Norway
Accommodation and Travel Stats
January – December 2021
Norway: Tourism in a nutshell
Registered accommodation. All changes are relative to the same period a year ago.
27.1 mill.
23.8 mill.
3.3 mill.
12.6 mill.
11.1 mill.
1.4 mill.
2,100
93,000
231,000
36 %
24 %
2.2
2.1
2.3
Paid bed nights
Registered bed nights increased 14 percent
In Jan–Dec 2021, 27.1 million registered bed nights were recorded in Norway (+14.2 %), of which 23.8 million nights were spent by domestic visitors and 3.3 million nights by foreigners. Registered domestic bed nights increased 17 percent and registered foreign bed nights decreased less than one percent. In total, registered bed nights increased 14 percent from last year's Jan–Dec.
9.4 million nights (+12.6 %) were spend by leisure visitors and 5.6 million nights (+5.2 %) by business visitors.
Registered bed nights
Registered bed nights by country of arrival
Length of stay increased four percent in registered accommodation
Length of stay in registered accommodation increased four percent compared to earlier year. In Norway, length of stay in Jan–Dec was on average 2.2 nights (+3.7 %).
During Jan–Dec, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Norway on average 2.1 nights and foreigners 2.3 nights .
12.6 million tourists arrived to registered accommodation
Arrivals to registered accommodation increased 10 percent compared to earlier year. Of all registered arrivals, 88.6 percent were domestic, and 11.4 percent were from foreign countries.
During Jan–Dec, domestic visitors stayed in registered accommodation in Norway on average 2.1 nights (+0.1) and foreigners 2.3 nights (-0.09).
Visitors
Visitors by region
Visitors by city
Visitors by postal code
Visitor nights
Visitor nights by region
Ferry arrivals from different harbors
International = International cruise ships
Total accommodation sales
Registered accommodation sales
Non-registered accommodation sales
Average registered room price (ADR)
Capacity & Utilization
Registered Accommodation
2,100 accommodation establishments (+166)
93,000 rooms (+3,800)
231,000 beds (+11,000)
Room utilization 36.4 % (+4.9)
Unsold rooms 59,200
Bed utilization 23.7 % (+4.5)
Registered room utilization for establishments
Key indicators
Bed nights
Arrivals
Sales
Travel key indicators: the darker the square the larger the value.
Dark squares in the middle (vertically) mean the main season is in the summer. Dark squares on the top and the bottom mean the main season is in the winter. Gradually darkening squares from left to right signify growth over the years.
It is important to notice that the largest values (darkest squares) are not necessarily during the same months between different stats as this might reveal interesting details about travel and accommodation trends.
Temperature
Rainfall
Sources: Statistics Norway
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