News about Statistics Norway

The efforts to suppress the spread of the coronavirus also impact production of official statistics in Norway. Statistics Norway has implemented a number of measures to protect our employees while maintaining the production of statistics.

Statbank Norway has been given a new design and a variety of extra options.

Statistics Norway has launched a new system for standard statistical classifications and code lists, called Klass.

Statistics Norway will change its release times for all statistics from 10 am to 8 am. This is an adjustment of an earlier announced new release time of 7 am. The change will be implemented on September 23.

Statistics Norway has launched a new interface that enables users to extract Statistics Norway’s data and integrate it with their own systems. This new interface is aimed at IT developers, economists, journalists and other large users of statistics.

Statistics Norway has a high level of compliance with the European Statistics Code of Practice. In some areas, we are considered to be innovative, and in others there is room for improvement. These are some of the findings of reports by European experts from a so-called Peer Review of Statistics Norway in 2014.

Do you need to find out more about the population and housing of your city, region or country? The European Statistical System (ESS) has launced the database Census Hub which provides high-quality, detailed and comparable data on the size and characteristics of the population and the housing stock of Europe.

Statistics Norway has been responsible for data collection in Norway for the European Social Survey since its beginning in 2002. Data can be downloaded from the European Social Surveys webpage.

After 20 years at Kongensgate 6, Statistics Norway’s Oslo office is moving to newly renovated premises at Akersveien 26. We will therefore be closed between at 12 noon and 4pm on Friday, with a few exceptions.

2013 is the International Year of Statistics. All over the world, this is marked in various ways by public authorities, organizations and companies working with statistics. The purpose of the celebration is to raise awareness of statistics and to contribute to an increased understanding of the importance of statistics in society.