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Statistics on
Registered hunters
The statistics give an overview of men and women registered in the official Norwegian Register of hunters, which entitles them to go hunting. The figures also show the number of hunters that paid the hunting licence fee and how many new hunters that passed the hunting test last hunting year.
Selected figures from the statistics
- Norwegians listed in the Register of huntersDownload table as ...Norwegians listed in the Register of hunters
2024-2025 Change, per cent Persons Per cent 2023-2024 - 2024-2025 2020-2021 - 2024-2025 Persons listed in the Register of hunters 550 846 100.0 1.2 5.8 Males 459 571 83.4 0.9 4.0 Females 91 275 16.6 3.1 15.9 Persons buying hunting licence fee 171 738 100.0 -6.3 -10.9 Males 154 713 90.1 -6.3 -11.4 Females 17 025 9.9 -6.5 -5.9 Persons passed hunting test 10 947 100.0 -5.0 13.9 Males 8 092 73.9 -4.2 20.4 Females 2 855 26.1 -7.2 -16.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Hunters by county and sexDownload table as ...Hunters by county and sex
Registered persons Paid hunting tax Passed hunting test Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females 2016-2017 493 228 426 225 67 003 202 352 185 501 16 851 12 801 9 372 3 429 2017-2018 501 851 431 475 70 376 202 299 184 573 17 726 11 928 8 444 3 484 2018-2019 509 570 435 919 73 651 202 810 184 340 18 470 12 828 8 993 3 835 2019-2020 516 108 439 687 76 421 188 450 171 236 17 214 11 728 8 294 3 434 2020-2021 520 763 441 985 78 778 192 792 174 707 18 085 9 610 6 723 2 887 2021-2022 528 408 446 242 82 166 195 276 176 532 18 744 12 064 8 452 3 612 2022-2023 537 375 451 553 85 822 192 788 173 688 19 100 13 294 9 459 3 835 2023-2024 544 188 455 623 88 565 183 375 165 171 18 204 11 525 8 448 3 077 2024-2025 550 846 459 571 91 275 171 738 154 713 17 025 10 947 8 092 2 855 2024-2025 Østfold 24 947 21 589 3 358 7 499 6 929 570 428 333 95 Akershus 56 821 47 467 9 354 17 128 15 597 1 531 1 159 900 259 Oslo 39 864 32 583 7 281 9 677 8 714 963 1 111 842 269 Innlandet 57 580 45 999 11 581 20 799 18 095 2 704 1 076 735 341 Buskerud 24 000 19 975 4 025 7 632 6 870 762 373 283 90 Vestfold 18 750 16 033 2 717 5 543 5 125 418 365 281 84 Telemark 20 661 17 176 3 485 7 034 6 343 691 358 264 94 Agder 35 551 30 810 4 741 11 273 10 436 837 699 512 187 Rogaland 31 798 28 385 3 413 7 905 7 434 471 651 526 125 Vestland 55 760 48 123 7 637 17 802 16 412 1 390 1 141 861 280 Møre og Romsdal 27 361 23 582 3 779 8 632 7 908 724 521 399 122 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 76 053 61 332 14 721 24 308 21 559 2 749 1 212 851 361 Nordland - Nordlánnda 34 910 28 798 6 112 11 742 10 455 1 287 750 547 203 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 24 125 19 571 4 554 8 358 7 373 985 596 400 196 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 14 798 11 486 3 312 5 853 4 965 888 445 312 133 Svalbard 296 180 116 56 50 6 3 3 0 Unspecified adress 7 570 6 481 1 089 491 445 46 31 27 4 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Hunters by age and sexDownload table as ...Hunters by age and sex1
2024-2025 Paid hunting tax Passed hunting test Total Males Females Total Of these buying hunting licence fee Total 171 738 154 713 17 025 10 947 3 496 -20 years 5 898 4 884 1 014 3 788 653 20-29 years 21 907 18 154 3 753 3 486 1 239 30-39 years 29 983 26 068 3 915 1 785 724 40-49 years 31 168 27 798 3 370 1 061 471 50-59 years 38 627 35 285 3 342 660 322 60-69 years 28 443 27 083 1 360 156 79 70 years or older 15 712 15 441 271 11 8 1Comprising Norwegian citizens The figures were corrected on 23.6.2022. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Share of men and women 16 years and above that paid the hunting licence feeDownload table as ...Share of men and women 16 years and above that paid the hunting licence fee
2024-2025 2024-2025 Male hunters as per cent of male population Female hunters as per cent of female population The whole country 6.6 0.7 Østfold 5.3 0.4 Akershus 5.2 0.5 Oslo 2.9 0.3 Innlandet 11.4 1.7 Buskerud 6.1 0.7 Vestfold 4.8 0.4 Telemark 8.6 0.9 Agder 7.9 0.6 Rogaland 3.6 0.2 Vestland 6.0 0.5 Møre og Romsdal 6.9 0.7 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 10.6 1.4 Nordland - Nordlánnda 10.2 1.3 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 10.2 1.4 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 15.3 2.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 4 March 2025.
Hunter
A person that has paid hunting tax for the hunting season.
Hunting test
Anyone not registered in the Norwegian Register of Hunters must pass a hunting test before hunting in Norway. However, foreign residents are exempt if they meet the requirements for the same type of hunting in their home country.
Hunting licence fee
Anyone planning to hunt in Norway must pay a hunting license fee to the Wildlife Fund, covering the entire hunting year. The fee is a requirement for hunting but does not grant the right to hunt in any specific area.
Hunting Year
The hunting year runs from April 1 to March 31.
Persons age:
< 20 years, 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-59 years, 60-69 years, > 70 years
Name: Registered hunters
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Municipality.
Published annually approximately two weeks after the end of the hunting year.
Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.
Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.
The Register of Hunters is an administrative register owned by the The Norwegian Environment Agency. It was established in 1982. In 1999, the register was transferred to the Brønnøysund Register Centre.
Since 1998, Statistics Norway has received a almost complete register that contains Norwegians and foreign hunters. Statistics Norway has stored these registers annually.
Statistics Norway uses the register as a basis for the statistics on small game hunting.
Other users are The Norwegian Environment Agency, the Register of Hunters in Brønnøysund, central and local wildlife management, research and educational institutions, the media, interest groups and hunters.
No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.
Hunters who pay the hunting licence fee must submit a report to Statistics Norway by 1 May on the report form provided. Statistics on small game and roe deer hunting are based on this report.
The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).
The statistics are based on data from the Register of Hunters. The register contains information on people who are qualified to hunt in Norway. The register also contains information on who has paid a hunting licence fee and who has passed the hunting test. The hunting licence fee gives permission to hunt in Norway.
The hunting register is the data source and everyone registered in the register is the sample.
The hunting licence fee is paid to an account belonging to the The Norwegian Environment Agency. Information on each transaction is transferred to the Brønnøysund Register Centre every day.
Editing is defined here as checking, examining and amending data. Date of birth, address and place of residence of hunters living in Norway are updated with information from the National Population Register every day. Deceased persons are deleted from the register and new hunters are recorded when they pass the hunting test.
Employees of Statistics Norway have a duty of confidentiality.
Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.
Statistics Norway can make exceptions to the general rule if deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the EEA agreement, if the respondent is a public authority, if the respondent has consented to this, or when the information disclosed is openly accessible to the public.
More information can be found on Statistics Norway’s website under Methods in official statistics, in the ‘Confidentiality’ section.
The Register of Hunters is an administrative register and errors may occur during registration of people who buy a hunting licence fee.