Minifacts about Norway 2015

minifacts about
Norway
2015
Norway, with Svalbard
Source: Norwegian Mapping Authority.
Contents
1.
Government and elected representatives
2
2.
Geography, climate and environment
6
3.
Demographics, health and crime
4.
Living conditions and consumption
10
19
5.
Work and pay
21
25
6.
Care services and social welfare
7.
Education
27
8.
Media and culture
32
9.
Tourism and transportation
37
10. Industries
40
11. Energy
48
12. The economy
51
13. Norway abroad
55
14. The EEA and Norway Grants
57
15. Development cooperation
58
16. Foreign trade
60
17. Official flag days and public holidays in Norway
63
Edited by Statistics Norway for
the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Translation: Richard Lawson
Published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oslo, March 2015
Explanation of symbols
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1. Government and elected representatives
Number of Storting representatives and validated votes, 2013
elections
Party
Total
Labour Party
Progress Party
Conservative Party
Socialist Left Party
Centre Party
Christian Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Green Party of Norway
Source: Statistics Norway.
Storting
representatives
169
55
29
48
7
10
10
9
1
Per cent
100.0
32.5
17.2
28.4
4.1
5.9
5.9
5.3
0.6
Validated Per cent
votes
2 836 029
100.0
874 769
30.8
463 560
16.3
760 232
26.8
116 021
4.1
155 357
5.5
158 475
5.6
148 275
5.2
79 152
2.8
http://www.ssb.no/en/stortingsvalg/
Party leaders
Leader: Jonas Gahr Støre
Deputy Leaders: Trond Giske and Hadia Tajik
Leader: Siv Jensen
Progress Party
(FrP)
Deputy Leaders: Per Sandberg and Ketil Solvik-Olsen
Conservative Party Leader: Erna Solberg
(H)
Deputy Leaders: Jan Tore Sanner and Bent Høie
Christian Democra- Leader: Knut Arild Hareide
tic Party (KrF)
Deputy Leaders: Dagrun Eriksen and Bjørg Tysdal Moe
Labour Party
(A)
Green Party
(MDG)
Centre Party
(Sp)
Socialist Left Party
(SV)
Liberal Party
(V)
National spokespersons: Rasmus Hansson and Hilde Opoku
Leader: Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Deputy Leaders: Ola Borten Moe and
Anne Beathe K. Tvinnereim
Leader: Audun Lysbakken
Deputy Leaders: Bård Vegar Solhjell and Oddny Miljeteig
Leader: Trine Skei Grande
Deputy Leaders: Ola Elvestuen and Terje Breivik
Source: The parties, websites.
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http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Members-of-the-Storting/
General elections, municipal council elections and county council
elections. Voter turnout in per cent
Per cent
100
General elections
80
60
Municipal council elections
County council elections
40
20
0
1921
1928
1936 1945 1953 1961 1969 1977 1985 1993 2001
Source: Statistics Norway.
2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/valg/
Female representatives in the Storting and municipal councils
Per cent
50
Storting elections
40
30
Municipal council elections
20
10
0
1967
1973
1979
1985
1991
1997
Source: Statistics Norway.
2003
2009 2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/valg/
Percentage of female ministers in Norwegian governments
Per cent
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1971 1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013
Source: regjeringen.no
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/ministries-and-offices/
offices/men-and-women-in-norwegian-governments-s/
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The Government and Ministries
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservative Party)
Minister Vidar Helgesen (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (ASD)
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Robert Eriksson (Progress Party)
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (BLD)
Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Solveig Horne (Progress Party)
Ministry of Finance (FIN)
Minister of Finance Siv Jensen (Progress Party)
Ministry of Defence (FD)
Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD)
Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Justice and Public Security (JD)
Minister of Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen (Progress Party)
Ministry of Climate and Environment (KLD)
Minister of Climate and Environment Tine Sundtoft (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation (KMD)
Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner
(Conservative Party)
Ministry of Culture (KUD)
Minister of Culture Thorhild Widwey (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Education and Research (KD)
Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (LMD)
Minister of Agriculture and Food Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party)
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (NFD)
Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker (Conservative Party)
Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland (Conservative Party)
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (OED)
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien (Progress Party)
Ministry of Transport and Communications (SD)
Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende (Conservative Party)
Source: government.no.
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http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/
Storting Presidency
President
Olemic Thommessen (Conservative Party)
Vice-Presidents
First Vice-President: Marit Nybakk (Labour Party)
Second Vice-President: Kenneth Svendsen (Progress Party)
Third Vice-President: Svein Roald Hansen (Labour Party)
Fourth Vice-President: Ingjerd Schou (Conservative Party)
Fifth Vice-President: Line Henriette Hjemdal (Christian Democratic Party)
Source: The Storting’s Information Service.
http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Presidium/
Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration
PO Box 3 Sentrum, NO-0101 Oslo
Ombudsman
Aage Thor Falkanger
Tel. +47 22 82 85 00
E-mail: postmottak@sivilombudsmannen.no
Toll-free in Norway +47 800 80039
http://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/?lang=en_GB
The Sami Parliament 2013-2017
Sametinget – Sámediggi
Ávjovárgeaidnu 50, NO-9730 Karasjok/Kárášjohka. Tel. + 47 78 47 40 00
E-mail: samediggi@samediggi.no
The Sami Parliament is a national elective assembly for the Sami of Norway.
39 representatives are elected every four years in 7 election districts throughout
Norway.
Sami Parliament Council
President of the Sami Parliament Aili Keskitalo
Council member Henrik Oljen
Council member Thomas Åhrén
Council member Silje Karine Muotka
Council member Ann-Mari Thomassen
Sami Parliament members, by party
Labour Party 10, Norwegian Sami Association 11, Árja 4, Nordkalottfolket 3,
Progress Party 2, Conservative Party 2, Åarjel-Saemiej Gïelh 2, Norwegian Sami Association and Sami People’s Party’s joint list 2, Permanent residents’ list 1, Nomadic
Sami list 1 and Sami resident in the south of Norway 1.
Source: Sami Parliament.
http://www.sametinget.no/
Governor (Sysselmann) of Svalbard
PO Box 633, NO-9171 Longyearbyen
Governor Odd Olsen Ingerø
Tel. + 47 79 02 43 00
E-mail: firmapost@sysselmannen.no
http://sysselmannen.no/en/
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2. Geography, climate and environment
Geographical delimitation
Compass extremes
North: Knivskjelodden on Magerøy
South: Pysen in Mandal
West: Holmebåen at Utvær in Solund
East: Hornøya in Vardø
International borders, coastline
Shared international borders, total
with Sweden
with Finland
with Russia
Coastline
Without fjords and bays (the base line)
With fjords and bays
Islands
Total
Greatest breadth, mainland
Narrowest breadth, mainland
Area
Kingdom of Norway
Mainland (incl. freshwater bodies)
Svalbard
Jan Mayen
Antarctica
Bouvet Island
Peter I Øy
Queen Maud Land
Largest lake: Mjøsa
Longest river: Glomma
Highest waterfall: Kjelfossen
Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen
Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen
Longest fjord: Sognefjorden
Largest inhabited island: Hinnøya
Source: Norwegian Mapping Authority.
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71° 11' 09''
57° 57' 31''
04° 29' 57''
31° 10' 07''
N.Lat.
N.Lat.
E.Long.
E.Long.
2 562
1 630
736
196
km
km
km
km
2 532
28 953
71 963
100 916
431.7
1.6
km
km
km
km
km
km
385 170
323 771
61 022
377
km2
km2
km2
km2
49 km2
156 km2
2 741 000 km2
369
601
840
2 469
474
204
2 205
km2
km
m
m
km2
km
km2
http://kartverket.no/en/
Air temperature averages1
Celsius
20
Oslo
15
Bergen
10
Vardø
5
0
-5
-10
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
1
Average for 1961-1990 (current standard normal period) in degrees C.
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
http://met.no/English/
Precipitation1
Annual average
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Oslo Bergen Trondheim
763
2 250
925
49
190
78
36
152
61
47
170
61
41
114
51
53
106
49
65
132
67
81
148
85
89
190
80
90
283
114
84
271
106
73
259
81
55
235
92
Bodø Tromsø
1 020
1 031
86
95
64
87
68
72
52
64
46
48
54
59
92
77
88
82
123
102
147
131
100
108
100
106
Vardø
563
55
41
34
33
30
42
49
55
54
58
59
53
1
Average for 1961-1990 (current standard normal period) in mm.
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
http://met.no/English/
Midnight sun (complete disc) and period of darkness. 2015
Latitude (N)
Midnight sun
78.2
71.2
70.7
69.7
67.3
20.04.-22.08.
14.05.-29.07.
16.05.-27.07.
20.05.-22.07.
04.06.-08.07.
Svalbard (Longyearbyen)
North Cape
Hammerfest
Tromsø
Bodø
Source: Almanac for Norway 2015.
Period of darkness
End
Start
17.02.
25.10.
24.01.
18.11.
22.01.
21.11.
17.01.
25.11.
29.12.
15.12.
http://www.almanakken.uio.no/
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Protected areas under the Nature Conservation Act, the Svalbard
Environmental Protection Act and the Act relating to Jan Mayen.
31 December 2013
Number
44
2 073
201
478
National parks
Nature reserves
Landscape protection areas
Other protected areas1
Area, km2
45 650
31 281
17 274
402
1
Include flora and fauna protection areas (biotope protection), nature relics with and without area
protection and biotopes protected under the Wildlife Act and the Act relating to salmonids and
fresh-water fish.
Source: Norwegian Environment Agency.
http://www.environment.no/ and http://www.ssb.no/en/arealvern/
Protected areas under the Nature Conservation Act, the Svalbard
Environmental Protection Act and the Act relating to Jan Mayen.
