 2020). About 85% of the population was born in Norway, and 15% is an immigrant. The main ethnic minority is Sami, with about 30,000 people, mainly distributed in the north. The official languages are Norwegian and Sami.

Early history

The early history of Norwegians is closely related to Danes and Swedes. They once formed the northern branch of the Germanic people, or collectively referred to as Scandinavians. Viking period from 800 to 1050, also known as Norman.

In the early Middle Ages, Norway formed many small countries. From the 9th century to the10th century, a unified kingdom was established, and the country became increasingly prosperous and then expanded outward. Successively invaded Scotland, Ireland and France, and immigrated to shetland islands, Orkney Islands, hebrides, Faroe Islands and Iceland on a large scale. Some even reached Greenland in North America.

By the middle of14th century, the national situation in Norway was declining. 1380, the king of Denmark succeeded to the throne of Norway. It was controlled by Denmark for more than 400 years. 18 14 Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden, and Norway formed an alliance with Sweden, which actually controlled it. It was not until 1905 that Norway gained independence.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Norway