SSB: The number of IT employees in Norway increased by 21.1% from 2015 to 2020
While the total number of employees increased by 4% from 2015 to 2020, the increase in IT occupations was as much as 21.1%, according to…
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SSB: Non-Western immigrants in Norway felt strong concern when the pandemic began
Almost one in three non-Western immigrants felt strong concern in the period after Norway closed down in 2020. Others were considerably calmer, according to the…
More than 1 million Norwegians live alone
Currently, 1,005,600 people live alone in Norway. That corresponds to 18.8% of the population. The share increased by 0.5% from last year, according to Statistics…
Number of train trips in Norway almost halved in 2020
A total of 43 million passengers traveled by train in Norway in 2020, a decline of almost half compared to the year before. The decline…
SSB: Norway’s population increased by 7,400 in the first quarter of 2021
There were 700 more births in Norway in the first quarter of this year than in the same period last year, and the population increased…
SSB reports lowest number of foreigners working in Norway since 2016
The corona pandemic and closed borders have led to the lowest number of registered foreigners working in Norway since 2016. In total, in the first…
SSB: More and more Norwegians are feeling lonely during the corona pandemic
According to Statistics Norway (SSB), the corona pandemic seems to have led to more loneliness due to, among other things, increasing fear of infection and…
SSB: The Norwegian economy has been hit hard by the corona pandemic
In 2020, Norway’s gross domestic product was NOK 145 billion lower than expected before the pandemic hit. The findings were prepared by Statistics Norway (SSB)…
SSB: The number of passengers using public transport in Norway fell by 38% last year
Public transport registered 265 million fewer passengers last year, a decrease of 38% from the previous year. The decline is due to the coronavirus pandemic…
SSB: The corona pandemic did not lead to more patients in Norwegian hospitals last year
Norway spent almost NOK 72,000 on health expenditure per capita last year. That is NOK 1,700 more than in 2019, new figures from Statistics Norway…
New report: Norway could have a surplus of teachers towards 2040
For the first time, calculations from Statistics Norway (SSB) show that there may be a surplus of primary and lower secondary school teachers up to…
Last year, Norway registered the lowest population growth since 2001
The population increase in Norway in 2020 was the lowest since 2001. The reason? The corona measures and the very low immigration throughout last year….
SSB: Housing construction in Norway fell by 5% in 2020
Last year, commissioning permissions were granted for the construction of almost 30,000 homes. That is a decrease of 5% compared to 2019. According to Statistics…
More immigrants are participating in outdoor activities in Norway, new figures show
The proportion of immigrants who go on trips has increased considerably since 2017, figures from Statistics Norway (SSB) show. A new survey from Statistics Norway…
What are Norwegians putting under the Christmas tree this year? Fewer skis and more mobile phones
Import figures are always a good indication of what Norwegians will be putting under the Christmas tree. This year, electronics are the most popular. The…
It’s still most expensive to rent a home in Oslo and Bærum, new survey shows
If you rent a home, you can get a large detached house in a rural setting for the same price as a one-room apartment in…
In 2020, Norway registered the lowest number of marital separations in the last ten years
There is no evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in more marital breakdowns in Norway. However, from March to October, the number of weddings…
Norwegians’ attitudes towards immigrants are becoming increasingly positive, new survey shows
According to the results of this year’s Statistics Norway (SSB) survey on attitudes towards immigrants and immigration, Norwegians’ attitudes towards immigrants are becoming increasingly positive….
SSB: House prices in Norway rose by 8.3% from March to November. Interest rates will likely rise
The economic activity will pick up from the summer, as vaccination progresses and infection pressures decrease, Statistics Norway (SSB) believes. They expect a gradual rise…
Prices in Norway rose again in November, new data shows
Prices in Norway rose by 0.7% from November last year to November this year, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). From November 2019 to November 2020,…