31 December 2013
Protected areas
National park
Nature reserve
Landscape protection areas
Other protected areas
Norwegian Environment Agency.
http://www.environment.no/ and http://www.ssb.no/en/arealvern/
8
National land use. 2014*
km2
305 447
9 859
8 103
83 440
212 148
Land area, excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Agricultural area
Of which fully cultivated
Productive forest area
Other
Per cent
100.0
3.2
2.7
27.3
69.5
Norwegian Mapping Authority, National Forest Inventory and Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/arealstat/
Household waste
Total household waste. 1 000 tonnes
Household waste. Kg per capita
1992
1 012
237
1998
1 364
309
2006
1 940
414
2013
2 255
441
Quantity recycled, including energy
production. Kg per capita
..
..
287
373
Unsorted waste. Per cent
Waste for incineration. Per cent
Waste for land disposal. Per cent
8
..
..
33
23
43
50
32
18
56
42
1
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/avfkomm/
Emissions to air1, compared with level of emissions in 1990.
1990=100
160
Volatile organic compounds
140
except methane (NMVOC)
120
Climate gases
100
80
Nitrogen oxide (NOx)
60
40
Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
20
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
2013*
1
Emissions covered by the Kyoto and Gothenburg protocols. International air and sea traffic not
included.
Source: Statistics Norway
http://www.ssb.no/en/klimagassn/ and http://www.environment.no/
.
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3. Demographics, health and crime
Population and population changes
1995
4 369 957
14
2014
5 165 802
17
Live births, total
Male
Female
Live births per 1 000 inhabitants
60 292
31 006
29 286
13.8
59 084
30 370
28 714
11.5
Deaths, total
Male
Female
Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants
45 190
23 020
22 170
10.3
40 394
19 706
20 688
7.9
Excess of births
In-migration
Out-migration
Net in-migration
Population growth
Population growth. Per cent
15 103
25 678
19 312
6 366
21 547
0.5
18 690
70 030
31 875
38 155
56 746
1.1
Population1
Inhabitants per km2 land area
1
Population as of 1 January 1996 and 1 January 2015.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/
Registered population as of 1 January 2015 and projection for
2020-2060 (average national growth rate). 1 000
Age
Total
0-5 years of age
6-15 years of age
16-66 years of age
67 years of age and older
Source: Statistics Norway.
10
2015
5 166
374
623
3 447
723
2020
5 450
389
648
3 592
822
2030
5 948
419
689
3 802
1 037
2040
6 324
419
720
3 923
1 263
2050
6 611
429
720
4 070
1 392
2060
6 868
444
742
4 142
1 541
http://www.ssb.no/en/folkfram/
Counties and most densely populated municipalities.
1 January 2015
County/
municipality
Mainland
Østfold
Fredrikstad
Sarpsborg
Akershus
Bærum
Oslo
Hedmark
Ringsaker
Hamar
Oppland
Gjøvik
Lillehammer
Buskerud
Drammen
Ringerike
Vestfold
Sandefjord
Larvik
Telemark
Skien
Porsgrunn
Aust-Agder
Arendal
Grimstad
Vest-Agder
Kristiansand
Mandal
Rogaland
Stavanger
Sandnes
Hordaland
Bergen
Sogn og Fjordane
Førde
Møre og Romsdal
Ålesund
Molde
Sør-Trøndelag
Trondheim
Nord-Trøndelag
Stjørdal
Nordland
Bodø
Rana
Troms Romsa
Tromsø
Harstad
Finnmark Finnmárku
Alta
Hammerfest
Number of
Area1. Per cent Population Per cent
km2
municipalities
428 323 779 100.0 5 165 802 100.0
18
4 181
1.3
287 198
5.6
284
78 159
370
54 192
22
4 918
1.5
584 899
11.3
189
120 685
1
426
0.1
647 676
12.5
22
27 398
8.5
195 153
3.8
1 123
33 603
338
29 847
26
25 192
7.8
188 807
3.7
630
30 063
451
27 300
21
14 911
4.6
274 737
5.3
135
67 016
1 423
29 712
14
2 225
0.7
242 662
4.7
119
45 281
501
43 506
18
15 296
4.7
171 953
3.3
719
53 745
161
35 755
15
9 158
2.8
114 767
2.2
255
44 219
272
22 098
15
7 277
2.2
180 877
3.5
259
87 446
211
15 437
26
9 376
2.9
466 302
9.0
68
132 102
286
73 624
33
15 438
4.8
511 357
9.9
445
275 112
26
18 623
5.8
109 170
2.1
553
12 801
36
15 101
4.7
263 719
5.1
93
46 316
356
26 392
25
18 839
5.8
310 047
6.0
322
184 960
23
22 415
6.9
135 738
2.6
913
22 957
44
38 482
11.9
241 682
4.7
1 312
50 185
4 204
26 078
24
25 863
8.0
163 453
3.2
2 474
72 681
428
24 676
19
48 631
15.0
75 605
1.5
3 653
19 898
819
10 417
1
Including lakes.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/folkemengde/
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Population by gender, age and marital status. 1 January 2015
9085-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
Male
200
150
100
1 000
Unmarried
50
0
Female
0
50
Married (incl. separated)
Source: Statistics Norway.
100
150
200
1 000
Previously married
http://www.ssb.no/en/folkemengde/
Married and cohabiting couples with and without children
Couples, total
Married couples1 total
Without children2
With children2
Cohabiting couples, total
Without children2
With children2
1990
973 000
871 000
467 000
404 000
102 000
52 000
50 000
2014
1 170 427
855 121
513 807
341 314
315 306
151 107
164 199
1
Including registered partners.
Children = under 18, unmarried and living at home.
Source: Statistics Norway.
2
http://www.ssb.no/en/familie/
Fertility rates in selected countries. 2012
Iceland
France
USA
UK
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Switzerland
Russia (2011)
Italy
Germany
Spain
Poland
Portugal
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/gho/en/
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2.04
2.01
1.99
1.91
1.91
1.85
1.80
1.73
1.52
1.50
1.43
1.38
1.32
1.30
1.28
Fertility rates by county. 2014
Total fertility rates 2014
1.64-1.70
1.71-1.77
1.78-1.84
1.85-1.90
Source: Statistics Norway. Map data: Norwegian Mapping Authority. http://www.ssb.no/en/fodte/
Life expectancy at birth
Age
88
84
Female
80
76
72
Male
68
64
0
1946- 1956- 1966- 1976- 1986- 1996- 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/dode/
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Life expectancy at birth in selected countries. 2012
Women
86
86
85
85
85
84
84
84
84
83
82
81
81
75
Japan
France
Switzerland
Italy
Spain
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Greece
Denmark
USA
Poland
Russia
Men
80
79
81
80
80
82
80
80
78
78
78
76
73
63
Source: Eurostat and World Health Organization.
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ and http://www.who.int/gho/en/
Persons per private household
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1960
1970
Source: Statistics Norway.
1980
1990
2000
2010 2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/familie/
Contracted registered partnerships 1993-2008. Contracted samesex marriages 2009-2014
300
250
Female couples
Male couples
200
150
100
50
0
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Source: Statistics Norway.
14
2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/ekteskap/
Marriages1 and divorces2
35 000
30 000
Contracted marriages
25 000
20 000
15 000
Divorces
10 000
5 000
0
1886 1896 1906 1916 1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006 2014
1
From 2009, includes same-sex marriages.
2
Prior to 1951, divorces where one of the spouses was resident in Norway, from 1951 divorces
where the husband was resident in Norway.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/ekteskap/
Adoptions by type of adoption
800
700
600
500
Intercountry adoptions
400
300
200
100
0
Adoption of stepchildren, fosterchildren, etc.
1970- 1975- 1980- 1985- 1990- 1995- 2000- 2005- 2010 2011 2012 2013
1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/adopsjon/
Top ten girls’ and boys’ names in 2014
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Boys' names
Lucas/Lukas
William
Markus/Marcus
Emil
Oskar/Oscar
Mathias/Matias
Magnus
Filip/Fillip/Philip
Jakob/Jacob
Aksel/Axel
Source: Statistics Norway.
Girls' names
Nora/Norah
Emma
Sara/Sarah
Sofie/Sophie
Emilie
Anna
Linnea/Linea
Thea/Tea
Maja/Maia/Maya
Sofia/Sophia
http://www.ssb.no/en/navn/
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Immigrant population1 and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents2
National background3
Total
Immigrant population and
Norwegian-born to immigrant
parents, per cent of total
population
Immigrant
population1
1995
2015
186 039
669 380
Norwegian-born to
immigrant parents2
1995
2015
29 009
135 583
4,3
13,0
0,7
2,6
Europe, total
Poland
Sweden
Lithuania
Germany
Denmark
Russia4
UK
Bosnia-Herzegovina4
Romania
Kosovo4
92 887
5 015
13 860
74
6 761
17 265
788
10 247
9 409
555
.
368 823
90 962
36 887
35 901
24 611
19 973
16 803
14 294
13 453
11 923
10 016
6 850
561
554
373
1 224
19
509
255
40
.
41 590
8 462
2 229
3 404
2 554
1 763
2 611
829
3 708
1 233
4 699
Africa, total
Somalia
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Morocco
Sudan4
14 433
3 328
43
1 875
3 026
123
79 931
27 333
14 741
6 716
5 517
3 123
3 146
667
3
386
1 168
9
24 704
10 298
2 393
1 839
3 879
556
Asia, including Turkey, total
Iraq
Pakistan
Philippines
Iran
Thailand
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Turkey
India
Sri Lanka
60 918
2 337
11 507
3 974
7 099
1 925
10 520
359
5 922
3 704
5 951
187 649
21 965
19 219
19 076
16 608
16 555
13 701
13 440
11 049
10 506
9 111
17 567
199
7 266
539
694
71
2 811
71
2 121
1 457
1 162
65 834
8 695
15 973
2 022
3 712
759
8 360
2 880
6 559
3 581
5 921
North and Central America, total
USA
Canada
10 028
8 078
1 018
14 356
8 379
1 751
377
272
35
880
353
77
6 993
5 074
502
16 550
6 241
4 169
1 041
887
17
2 512
1 715
209
778
2 071
30
63
South America, total
Chile
Brazil
Oceania, total
1
Foreign-born with two foreign-born parents and four foreign-born grandparents.
