necessary+fertility+rate+for+replacement+,+and+a+demographic+profile+of+Norway

The rate of replacement is 2.1. This is necessary to maintain a nation's population. It is 2.1 and not just 2.0 to take into account any children that may die before they reach adulthood. Norway is in the 4th stage of the demographic transition model. This means that its birth rate (13 per 1,000 people) has fallen very close to its death rate (9 per 1,000 people), and therefore the amount of population increase is extremely low (0.4%). The Total Fertility Rate(TFR), however, is 1.9, which is below the replacement rate. This means that, without including migration, the population will begin to decrease, because not enough babies are being born to replace the people already alive in Norway.