The line chart illustrates changes in the birth and death rates in Norway over a 100-year period, from 1920 to 2020, with figures given per 1,000 people.
Overall, both birth and death rates experienced a downward trend throughout the century. Notably, the birth rate remained consistently higher than the death rate across the entire period shown.
In 1920, the birth rate stood at 18 per 1,000 people, while the death rate was 12. The birth rate saw a gradual decrease, falling to 16 by 1940 and then to 15 in 1960. The death rate also declined steadily during this time, reaching 11 in 1940 and 10 in 1960.
From 1960 onwards, the birth rate continued its downward path, reaching 13 in 1980, 12 in 2000, and finally settling at 11 in 2020. The death rate remained stable at 10 from 1960 to 1980, before experiencing a slight drop to 9 in 2000, where it stayed until 2020. Despite these changes, the gap between the two rates narrowed only slightly by the end of the period.