Persons with two foreign-born parents and four foreign-born grandparents.
3
Country of birth for person’s born abroad; mother’s country of birth for persons born in Norway
with two foreign-born parents.
4
Comparisons are difficult owing to changes in national borders.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/innvbef/
2
16
Asylum seekers arriving in Norway, by nationality
1993 1998 2005 2011
Nationality
Total
12 876 8 374 5 402 9 053
Europe
11 523 4 716 1 435 847
Africa
464 1 229 1 624 5 097
Asia
731 2 138 2 106 2 796
North and Central America
12
2
10
38
South America
26 204
18
12
Oceania
2
1
Stateless
120
85 209 262
Source: Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
2012 2013 2014
9 785 11 983 11 480
1 143 1 115 1 027
5 263 7 300 6 018
3 086 2 986 3 593
27
19
31
3
11
10
2
1
263
550
800
http://www.udi.no/en/
Persons aged 16-79 who are overweight (BMI 25-27) or obese
(BMI >= 30)
Per cent
35
Obese
30
Overweight
25
20
15
10
5
0
1973 1995 1998 2005 2008 2012 1973 1995 1998 2005 2008 2012
Women
Men
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/helseforhold/
Daily smokers, by gender
Per cent
60
50
Men aged 16-74
40
30
Women aged 16-74
20
10
0
1973
1980
Source: Statistics Norway.
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/royk/
17
Causes of death. 2013
Deaths, total
Diseases, total
Malignant tumours
Heart and circulatory diseases
Respiratory diseases
Other
Unspecified
Violent deaths, total
Accidents
Suicides
Homicides
Other
Per cent
100.0
Total
41 178
Male
19 924
Female
21 254
93.8
25.6
29.4
9.8
25.4
3.6
38 618
10 550
12 087
4 024
10 466
1 491
16 939
5 650
5 630
1 918
3 741
18 594
4 900
6 457
2 106
5 131
6.2
4.7
1.3
0.1
0.0
2 560
1 954
554
50
2
1 476
1 065
378
32
1
1 084
889
176
18
1
Source: Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
http://www.fhi.no/eway/?pid=240
Persons criminally charged per 10 000 inhabitants; criminal offences investigated and cleared per 1 000 inhabitants
100
80
Persons criminally charged per 10 000 inhabitants
Criminal offences investigated per 1 000 inhabitants
Criminal offences cleared per 1 000 inhabitants
60
40
20
0
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Source: Statistics Norway.
2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/lovbrudde/
Reported offences, by type of offence
Type of offence
Total
Economic
Other offences for gain
Violent
Sexual
Narcotics
Damage to property
Environmental
Workplace environment
Traffic
Other
Source: Statistics Norway.
18
2004
Per 1 000
Number inhabitants
407 377
89.0
7 915
1.7
206 250
45.1
24 874
5.4
3 608
0.8
37 259
8.1
20 345
4.4
2 399
0.5
801
0.2
62 606
13.7
41 320
9.0
2013
Per 1 000
Number inhabitants
388 506
76.9
7 931
1.6
170 911
33.8
26 942
5.3
4 823
1.0
49 404
9.8
18 278
3.6
2 172
0.4
756
0.1
58 986
11.7
48 303
9.6
http://www.ssb.no/en/lovbrudda/
4. Living conditions and consumption
Housing figures. 2013
Buildings
Total
Buildings with dwellings
Buildings other than dwellings
of this, holiday houses
Number
4 015 718
1 488 979
2 526 739
413 114
Dwellings by building type
Total dwellings (occupied and vacant)
Detached houses
Houses with two dwellings
Row houses, linked houses, etc.
Multi-dwelling buildings
Residences for communities
Other building types (with dwellings)
2 449 210
1 278 960
223 783
281 360
550 366
45 579
69 162
Block apartments and buildings with elevators
Elevator in building
No elevator in building
Per cent
35.2
64.8
Dwellings by densely/sparsely populated areas
Dwellings in densely populated areas
Dwellings in sparsely populated areas
78.6
21.4
Ownership form
Private persons
Private enterprises
Housing cooperatives and house-building cooperatives
Publicly owned
Other
72.4
6.3
13.9
3.3
4.0
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/bygg-bolig-og-eiendom
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Average annual expenditure per household. 1998-2000 and 2012
2000 NOK Per cent
280 100
100.0
33 500
12.0
8 100
2.9
16 300
5.8
71 300
25.4
17 300
6.2
7 700
2.8
56 800
20.3
5 600
2.0
33 600
12.0
900
0.3
11 400
4.1
17 500
6.3
Commodity and service category
Expenditures, total
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Housing, lighting and heating
Furniture and household articles
Health
Transport
Postal and telecommunication
services
Culture and leisure
Education
Restaurant and hotel services
Other
Source: Statistics Norway.
2012 NOK Per cent
435 500
100.0
51 400
11.8
11 700
2.7
23 600
5.4
136 000
31.2
24 500
5.6
11 400
2.6
81 600
18.7
8 300
1.9
43 300
10.0
1 000
0.2
15 600
3.6
27 100
6.2
http://www.ssb.no/en/fbu/
Proportion of household expenditure on food, housing and
transport
Per cent
70
60
50
Transport
40
30
Housing
20
10
Food
0
1958
1973
Source: Statistics Norway.
20
19771979
19831985
19891991
19961998
20022004
2012
http://www.ssb.no/en/fbu/
5. Work and pay
Primary work status, persons aged 15-74. Average percentage
2014
Other activity/not stated
5%
Retired
8%
Early retirement/
disability
10 %
Homemakers
1%
In education
13 %
Working1
62 %
1
Includes both full-time and part-time employment as primary activity.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/aku/
21
Labour force participation and unemployment. Persons aged
15-64. Selected countries. 2013
Iceland
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Germany
UK
Spain
Japan
Finland
Portugal
Russia
USA
France
Greece
Poland
Italy
Unemployed
Working
0
20
40
Per cent
60
Source: OECD.
80
100
http://www.oecd.org
Women in the labour force aged1 20-64 and proportion of parttime workers. Selected countries. 2013
Iceland
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Denmark
Finland
Netherlands
UK
France
Portugal
Poland
Spain
Italy
Part-time
Employed
0
20
40
Per cent
60
80
100
1
Percentage of women in the same age group in the population.
Source: Eurostat.
22
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/
Public sector employment as share of total employment
Per cent
35
30
25
20
Municipal
15
10
5
0
1970
State
1980
1990
2000
2014*
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/nr/
Employment by industry. Average percentage 2014. Thousands
and per cent
Total (including "not stated")
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, water and refuse disposal
Construction
Domestic trade
Transport, storage and warehousing
Hotel and restaurant
Information and communications
Financial services and insurance
Technical activities, real estate
Business activities
Public administration, defence and
social insurance
Education
Health and social work
Personal services
Source: Statistics Norway.
Per cent
100.0
2.2
2.9
8.6
1.1
7.6
13.2
5.2
2.8
3.9
2.2
6.8
4.2
Total
2 637
59
77
228
28
201
348
138
75
103
57
180
110
Male
1 392
46
61
176
22
183
184
110
30
74
27
109
60
Female
1 245
13
16
52
6
17
163
28
45
29
30
70
50
6.6
8.6
19.7
4.1
173
226
520
107
88
79
92
44
85
147
429
63
http://www.ssb.no/en/aku/
23
Average monthly pay1 for men and women in selected industries.
2014
Industry
Men
Women
Women's
pay as
percentage
of men's
NOK
NOK
All employees
44 900
38 800
86
Extraction of oil and natural gas
Manufacturing
Wholesale and retail trade
Transport
Information and communications
Financial services
Professional, scientific and technical services
Business services
Public administration (central and local
government)
Education
Health and social services
66 300
43 100
39 900
42 100
56 200
67 900
58 100
36 700
60 800
38 800
33 000
38 200
48 000
47 800
45 900
33 600
92
90
83
91
85
70
79
92
46 700
44 000
43 500
42 200
41 200
38 100
90
94
88
1
Per cent
Pay for part-time workers converted to full-time equivalents.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/lonnansatt/
24
6. Care services and social welfare
Children receiving cash benefit in lieu of day-care attendance.
Percentage of all children1 as of December
Per cent
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
1
Cash benefits are provided for children aged between 13 and 23 months. Cash benefits for
two-year-olds were abolished from 1 August 2012.
Source: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV).
http://www.nav.no/english/
Children under protection1 per 1 000 children 0-17 years
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013
1
As of 31 December.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/barneverng/
25
Financial social security. Number of benefit cases
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
Source: Statistics Norway.
2000
2005
2010 2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/soshjelpk/
Disability pension recipients. Total number
200 000
150 000
Female
100 000
Male
50 000
0
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
Source: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV).
2000
2005
2010 2014
http://www.nav.no/english
Users of nursing and care services1
200 000
Home service recipients
150 000
100 000
Assisted-living residents2
50 000
Institutional residents
0
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
2013
1
As of 2007, the data source is the IPLOS health registry.
Sheltered housing is not included in the figures after 2009.
Source: Statistics Norway.
