Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1769 | 193,259 | — |
| 1801 | 230,053 | +19.0% |
| 1855 | 392,588 | +70.7% |
| 1900 | 560,765 | +42.8% |
| 1950 | 811,411 | +44.7% |
| 1960 | 887,537 | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 961,676 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 1,033,902 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 1,089,763 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1,159,176 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1,263,464 | +9.0% |
| 2020? | 1,397,393 | +10.6% |
| 2030? | 1,525,853 | +9.2% |
| Source: Statistics Norway . | ||
Western Norway has one of the highest population growth rate in Norway for 2009, 1.44%, while the country as a whole is 1.20%. The population 1. January 2010 is 1,263,464. 37.7% of the population lived in Hordaland, 33.8% in Rogaland, 19.8% in Møre og Romsdal, and 8.4% in Sogn og Fjordane. 60% of the population are under 40 years old, and 30% are under 20 years old. Many of the historical immigrants in Western Norway came from countries like Scotland, England, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, and Western Norway is still the part of Norway who has the largest immigration from the western world.
| Year old | 0–14 | 15–64 | 65- | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 251,499 | 830,712 | 181,253 | 1,263,464 |
| Percent (%) | 19,9 | 65,8 | 14,3 | 100 |
| Country of origin | Norway | Immigrants | Eastern Europe | Asia | Western Europe | Africa | Nordic countries | Latin America | North America | Oceania | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,148,324 | 115,140 | 35,913 | 33,154 | 16,726 | 11,085 | 10,103 | 5,082 | 2,588 | 489 | 1,263,464 |
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