International tourism, number of departures in Norway
Norway: International tourism, number of departures was 1.69 million in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, number of departures in Norway, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.69 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2020.
The figure is down 81.0% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Norway peaked at 9.28 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 590,000, in 1995.
Norway ranks 54th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, number of departures in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 590,000 | — |
| 1996 | 692,000 | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 753,000 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 2.27 million | +201.6% |
| 2000 | 2.39 million | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.35 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.63 million | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 2.59 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.96 million | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 3.17 million | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 3.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.40 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 6.64 million | +95.6% |
| 2010 | 7.59 million | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.13 million | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 9.25 million | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 9.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.19 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.75 million | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.03 million | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 8.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.89 million | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million | -81.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 590,000 | 2.27 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million | 2.35 million | 6.64 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.54 million | 7.59 million | 9.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Norway?
- International tourism, number of departures in Norway was 1.69 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 590,000 in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Norway ranks 54th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.