2
26
http://www.ssb.no/en/pleie/
7. Education
Kindergarten coverage1
Per cent
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1980
1985
1990
Ages 3-5
Ages 1-5
Ages 1-2
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013
1
Proportion of children in kindergartens as percentage of children in corresponding age group.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/barnehager/
Pupils attending after-school care facilities
Total
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Years 5 to 7
2000
121 867
38 440
35 895
29 779
16 478
1 275
2005
133 282
44 937
38 677
31 421
16 739
1 508
2014
158 139
51 067
46 702
37 888
20 835
1 647
Source: The information system for primary and lower secondary education.
http://www.gsi.udir.no
27
Schools and pupils/students
1984/85
2013/14
Pupils/ Schools Pupils/
Schools students
students
Primary/lower secondary schools
3 540 545 879 2 907 615 327
Private primary/lower secondary schools
.
.
195 19 105
Upper secondary schools1
920 203 702
504 261 507
Private upper secondary schools
.
16 936
140 30 568
2
Universities and colleges
228
92 083
72 249 176
Private universities and colleges
67
15 402
34 37 835
Type of school
1
Pupils and apprentices in upper secondary schools as well as pupils and students in technical
schools and county colleges.
Military colleges are not included.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning/
2
Share of men and women with higher education. Per cent
Per cent
35
30
25
20
15
Men
10
Women
5
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Source: Statistics Norway.
2000
2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/utniv/
Students in higher education, by category of educational
institution1
Total students
Universities
Specialised institutions at university level
University colleges
National institutes of the arts
Norwegian Police University College
Military colleges
Private university colleges
cent
2000/01 Per
female
cent
2013/14 Per
female
186 002
69 195
7 706
84 880
770
940
949
21 562
253 317
105 628
31 788
93 440
853
2 522
4 141
14 945
60.0
55.3
48.9
65.9
68.3
29.7
6.0
56.7
59.1
57.1
51.5
64.4
64.8
40.0
14.2
71.2
1
Norwegian students abroad are not included.
Source: Statistics Norway.
28
http://www.ssb.no/en/utuvh/
Foreign students1 attending higher education in Norway
Nationality
Total students2
Sweden
Russia
Denmark
Germany
China
Poland
Nepal
Iran
USA
Iceland
Ukraine
UK
Pakistan
Netherlands
Finland
Lithuania
Ethiopia
Philippines
Ghana
France
India
Romania
Spain
Italy
Latvia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Others and unspecified3
2005/06
2010/11
2013/14
13 631
1 056
716
779
462
547
153
73
253
314
202
113
314
163
138
264
152
188
60
124
119
102
116
101
48
94
213
96
198
18 740
1 323
949
726
772
722
309
329
322
325
282
266
308
252
262
276
196
272
111
186
137
193
156
153
107
120
133
96
127
21 985
2 008
1 136
872
864
770
556
447
413
394
368
340
316
312
308
306
304
266
241
224
196
195
191
185
147
125
120
101
90
Share of
women
2013/14
56.4
66.3
75.4
57.9
58.4
56.9
72.7
24.8
57.4
58.9
67.9
77.9
51.6
23.1
53.6
75.8
76.3
25.9
84.2
35.3
51.5
35.9
76.4
54.1
44.2
84.0
44.2
39.6
52.2
6 473
9 330
10 190
52.3
1
Foreign students are not necessarily in Norway only for study purposes. Some students with
foreign nationality may have permanent residence here. Persons attending doctoral programmes
are not included.
2
Some foreign students were probably not yet registered on the date of the census, 1 October.
This may have resulted in underestimation of the number of foreign nationals attending higher
education.
3
Unspecified nationality. Includes exchange students.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/utuvh/
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Norwegian students abroad. Degree courses
1992/93
8 932
2000/01
15 510
2012/13
16 260
2013/14
16 930
2 195
675
10
10
1 096
.
158
.
374
949
60
3
74
248
.
3 928
1 901
327
630
881
.
572
53
457
700
158
148
89
222
158
4 657
2 791
1 521
814
772
455
387
313
251
227
136
90
88
45
395
5 023
2 816
1 530
863
673
538
385
350
256
238
146
87
87
52
422
.
82
171
215
2 305
130
1 699
164
1 650
140
1 834
156
Latin America
.
65
25
27
South Africa
Other Africa
.
.
.
47
67
8
62
7
Australia
New Zealand
.
.
3 062
108
1 189
68
1 083
80
522
.
.
.
Country
Total
UK
Denmark
Poland
Hungary
Sweden
Slovakia
Netherlands
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Spain
Ireland
Italy
Switzerland
Other Europe
Asia
USA
Canada
Other
Source: Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund.
http://www.lanekassen.no/Toppmeny/Languages/
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Research & Development expenditure
2003
2013*
R&D
R&D
R&D R&D
expendiman- expendi- manture.
years
ture.
years
NOK mill.
NOK mill.
27 246 28 546
50 976 38 999
13 391 13 390
22 586 16 683
6 360 7 238
12 235 9 445
7 495 7 918
16 155 12 871
Total
Business and industry
Research institute sector
University and college sector
Total R & D expenditure as share of GDP.
Per cent
1.71
1.70
Source: The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU).
http://www.nifu.no/en/
Researchers per 1 000 persons in the labour force. Selected
countries. 2013
Finland
Denmark
Iceland (2011)
Sweden
Norway (2012)
Japan
France
Portugal
USA (2011)
UK
Germany
Spain
Russia
Italy
Poland
China
0
Source: OECD.
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
http://www.oecd.org
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8. Media and culture
Norway,s largest newspapers. Circulation 2014
Newspaper, city of publication
Aftenposten (weekdays), Oslo
Verdens Gang1 (weekdays), Oslo
Dagens Næringsliv, Oslo
Dagbladet1, Oslo
Bergens Tidende (weekdays), Bergen
Adresseavisen, Trondheim
Stavanger Aftenblad, Stavanger
Fædrelandsvennen, Kristiansand
Morgenbladet, Oslo
Drammens Tidende, Drammen
Paper
total
Digital
total
187 694
138 188
69 916
73 647
70 209
61 086
56 220
33 774
29 104
26 545
208 857
14 768
68 565
60 165
55 101
32 786
278
26 423
Net circulation
(adjusted
for double
purchase)
221 659
138 188
79 637
73 647
73 640
63 981
58 544
34 065
29 382
26 990
1
The digital subscription products VG+ and Dagbladet+ have not been included in the calculations.
Source: Norwegian Media Businesses΄ Association.
http://www.mediebedriftene.no/
Reading of printed newspapers and digital newspapers on an
average day. 9-79 years
Per cent
100
90
Printed newspaper
80
70
60
50
40
30
Digital newspaper1
20
10
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
1
Digital newspapers refers here to the digital editions of printed newspapers. The categories
printed newspaper and digital newspaper are not mutually exclusive. Readers of printed
newspapers may thus have read digital newspapers and vice versa.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/medie/
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News agencies in Norway
Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå (ANB)
Tel.: +47 22 99 84 00
PO Box 8713, Youngstorget, NO-0028 Oslo www.apressen.no
Contact: Tor Axelsen
Norsk Telegrambyrå AS (NTB)
Holbergs gate 1, PO Box 6817, St. Olavs
plass, NO-0130 Oslo
Contact: Pål Bjerketvedt
Tel.: +47 22 03 44 00
www.ntb.no
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Klingenberggata 5, NO-0161 Oslo
Contact: Pierre-Henry Deshayes
Tel.: +47 95 89 40 86
E-post: oslo@afp.com
www.afp.com
Associated Press (AP)
Lauritz Bergendahls gate 26, 4021
Stavanger
Contact: Mark Lewis
Tel.: +47 48 00 91 15
Bloomberg Nyhetsbyrå
Rådhusgata 27, NO-0158 Oslo
Tel.: +47 22 99 62 10
www.bloomberg.com
ITAR Tass
Fougstads gate 9, NO-0173 Oslo
Contact: Yuri Mikhaylenko
Tel.: +47 96 82 98 92
www.itar-tass.com
www.ap.org
Thomson Reuters Norway
Tel.: +47 22 93 69 00
Dronning Eufemias gate 16, NO-0191 Oslo www.reuters.com
Contact: Balazs Koranyi
Xinhua News
Klingenberggata 5, NO-0161 Oslo
Contact: Li Guorong
Tel.: +47 40 20 65 42
www.xinhuanet.com/english/
Dow Jones Newswire
Klingenberggata 5, NO-0161 Oslo
Contact: Kjetil Malkenes Hovland
Tel.: +47 90 22 79 08
www.dowjones.com/djnewswires.asp
Foreign Press Association
Klingenberggata 5, NO-0161 Oslo
Contact: Björn Lindahl
Tel.: +47 92 41 72 82
www.fpanorway.com
Middle East News Agency (MENA)
Klingenberggata 5, NO-0161 Oslo
Contact: Tarek Mahmoud
Tel.: +47 97 60 87 46
www.mena.org.eg
Norway International Press Center
Klingenberggata 5, NO-0161 Oslo
Contact: Anita Karin Opsvik
Tel.: +47 23 95 03 22
E-post: nips@mfa.no
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Fixed and mobile telephone subscriptions. 31 December1
6 000 000
Fixed telephony
Mobile telephony
5 000 000
4 000 000
3 000 000
2 000 000
1 000 000
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
1
2014 figures as of 30 June.
Source: Norwegian Communications Authority.
http://eng.nkom.no/
Access to media and electronic appliances at home, ages 9-79.
Per cent
1991
98
.
36
33
28
40
51
.
.
.
.
87
1997
97
91
72
53
43
45
70
.
.
.
.
89
2009
98
94
91
87
58
56
55
87
29
.
18
86
2014
96
89
88
86
46
56
28
75
49
70
44
72
Cassette player
Record player
CD player
MP3 player
95
63
33
.
92
57
81
.
