Slight increase in the number of disabled people
By the end of June 2018 there were a total of 332,100 who received disability benefits, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous…
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Number of deaths on Norwegian roads halved this summer
In the summer months of June and July, 20 people lost their lives on Norwegian roads, compared to 37 people during the same period last year….
Strong increase in number of fighter plane missions
During the first half of 2017, aircraft from Bodø’s main base have flown as many missions as they did in 2016 as a whole. …
Decrease in number of forced expulsions in the first half year
2,825 people have been transported by force from Norway in the first half of this year. This is a decrease of 29 percent compared with…
The Norwegian Police Security Service – won’t give numbers for Islamsist extremists
The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST won’t answer how many extreme Islamists they believe exist in Norway, although such questions are answered in Sweden, Finland,…
Marked decline in homeless people in Norway
Strong decline in the number of homeless people in Norway The number of homeless people in Norway is as low as it was 20 years…
Increase in number of job vacancies
The number of job vacancies increased by 5 per cent from the 1st quarter of 2016 to the 1st quarter of 2017. There was an…
Increase in number of reported rapes taking place by use of online dating resources
Last year, 208 rapes were registered for investigation in Oslo. Several of these occurred after the use of dating-apps and internet dating sites. ’13 of…
Increasing drop in the number of abortions
Last year, 13,169 abortions were carried out in Norway. That figure is the lowest since the Abortion Registry at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health…
Number of robberies in Oslo reduced by half in three years
After the police set up a special robbery group in 2013, the number of robberies in Oslo has been reduced in half. In 2013, 997…
Number of burn victims on the rise
More and more people need treatment for burns every ear. The number is steadily rising and around 15,000 than are affected every year. In 2009,…
Small increase in number of vacancies
The number of job vacancies increased by 3.6 per cent from the 4th quarter of 2015 to the 4th quarter of 2016. There was an…
Number of children who die halved in 20 years
In 1996, 447 infants and children died in Norway. The corresponding figure last year was 216. – The decline in deaths among children is a…
Dramatic decline in the number of asylum seekers
The number of asylum seekers to Norway has fallen by two-thirds, compared with the first half of last year. The number is the lowest in…
Reduction in number of nursing home beds
The number of nursing home beds is dropping. In 2015 there were 39 674 beds, a reduction of 510 from 2014. The top level was in…
The number of estimated asylum seekers is going down again
Norwegian immigration authorities think there will be 10,750 asylum seekers coming to Norway this year which is 14,000 fewer than estimated number in revised budget….
Steady decline in number of church attendances
A total of 5.8 million persons attended 62 000 services held by the Church of Norway in 2015. Attendance at services has remained below 6 million…
Solberg: – Great uncertainty about the number of asylum-seekers
Prime Minister Erna Solberg thinks a good return agreement may curb the influx of refugees to Europe, but says Norway still has to be prepared…
