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The term Norwegians may refer to:

People with a Norwegian ethnic identity, whether living in Norway, emigrants, or the descendents of emigrants.
Anyone whose mother tongue is Norwegian.
Nationals or citizens of Norway, which also includes Samic and Ethnic Finnish minorities as well as recent non-European immigrants and their children (see: Demographics of Norway).

This article refers to the first definition, ethnic Norwegians and their descendents.

Norwegian Population Worldwide
Total population:	9.5 million
Significant populations in:	Norway: 4.5 million USA: 4.5 million Canada: 360,000 Rest of world: 100,000
Language	Norwegian language
Related Languages	Danish, Icelandic, Swedish, and to a lesser extent, all Germanic languages
Religion	The vast majority of Norwegians are Lutherans.
Related ethnic groups	Danes, SwedesThe Swedes are a people of Germanic origin, having their primarily geographical location on the eastern side of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Identification, or the identity, as Swedes are today resting on a variety of factors, where Swed, IcelandersIcelanders may refer to people with an Icelandic ethnic identity, whether living in Iceland, emigrants, or descendents of emigrants. nationals or citizens of Iceland., and to a lesser extent, all Germanic ethnic groupsThe term Germanic peoples may refer to: the Germanic tribes that in the first millennium were seen as a barbarian threat by the Roman Empire and its successors; the Germanic Christianity that in the second millennium came to dominate much of Northern Euro

1 Norwegians in Norway

There are nearly 4.5 million ethnic Norwegians living in Norway today. The Norwegians are a ScandinavianScandinavian can mean: A resident of, or relating to Scandinavia A North Germanic language. ethnic groupethnicity An ethnic group is a group of people who identify with one another, or are so identified by others, on the basis of either presumed cultural or biological similarities, or both. Like race and nation, the notion of ethnicity developed in the cont, renowned worldwide as the descendents of the Vikings (along with the Swedes, Danes, and Icelanders). See also History of Norway.

The Norwegians are a successful people who enjoy a high quality of life. Every single year of this century (so far), the UN has ranked Norway "The world's best place to live" in its annual Human Development Index (HDI) report, which is essentially a composite of quality of life. Norway ranked #1 in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. See: The 2002 Rankings, The 2003 Rankings

2 Norwegians in the Rest of the World

2.1 Norwegian citizens abroad

As with many of the people from smaller European countries, Norwegians are spread throughout the world. There are more than 100,000 Norwegian citizens are living abroad permanently, mostly in the USA, the UK and in the other Scandinavian countries.

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