50
31
96
58
31
27
91
67
Private satellite dish
Cable
Terrestrial digital antenna
Shared antenna
5
29
.
7
19
38
.
6
34
51
.
4
29
56
24
4
..
..
..
..
.
.
50
13
23
..
.
.
92
91
53
97
.
70
95
96
54
98
80
54
NRK TV
TV 2
TVNorge
TV3
Local TV
Swedish TV
Video cassette player
DVD player
Hard disc recorder
Tablet computer
DAB radio
Local radio
Home PC
Internet
Video games
Mobile telephone
Smart telephone
Newspaper
Source: Statistics Norway.
34
http://www.ssb.no/en/medie/
Use of media and electronics, average day. Ages 9-79
Internet
Home PC
TV
Radio
Newspaper
Sound media
Books
Video media
Periodicals
2014
1991
Weeklies
Comics
0
10
20
30
Source: Statistics Norway.
40
50 60
Per cent
70
80
90
100
http://www.ssb.no/en/medie/
Use of various cultural facilities during previous 12 months. 9-79
years of age
Cinema
Concert
Sporting event
Public library
Theatre (plays, musicals, revues)
Museum
Art exhibition
Religious/life stance meeting
Cultural festival
Ballet/other dance performance
2012
2008
Opera/operetta
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Per cent
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/kulturbar/
35
Membership Church of Norway and other religious and life stance
communities. 2013/2014
Members
5 109 056
3 843 721
Per cent
100.0
75.2
Christian faith communities, total1
Seventh Day Adventist
Free Evangelical Fellowship
Evangelical Lutheran Church Community
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland in Norway
The Christian Church (Smith's Friends)
Orthodox Church in Norway
Roman Catholic
Evangelical Lutheran Church Community
Baptist
Missionary Covenant Church
Jehovah's Witnesses
The Christian Community
Christian Center
Methodist
Pentecostal
Church of Sweden in Norway
Other Christian faith communities
337 316
4 806
3 258
19 557
4 348
6 740
7 750
14 765
140 109
3 189
10 283
10 136
12 130
2 540
3 145
10 684
39 398
21 573
22 905
100.0
1.4
1.0
5.8
1.3
2.0
2.3
4.4
41.5
0.9
3.0
3.0
3.6
0.8
0.9
3.2
11.7
6.4
6.8
Other religions, total1
Bahá'í
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
Judaism
Other
163 526
1 127
17 087
7 382
132 135
3 363
781
1 651
100.0
0.7
10.4
4.5
80.8
2.1
0.5
1.0
86 444
84 285
2 159
100.0
98.0
2.0
Population, total2
Membership, Church of Norway. 31 December 2013
Life stance communities, total1
Norwegian Humanist Association
Other
1
Includes only members for whom public financial support is received. Members as of 1 January
2014.
2
1 January 2014.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/trosamf/
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9. Tourism and transportation
Guest nights in Norway by country of residence. 2014
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
UK
Netherlands
USA
France
Poland
Spain
Italy
Russia
Japan
0
250 000
500 000
750 000 1 000 000 1 250 000 1 500 000
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/overnatting/
Norwegian Coastal Voyage, Bergen-Kirkenes. Passengers
600 000
Passengers
500 000
400 000
300 000
Northbound
200 000
Southbound
100 000
0
1982 1985
Source: Statistics Norway.
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/havn/
37
Accommodation
2011
1 115
2013
1 201
2014
1 145
168 125 171 456 171 735
177 624
All hotels1
Beds
Guest nights. 1 000
Guest nights
Norwegians. Per cent
Foreign nationals. Per cent
2012
1 102
19 203
19 803
19 767
20 435
74,5
25,5
74,5
25,5
74,4
25,6
73,1
26,9
Tourist cabins
Cabin complexes2, guest nights
1 433 325 1 521 190 2 420 625 2 392 310
Intermediaries of cabins, guest nights 1 057 871 988 467 1 101 595 1 181 185
Registered camping sites3
Guest nights. 1 000
Norwegians. Per cent
Foreign nationals. Per cent
768
8 080
74.2
25.8
771
8 239
75.3
24.7
824
6 767
80.0
20.0
765
7 122
79.7
20.3
1
2010-2012: Hotels and similar lodging facilities with 20 or more beds.
2013 og 2014: All hotels and similar lodging facilities (guest houses, hostels, etc.).
2010-2012: Cabin complexes, holiday flats, etc. with four or more units.
2013-2014: Cabin complexes, holiday flats, etc. with 10 or more beds.
3
2010-2012: Camping areas with at least 8 cabins or at least 50 caravan units.
2013 og 2014: Camping areas with at least 30 units.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/overnatting/
2
Traffic deaths
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1950
1960
Source: Statistics Norway.
38
1970
1980
1990
2000
2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/vtu/
Vehicles, aircraft and transport infrastructure. 31 December
1993
2010
Motor vehicles, etc.
Total
2 986 381 4 604 846
Automobiles
1 985 609 2 855 937
Private cars
1 633 088 2 308 548
Buses
29 134
20 348
Commercial vans
169 981 397 279
Lorries, combination vehicles
153 406 129 762
Tractors and motorized equipment
213 550 254 674
Motorcycles
35 629 146 592
Snow scooters
37 741
68 766
Mopeds
125 442 168 904
Trailers
588 410 1 109 973
Civil aviation
Airports with scheduled flights
Aircraft, total
Fixed-wing aircraft
Helicopters
Public roads
Total
National roads
County roads
Municipal roads
State railways (NSB)
Railway network, total
Electrified
Double track
2012
2014
4 862 938
3 004 384
2 442 964
18 220
424 634
118 566
262 288
156 826
73 514
174 873
1 191 053
5 086 178
3 119 309
2 555 443
17 111
441 967
104 788
271 668
167 649
77 528
177 501
1 272 523
52
998
762
236
52
1 081
813
268
52
848
741
107
52
984
745
239
90 502
26 406
27 050
37 046
93 509
10 496
44 281
38 732
93 868
10 581
44 317
38 970
94 055
10 608
44 290
39 157
4 023
2 422
99
4 169
2 566
241
4 154
2 552
247
4 154
2 552
247
km
Source: National Rail Administration, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Avinor and Civil
Aviation Authority.
http://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/
39
10. Industries
Agricultural land use
km2
12 000
Agricultural area, total
10 000
8 000
Fully cultivated
meadow/grazing area
6 000
4 000
Grain and oil seed
2 000
0
1949
1959
1969
1979
Source: Statistics Norway.
1989
1999
Natural or lightly
cultivated meadow/
grazing area
Other tilled area
2009 2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/jordbruksareal/
Agricultural livestock
Horses
Cattle, total
Cows1
Breeding pigs
Sheep over 1 year
Milk goats
Fowl
2004
29 029
943 208
325 368
100 886
966 508
45 095
3 528 505
2014*
40 073
853 655
303 897
96 862
911 457
33 064
4 168 280
1
Includes milk cows and suckling cows.
Source: Statistics Norway.
40
http://www.ssb.no/en/jordbruksareal/
Agricultural production and forestry
2003
2014*
Crops1. 1 000 tonnes
Grain, total
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Potatoes
Hay2
1 142
262
593
278
393
2 848
965
213
515
224
356
2 801
Livestock products. 1 000 tonnes
Meat, total
Beef and veal
Pork
Mutton and lamb
Eggs
Cow's milk (1 000 litres)
262
85
91
25
48
1 509
347
80
129
24
65
1 511
Cut timber for sale, total. 1 000 m3
Softwood logs
Hardwood logs
6 739
50
9 667
140
1
Of active agricultural businesses.
2
Includes total yield of solid matter from haymaking meadows.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/jord-skog-jakt-og-fiskeri/
Forest properties1 and productive forest area by size. 2013
Productive forest area
25 decares and larger, total
25-99 decares
100-999 decares
1 000-4 999 decares
5 000- decares
Protected productive forest area
Units
Per cent
128 641
44 088
71 835
11 510
1 208
.
100.0
34.3
55.8
8.9
0.9
.
Area
km2
Per cent
70 264
100.0
2 466
3.5
24 410
34.7
21 440
30.5
21 948
31.2
2 100
.
1
Includes properties of 25 decares productive forest area and larger.
Source: Statistics Norway and Directorate for Nature Management. http://www.ssb.no/en/stskog/
41
Organically cultivated area in the Nordic countries, including
areas in transition. Percentage of total cultivated area
Per cent
18
16
14
Sweden
12
10
8
Finland
6
Denmark
Norway
4
2
0
1991
1995
2000
2005
2010
2013
Source: Norway - Debio and Statistics Norway, Sweden - KRAV, Statistics Sweden and Swedish
Board of Agriculture, Denmark - Danish Plant Directorate and Statistics Denmark, Finland - KTTK,
Evira and Tike.
Agricultural operations, by area under activity
250 000
100- decares
50-99 decares
-49 decares
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2010 2012 2013 2014*
Source: Statistics Norway.
42
http://www.ssb.no/en/stjord/
Landings and landed value of major fish species
1 000 tonnes1
2004
2014*
2 524
2 311
231
473
616
408
959
400
157
278
211
154
65
94
49
82
49
77
17
19
7
19
14
17
59
16
11
15
17
14
12
11
2
11
8
6
4
2
Fish species
Total
Cod
Herring
Blue whiting
Mackerel
Saithe
Haddock
Sand eel
Capelin
Atlantic redfish
Norway pout
Ling
Deep water prawn
Horse mackerel
Greenland halibut
Tusk
Sprat
Catfish
Angler
Other, unspecified
37
NOK mill.2
2004
2014*
10 395
14 209
2 784
4 613
2 015
1 912
764
579
1 329
1 937
838
1 247
455
1 196
44
140
47
142
115
186
6
31
174
180
838
555
40
126
325
345
83
97
7
27
34
44
93
52
214
405
798
1
Round weight
Primary value of catch as reported by fishermen.
