Armed Forces in numbers
How many people serve in the Norwegian Armed Forces? What is our budget? Find your facts here.
The Norwegian Armed Forces
Key figures for the whole organisation (2021)
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Employees17,185Gender ratio: 20.0% females
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Conscripts9,888Gender ratio: 34.5% females
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Spending40.8billion Norwegian krone spent in 2021
Military activity
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Maritime patrol aircraft1,536hours flown in 2021
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Rescue helicopters4,655hours flown in 2021
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Coast Guard3,744days of patrol in 2021
The Norwegian Army
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Personnel8,733
soldiers and employees in 2021
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Spending6.76
billion Norwegian krone spent in 2021
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Activity25exercise days on average per Army soldier in 2021
The Royal Norwegian Navy
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Personnel4,256
soldiers and employees in 2021
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Spending7.14
billion Norwegian krone spent in 2021
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Activity1,302
days of sailing with frigates, submarines and other vessels (excluding Coast Guard vessels) in 2021
The Royal Norwegian Air Force
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Personnel4,680soldiers and employees in 2021 (including rescue service)
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Spending9.17
billion Norwegian krone in 2021
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Activity12,740
hours flown with all aircraft and helicopters. In addition, the rescue helicopters have flown 4,655 hours
Other figures
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QRA missions34
QRA scrambles by Norwegian F-16s and F-35s in 2021
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Home Guard864
permanent staff in 2021. Total force: 40,000 soldiers
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Assisting civil society451
requests for assistance from the police. Of these, 423 were deals with handling of explosives (EOD)
