Oslo is like this. But the Norway in general is like this.

Sorry, maybe it's obvious for Norwegians, but I have no idea why would 20-30 years ago the births in Oslo suddenly drop.

by Xitztlacayotl

11 comments

  1. Mainly due to migration, both from within and outside Norway. Oslo is the main economic hub of Norway, so it pulls in students and young professionals from all around.

    Since most students and young professionals are 25-35 years old, you would expect to see a bump in numbers due to migration around that age.

  2. I think this is because a whole lot of young people move from all over Norway to Oslo to study. They meet other yong people, get a child or two, and then decides to move out of their narrow appartment in Oslo to a larger appartment or house outside of Oslo.

  4. The graph mostly shows young people moving to Oslo for studies or work. Almost everyone does 12 or 13 years of school and are suddenly free to move somewhere more urban and exciting during their 20s.

    I myself moved to Trondheim from 18 to 31, and then I moved back to my 25k population home town.

  5. Huge upturn in immigration, mostly due to free movement within the EU. Most people coming from abroad will be in the 20-40 age range, and they flock together in the largest cities. 1 of 3 people in Oslo was born abroad.

  6. Funny, I’m a 30 year old migrant, I’m literally this graph

  7. Young people move to Oslo in their 20s, have fun, get a degree, get a job, then eventually establish a family and move out to more family friendly cities or their home town.

  8. When people from Notodden, Løten and Rakkestad turn 20, they move to Oslo.

  9. Why dooes norway seem to have such a big surplus of men?

  10. It’s mostly because Oslo isn’t a place where people tend to settle. It’s a place many a forced to move to in order to find a job and start their career. That’s a situation you’re more likely to be in in the ages between 25 and 35.

    When it comes time to find a more permanent home and establish a family, most people end up leaving Oslo. It’s considered an unaffordable city for the vast majority of families in Norway, and with some work experience it’s by far the city in Norway where you get the least space and quality of life for your money.

    I honestly don’t think it has anything to do with (foreign) migration. There aren’t really that many who move to Norway for work, since we don’t have a lot of jobs for foreigners and our job market isn’t very diverse. The graphic can alone be explained by Oslo’s role as a temporary “station” for young, early-career profesionals.

  11. You are basically seeing the state centralizing the shit out of everything and putting tens of thousands of jobs and education spots in the middle of oslo that the nation would be better served by having elsewhere

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