Source: Statistics Norway.
2
http://www.ssb.no/en/fiskeri/
Fish farming. Salmon and trout, amount sold
1 000 tonnes
1 400
1 200
1 000
800
600
400
200
0
1971 1975
1980
Source: Statistics Norway.
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/fiskeoppdrett/
43
Value of farmed and traditionally landed fish
NOK bill.
60
50
40
30
Farmed
20
10
Landed fish
0
1980
1985
Source: Statistics Norway.
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013
http://www.ssb.no/en/fiskeoppdrett/ og http://www.ssb.no/en/fiskeri/
Export of fish and fish products
2001
2014*
1 000
NOK 1 000 NOK
tonnes
mill. tonnes
mill.
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other
invertebrate marine animals, including
processed items, total
Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fillets
Fish, frozen, excluding fillets
Fish fillets, frozen
Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh or frozen
Dried cod and other dried fish
Fish fillets, dried, salted or brined
Fish, salted or brined
Fish, smoked
Crustaceans, frozen or made into meal or
pellets, suitable for human consumption
Fish, processed or preserved, including caviar
and caviar imitations
Crustaceans and molluscs, processed or
preserved
Source: Statistics Norway.
44
1 727 29 572
417 8 418
909 8 258
182 4 310
26
944
76 3 520
12
380
37 1 177
5
424
2 517 67 150
1 206 37 819
824 11 100
99 4 606
87 5 216
106 4 259
9
185
30
839
15
685
12
267
3
207
20
613
16
324
949
7
442
21
http://www.ssb.no/en/muh/
Employed persons. Wholesale and retail trade and service
activities. Employees and self-employed. 1 000
1 000
800
700
600
Administrative and support service activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Real estate activities
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
500
400
300
200
100
0
1970
1980
1990
2000
Source: Statistics Norway.
2010 2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/nr
Norwegian petroleum activities
Employment. Numbers
Oil and natural gas production1
Work offshore
Work onshore
Service activities
Gross production value.
NOK millions
Oil and natural gas production1
Service activities
Gross capital investment.
NOK millions
Oil and natural gas production
Service activities
Pipeline transport
Crude oil production.
1 000 Sm3 o.e.2
Natural gas production.
1 000 Sm3 o.e.2
Export
Crude oil. 1 000 Sm3 o.e.
Natural gas. 1 000 Sm3 o.e.
1993
1995
2000
2010
2013
17 338
5 399
11 939
4 173
16 498
5 064
11 434
4 437
14 434
4 822
9 612
7 743
21 930
6 561
15 369
26 828
27 206
7 413
19 793
35 800
136 051 144 257 367 625 572 367 666 264
5 303
6 151 15 883 99 843 135 157
50 886
-65
6 693
42 497
44
6 086
52 898 126 737 208 637
4 287
983
4 785
691
552
3 245
131 843 156 776 181 181 104 388 84 948
24 804 27 814 49 790 107 250 108 746
114 917 143 003 167 485 90 579 67 317
24 804 27 814 48 521 102 558 103 847
1
Includes pipeline operations from 2010.
2
Oil equivalents (o.e.) is used as a common unit of measurement when comparing resources of oil
and gas. 1 Sm3 o.e. = 1 Sm3 oil or 1 000 Sm3 natural gas.
Source: Statistics Norway and Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
http://www.ssb.no/en/oljev/ and http://www.npd.no/en
45
Oil prices, Brent blend
USD/barrel
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Reuters EcoWin.
2005
2010 2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/ogintma/
Manufacturing and mining/quarrying. 2012
Main activity
Manufacturing and mining/quarrying
Mining/quarrying
Manufacturing
Food products, beverages and tobacco
Textiles, clothing, leather and leather
products
Wood and wood products
Pulp, paper and paper products
Printing and reproduction of recorded
media
Petroleum products, chemical products
Rubber and plastic products
Other non-metallic mineral products
Basic metals
Metal products
Computers and electrical equipment
Machinery and equipment
Other engineering industry (except ships
and oil platforms)
Building of ships and oil platforms
Furniture, manufacturing
Machine repairs and installations
1
Value-added tax not included.
Source: Statistics Norway.
46
Production value1
EstabEmlishments ployees NOK mill. Per cent
19 811 235 111 769 182 100.0
14 605
1.9
19 043 229 797 754 578
2 475 48 545 170 219
768
5 314
98.1
22.6
1 501
1 983
86
4 462
13 752
3 734
6 597
25 259
11 301
0.9
3.3
1.5
1 257
336
417
938
155
2 533
778
1 328
6 331 10 401
12 991 146 344
4 850 10 755
10 457 27 256
9 506 58 868
24 566 46 661
16 181 40 918
20 762 74 814
1.4
19.4
1.4
3.6
7.8
6.2
5.4
9.9
181
504
2 063
2 508
4 140
21 179
9 688
18 653
8 573
65 387
13 347
37 877
1.1
8.7
1.8
5.0
http://www.ssb.no/en/sti/
Norwegian foreign-going ships. 1 July 2014
Ships1, total
Passenger ships,
catamarans and
ferries2
Gas and chemical
tankers
Other tankers
Shuttle tankers and
storage ships
Combined carriers
Bulk carriers
Other dry cargo
vessels
Offshore service
vessels
Total
000
Ant. 1 dvt.
1 759 38 845
14
Norwegian
Norwegian
Ordinary Ship International
Register
Ship Register Foreign flag
000 Ant. 1 000 Ant. 1 000
Ant. 1 dvt.
dvt.
dvt.
216
956 520 17 355 1 023 20 534
396
6
250
2
12
6
134
363 10 160
63 6 590
..
..
..
..
154
38
5 191
4 217
209
25
4 969
2 373
59
18
96
7 004
1 775
4 495
1
..
..
126
..
..
6
10
63
631
1 045
3 409
52
8
33
6 247
730
1 086
523
6 321
11
17
97
2 311
415
3 993
623
2 500
198
813
150
551
275
1 136
1
Vessels of gross tonnage 100 and over.
Tonnage in units of 1 000. Not included in total dwt.
Source: Norwegian Shipowners' Association..
2
http://www.ssb.no/en/handelsfl/
Norwegian merchant fleet1, end of year. 1 000 gross tonnes
Tonnage, total
Of which tankers
Tanker percentage
1995
20 834
12 006
58
2000
21 572
11 545
54
2010
15 711
7 269
46
2011
15 586
7 235
46
2012
15 698
7 312
47
2013
15 997
7263
45
1
Vessels of 100 gross tonnes and larger for carrying passengers and cargo; includes Norwegian
Ordinary Ship Register and Norwegian International Ship Register.
Source: Norwegian Maritime Directorate.
http://www.ssb.no/en/handelsfl/
Marine casualties. Vessels totally and partially lost
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Ships totally lost
Ships
Gross tonnage
18
41 421
24
4 135
22
56 206
15
3 679
18
659
13
18 967
12
389
14
4 217
18
8 881
18
3 586
13
1 837
13
782
8
542
18
1161
Source: Statistics Norway.
Ships partially lost
Ships
Gross tonnage
157
976 709
129
502 917
137
982 184
126
537 197
118
336 674
112
634 482
71
525 545
100
576 903
105
409 072
144
582 424
149
616 010
159
596 068
241
1 205 544
246
884 741
http://www.ssb.no/en/sjoulykker/
47
11. Energy
Production of primary energy products. Petajoules1
Total
Hydroelectricity
Electricity from wind power
Crude oil and condensate
Natural gas and NGL2
Coal
Wood3
1995
7 502
441
0
5 749
1 282
8
21
2000
9 300
512
0
6 650
2 097
18
24
2005
9 659
491
2
5 621
3 478
41
28
2010
8 685
422
3
3 970
4 209
54
30
2013*
8 115
464
7
3 230
4 339
52
22
1
1 petajoule = 1015 joules.
Excluding produced gas that has been flared. NGL includes primary production of ethane,
propane, butane, isobutane and LPG.
Wood, pellets and briquettes for household use.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/energiregn/
2
3
Energy consumption (excluding energy sector and international
shipping). Petajoules1
PJ
1 000
800
Gas, district heating, solid fuel
600
400
Oil for transport
Oil, excluding transport
200
0
1976
Electricity
1980
1 petajoule = 1015 joules.
Source: Statistics Norway.
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013*
1
48
http://www.ssb.no/en/energiregn/
Energy consumption in households per person, by energy source.
Selected countries. 2012. kWh
Finland
Norway
USA
Denmark
Sweden
Russia
Germany
France
UK
Poland
Japan
Coal, coke, peat
Petroleum products
Natural gas
Electricity
District heating
Biomass and other renewable
energy resources
Spain
China
Portugal
India
0
2 000
4 000
6 000
kWh
8 000
10 000
Source: International Energy Agency and Statistics Norway.
12 000
http://www.iea.org
Electricity supply
Electric power installations
Power producing
Electricity production
Import
Export
Net consumption, priority
Energy-intensive industry
Mining/quarrying and other
industry
Households and agriculture
Services
Net consumption, non-priority
1995
326
215
2000
332
178
2005
306
163
2010
338
188
2013
316
172
gWh1
123 011 142 817 137 811 123 630 133 975
2 300
1 474
3 653 14 673 10 135
8 962 20 529 15 695
7 123 15 140
97 450 101 838 108 453 116 062 115 605
33 503 35 685 40 728 34 075 33 522
8 539
8 444
9 149
13 420
15 724
35 587
19 819
7 514
35 685
22 022
10 518
35 404
23 172
5 595
41 489
25 889
4 494
40 657
25 701
3 936
1
1 gWh = 1 000 000 kWh.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/elektrisitet/
49
Hydropower. 1 January 2014
Potential1
GWh
213 831
Per cent
100
Developed
Under development
Concession issued
Concession applied for
Preliminary plans announced2
Protected water systems
Remainder
131 377
1 478
3 602
6 619
1 106
50 940
18 709
61
1
2
3
1
24
9
1
Energy available in Norwegian waterways that are technically and economically developable.
