More than half of us may end up without descendants A new study based on data from the 19th century gives insight into how few of us can expect to have grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
For a long time, women have lived much longer than men in Norway. Now men are catching up Norwegian men are finally catching up on life expectancy.
Record low fertility rates in Norway, Finland and Iceland Never before has each woman given birth to so few children in these three Nordic countries.
New Norwegian population registry simplifies genealogical research Parish registries, obituaries and prison records are some of the sources for a new historical population registry. The general population can access their ancestors, but only researchers have access to sensitive health information.