Concession application expected.
Source: Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Administration.
http://www.nve.no/en/
2
Total production of crude oil and natural gas. Million Sm3 o.e.1
Mill. Sm3 o.e.
300 000
250 000
200 000
Natural gas
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
1971 1975
Oil, including NGL and condensate
1980
1985
1990
1
sm3 (standard cubic metre) o.e. (oil equivalent).
Source: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
1995
2000
2005
2010 2014
http://www.ssb.no/en/ogprodre/
Largest oil-producing countries. 2013. Million barrels per day1
Saudi Arabia
Russia
USA
China
Canada
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Nigeria
Iraq
Kuwait
Mexico
Venezuela
Brazil
Qatar
Norway
1
11.53
10.79
10.00
4.18
3.95
3.65
3.56
3.32
3.14
3.13
2.88
2.62
2.11
2.00
1.84
Natural gas liquids and condensate production are included in the international oil production
figures.
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2014.
http://www.bp.com
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12. The economy
Gross domestic product, by main activity
Gross domestic product
Agriculture
Forestry
Fishing and fish farming
Oil and natural gas activity
Production of crude oil and natural gas
Services to the oil and gas sector
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity and water supply
Construction
Domestic trade
Hotels and restaurants
Pipeline operations
Transport excluding sea transport
Post and distribution services
Information and communications
Shipping
International shipping
Domestic shipping
Financial services and insurance
Housing services
Business services
Other private services
Public services
Correction items1
1990
2014*
NOK mill. Per cent NOK mill. Per cent
749 860 100.0 3 151 483
100.0
14 234
3 725
4 417
88 163
86 283
1 880
1.9
0.5
0.6
11.8
11.5
0.3
13 460
5 461
28 347
619 711
568 817
50 894
0.4
0.2
0.9
19.7
18.0
1.6
1 753
0.2
5 126
0.2
77 326
21 784
29 036
72 615
9 404
7 807
29 690
4 925
24 627
17 832
16 038
1 794
33 998
43 936
32 110
28 030
10.3
2.9
3.9
9.7
1.3
1.0
3.5
0.7
3.3
2.4
2.1
0.2
4.5
5.9
4.3
3.7
220 764
64 985
163 394
201 979
36 678
16 648
111 898
8 845
108 010
55 786
36 323
19 463
144 757
110 611
285 928
121 782
7.0
2.1
5.2
6.4
1.2
0.5
2.3
0.3
3.4
1.8
1.2
0.6
4.6
3.5
9.1
3.9
124 596
83 440
16.6
11.1
535 476
330 744
17.0
10.5
1
Value-added and investment taxes, other product taxes, net and statistical deviations.
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/nr/
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Gross domestic product per capita, selected countries
(current PPP USD)1. 2013
Luxembourg
Norway
USA
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Iceland
Finland
UK
France
Japan
EU28
Spain
Portugal
Russia
Poland
China
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
Current PPP USD
80 000
100 000
1
PPP = Purchasing power parity.
Source: OECD.
http://www.oecd.org/
GDP per inhabitant. Current prices and percentage change
NOK
Per cent
10
700 000
8
600 000
Per cent
volume change
500 000
6
400 000
4
300 000
2
0
200 000
100 000
0
1970
Current prices
1975
Source: Statistics Norway.
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1980
-2
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
-4
2010 2014*
http://www.ssb.no/en/nr/
Government Pension Fund – Global1. 31 December
Miles de mill. NOK
7 000
6 000
5 000
4 000
3 000
2 000
1 000
0
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
1
Formerly the Norwegian Petroleum Fund.
Source: Norges Bank (Norway΄s central bank).
http://www.nbim.no/en/
Gross public debt, per cent of gross domestic product in selected
countries, according to Maastricht definition1. 2013
Japan2
Greece
Portugal
Italy
Ireland
USA2
France
Spain
UK
Germany
Finland
Poland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Luxembourg
0
50
100
150
200
250
Per cent
1
Gross public debt omits internal debt between units of public administration. The Maastricht
definition indicates that the gross public debt must not exceed 60 per cent of GDP.
Divergent definition used - See OECD Economic Outlook No. 96.
Source: Statistics Norway, Eurostat and OECD.
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/, http://www.oecd.org/ and http://www.ssb.no/en/offogjeld/
2
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Central government revenues and expenditures. NOK bill.
A. Revenues, total (A1+A2)
A1. Revenues, excluding petroleum activity
Taxes and fees from mainland Norway
Social security and pension premiums
Property income
Transfers
Capital income
Fee-based revenues
A2. Revenues from petroleum activity
Taxes from petroleum activity
Other petroleum revenues
2003
740.5
571.4
315.9
156.2
75.8
7.3
1.5
14.7
169.1
101.4
67.7
2008
1 332.9
910.6
472.2
224.9
185.2
4.9
2.0
21.5
422.3
252.8
169.5
2014*
1 459.6
1 162.8
598.4
312.3
210.5
12.3
1.9
27.3
296.8
152.7
144.1
B. Total expenditures (B1)
General public services
Defence
Public order and safety
Business development
Environmental protection
Housing and community
Health
Recreation, cultural affairs and religion
Education
Social security services
607.2
116.7
30.3
15.4
58.4
2.0
0.9
94.5
7.9
34.5
246.5
818.9
169.4
39.0
18.0
74.9
4.7
1.1
128.1
12.9
36.8
333.9
1 149.0
254.2
45.1
27.1
110.4
10.7
1.7
176.4
19.1
48.8
455.5
C. Net financial investment (A-B)
133.3
514.0
310.5
Source: Statistics Norway.
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http://www.ssb.no/en/offinnut/
13. Norway abroad
Foreign Service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Street address: 7. juni-plassen / Victoria Terrasse
Postal address: Postboks 8114 Dep., NO-0032 Oslo
Tel.: + 47 23 95 00 00
Fax: + 47 23 95 00 99
E-mail: post@mfa.no
Diplomatic and Consular Missions
102 diplomatic and consular missions, of which
85 embassies
9 consulates general
7 missions/delegations
1 embassy branch office
Approximately 355 honorary consulates
Ministry personnel
Approximately 835 posts
At diplomatic and consular missions
Approximately 640 including approx. 85 special envoys
Approximately 1 000 locally employed staff
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/ and http://www.norway.info/
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Innovation Norway
Innovation Norway is the Norwegian national and regional authorities’
instrument for realising value-creating commercial and industrial development
throughout Norway. The goal of Innovation Norway is to encourage financially
and socio-economically profitable commercial and industrial development
while fostering the industrial potential of the regions. This is to be achieved by
increasing the number of capable entrepreneurs, growth-oriented enterprises
and innovative industrial environments.
Innovation Norway is a global organization. In addition to being represented in
every Norwegian county, it has offices in more than 30 countries. In countries
where Innovation Norway has no offices, Norwegian embassies provide access to
international networks. The employees' wide knowledge of local and international
conditions helps clients to convert their ideas into successful businesses.
Street address in Oslo:
Akersgata 13, Oslo
Telephone: + 47 22 00 25 00
Telefax: + 47 22 00 25 01
E-mail: post@innovasjonnorge.no
Postal address:
Innovation Norway
PO Box 448 Sentrum
NO-0104 Oslo
http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/no/Contact-us/
The Norwegian Seamen’s Mission – Norwegian Church Abroad
The Norwegian Seamen’s Mission/Norwegian Church Abroad is a volunteer
organisation affiliated with the Church of Norway. It serves as a religious, cultural
and social meeting place for all Norwegians abroad. It also offers emergency
services, interpersonal networking and relationship counselling. There are 31
seamen’s churches abroad, but the organisation is represented in 80 countries
throughout the world.
Street address: Strandgt. 198
Postal address: Postboks 2007, NO-5817 Bergen
Telephone: + 47 55 55 22 55
E-mail: info@sjomannskirken.no
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sjomannskirken
Source: Norwegian Seamen’s Mission.
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http://www.sjomannskirken.no/english
14. The EEA and Norway Grants
EEA and Norway Grants – Solidarity and cooperation
The EEA Agreement includes a common goal of reducing social and economic
disparities in Europe. Through the EEA and Norway Grants, Norway contributes
to this effort and to strengthening the bilateral relations between Norway and
the beneficiary states. We support development projects in priority areas such as
environment and climate change, health and childcare, conservation of European
cultural heritage, research and education, Schengen measures and judiciary,
social dialogue and the strengthening of civil society. A number of Norwegian
partners are engaged in projects and programmes.
Contributions1 to beneficiary states. EUR millions2
Total
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Slovakia
Latvia
Greece
Portugal
Estonia
Spain
Slovenia
Croatia
Cyprus
Malta
2009-20143
1 788.50
578.10
305.95
153.30
131.80
126.60
84.00
80.75
72.95
63.40
57.95
48.60
45.854
26.90
9.605
7.85
4.50
1
Total contribution from EEA/EFTA countries Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein. Norway’s share is
approximately 97 per cent of the total amount.
2
The agreements are denominated in EUR.
3
According to the Agreed Minutes of 28 July 2010. The support will be available until 2017
4
Transitional support 1 May 2009-31 December 2013
5
Support calculated from Croatia’s membership of EU July 2013.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.eeagrants.org
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15. Development cooperation
Development assistance, public expenditures. NOK mill.
2009
Development aid expenditures,
total (gross aid)
Per cent of GNP
Bilateral assistance
Directly bilateral
Administered by multilateral
organizations (multi-bi)
Multilateral assistance
Administration
2010
2011
2012
2013
25 624 26 424 26 653 27 638 32 807
1.06
1.05
0.96
0.93
1.07
17 940 18 508 18 363 18 947 23 588
12 132 12 357 12 674 12 835 16 693
5 808
6 296
1 387
6 151
6 464
1 452
5 689
6 787
1 503
6 112
7 154
1 537
6 896
7 439
1 780
Bilateral assistance by type of recipient
organisation
Non-profit organizations, total
5 436 5 616 5 918 5 948 6 700
Of which Norwegian non-profit
3 566 3 620 3 518 3 710 4 252
organizations
Local non-profit organizations
744
799
899
959
981
International non-profit organizations
1 125 1 197 1 501 1 279 1 467
Other, total
12 505 12 892 12 445 12 999 16 888
Total bilateral assistance
Total assistance by topic area
Economic development and trade
Emergency relief
Environment and energy
Good governance
Education
Health and social sector
Costs in Norway and unspecified costs
Multilateral assistance
17 940 18 508 18 363 18 947 23 588
3 374
1 398
2 366
3 896
1 759
2 277
4 258
6 296
3 612
2 161
3 172
3 865
1 602
1 724
3 823
6 464
3 944
2 115
3 204
3 941
1 515
1 804
3 343
6 787
Source: NORAD - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
http://www.norad.no/en/front/toolspublications/norwegian-aid-statistics/
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3 307
1 949
4 752
3 863
1 612
1 814
3 187
7 154
3 531
2 538
7 024
4 369
1 690
2 582
3 635
7 439
Bilateral assistance to the 25 largest recipient countries. 2013.
NOK millions
Brazil
Afghanistan
Palestine
Malawi
Tanzania
South Sudan
Uganda
Syria
Somalia
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Zambia
Dem. Rep. Congo
Liberia
India
Zimbabwe
Sudan
Nepal
Myanmar
Indonesia
Pakistan
Cambodia
Lebanon
Kenya
South Africa
0
500
1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000
NOK mill.
Source: Norad – Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
http://www.norad.no/en/front/toolspublications/norwegian-aid-statistics/
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16. Foreign trade
Current account. NOK mill.
NOK mill.
500 000
400 000
Current account surplus
Net income and transfers
Trade surplus
300 000
200 000
100 000
0
-100 000
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Source: Statistics Norway.
2005
2010 2014*
http://www.ssb.no/en/ur/
Foreign trade in goods, by category. 2014*
Total
Food products and live animals
Beverages and tobacco
Raw materials, excluding fuel
Fuel (including crude oil, natural gas),
electric power, etc.
Animal and vegetable oils and fat
Chemical products
Finished goods
Machinery and transport equipment
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Other goods and transactions
Source: Statistics Norway.
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Imports
NOK mill. Per cent
560 723 100.0
38 352
6.8
7 399
1.3
32 428
5.8
31 121
5 162
54 582
85 655
219 661
85 383
982
5.6
0.9
9.7
15.3
39.2
15.2
0.2
Exports
NOK mill. Per cent
897 810 100.0
72 128
8.0
626
0.1
15 442
1.7
579 267
1 677
45 721
71 063
85 919
25 012
954
64.5
0.2
5.1
7.9
9.6
2.8
0.1
http://www.ssb.no/en/muh/
Foreign trade, by region and country. 2014*
Total
Imports
NOK mill.
Per cent
560 723
100.0
Exports
NOK mill.
Per cent
897 810
100.0
Nordic countries
EFTA
EU
Developing countries
118 293
9 235
357 605
100 462
21.1
1.6
63.8
17.9
104 315
7 808
732 470
65 361
11.6
0.9
81.6
7.3
Europe
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Spain
UK
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany
Austria
384 195
9 992
34 254
13 078
19 327
451
4 558
1 524
17 182
20 892
18 110
2 039
9 838
9 967
36 308
7 654
68 967
66 450
4 364
68.5
1.8
6.1
2.3
3.4
0.1
0.8
0.3
3.1
3.7
3.2
0.4
1.8
1.8
6.5
1.4
12.3
11.9
0.8
755 936
43 132
33 059
13 741
54 196
1 695
8 045
4 399
7 494
115 352
16 071
3 211
5 279
15 162
205 305
3 405
51 249
151 848
2 280
84.2
4.8
3.7
1.5
6.0
0.2
0.9
0.5
0.8
12.8
1.8
0.4
0.6
1.7
22.9
0.4
5.7
16.9
0.3
Africa
Botswana
South Africa
9 795
1 524
1 541
1.7
0.3
0.3
12 717
1
832
1.4
0.0
0.1
Asia
Japan
China
Singapore
South Korea
100 916
12 596
53 124
3 680
9 700
18.0
2.2
9.5
0.7
1.7
76 038
10 112
20 666
11 719
14 490
8.5
1.1
2.3
1.3
1.6
North America
Canada
USA
51 990
14 706
34 718
9.3
2.6
6.2
40 343
4 276
32 764
4.5
0.5
3.6
South America
Brazil
Chile
Peru
12 545
8 017
1 022
2 005
2.2
1.4
0.2
0.4
9 363
7 054
613
135
1.0
0.8
0.1
0.0
1 282
0.2
3 413
0.4
Oceania
Source: Statistics Norway.
http://www.ssb.no/en/muh/
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Share of Norway’s import of goods. 2014*
Sweden
Germany
China
UK
USA
Denmark
Netherlands
France
Poland
Italy
0
2
4
6
8
Per cent
10
Source: Statistics Norway.
12
14
http://www.ssb.no/en/muh/
Share of Norway’s export of goods. 2014*
UK
Germany
Netherlands
France
Sweden
Belgium
Denmark
USA
China
Poland
0
5
10
15
20
25
Per cent
Source: Statistics Norway.
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http://www.ssb.no/en/muh/
17. Official flag days and public holidays in
Norway
20151
1 January
21 January
6 February
21 February
2 April
3 April
5 April
6 April
1 May
8 May
14 May
17 May
24 May
25 May
7 June
4 July
20 July
29 July
19 August
25 December
26 December
1
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
New Year’s Day
HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birthday
Sami National Day
HM King Harald’s birthday
Maundy Thursday *
Good Friday *
Easter Sunday *
Easter Monday *
Public holiday
Liberation Day 1945
Ascension Day *
Constitution Day
Whit Sunday *
Whit Monday *
Dissolution of union with Sweden 1905
HM Queen Sonja’s birthday
HRH Crown Prince Haakon’s birthday
St. Olav’s Day
HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s birthday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Official flag-flying days = F. Public holidays = bold type. Holidays with unfixed dates = *.
Norwegian holidays with unfixed dates
Holiday
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Ascension Day
Whit Sunday
Whit Monday
2015
02.04.
03.04.
05.04.
06.04.
14.05.
24.05.
25.05.
2016
24.03.
25.03.
27.03.
28.03.
05.05.
15.05.
16.05.
2017
13.04.
14.04.
18.04.
17.04.
25.05.
04.06.
05.06.
Source: Almanac for Norway 2015 and Lovdata.
http://www.almanakken.uio.no/ and http:// lovdata.no
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Picture credits
Cover: The Stegastein viewpoint. Photo: Per Ritzler / National Tourist Routes
1: The new government in front of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 16 October 2013.
Erlend Aas / NTB scanpix / SMK
2: The Kjøllefjord Wind Farm, Finnmark. Photo: Kristian Løksa/ Statkraft
3: Skiing trip to Oppkuven. Photo: Tore Nedrebø/MFA
4: Marius E. Hauge
5: Guri Dahl / tinagent.com
6: The Vigeland Park, Oslo. Photo: CH - Visitnorway.com / Vigeland Museum /
BONO
7: Matti Bernitz - Visitnorway.com
8: Anette Berentsen / NRK
9: Anders Gjengedal / Innovation Norway
10: Kai Jensen / NTB scanpix
11: John Petter Reinertsen / Statkraft
12: Rolf Jarle Ødegaard / NTB scanpix
13: Holmenkollen. Photo: Magnus Nyløkken
14: Guri Dahl / tinagent.com
15: Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
visited Nthulu primary school in Malawi on 2 July 2014 in connection with
Norway's new focus on education in developing countries.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Astrid Sehl
16: Berit Roald / NTB scanpix
17: Constitution Day 17 May, Royal Palace, Oslo. Marta B. Haga / MFA Norway
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Facts about Norway
Official name
Kingdom of Norway
System of government
Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary democracy
The Royal House of Norway
Harald V, King of Norway, born 21 February 1937
Sonja, Queen of Norway, born 4 July 1937
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, born 20 July 1973
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, born 19 August 1973
Ingrid Alexandra, Princess of Norway, born 21 January 2004
Sverre Magnus, Prince of Norway, born 3 December 2005
Population
5 165 802 inhabitants as of 1 January 2015
Norway has an indigenous Sami population as well as five national
minorities, defined as groups with a long association with Norway.
Official languages
Norwegian (the two forms Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Sami (three Sami languages, North Sami, Lule Sami and South Sami),
which have the same status as Norwegian in the municipalities of
Kautokeino, Karasjok, Tana, Porsanger and Nesseby in Finnmark;
Kåfjord and Lavangen in Troms; Tysfjord in Nordland and Røyrvik
and Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag.
In addition, Kven, Romani and Romanes are recognised as minority
languages. Norwegian Sign Language also has an official status,
primarily through the provisions of the Education Act.
Currency
Norwegian kroner, NOK
1 EUR = NOK 8.64 as of March 2015
1 USD = NOK 7.98 as of March 2015
Published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
www.norway.info
www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud
www.ssb.no/en/minifakta/
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