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Statistics on

Cultural facilities

These statistics are based on the figures from KOSTRA (Municipal-State-Reporting) and indicate the use of cultural expenditure in the local authorities and county authorities.

Updated: 16 June 2025
Next update: Not yet determined

Selected figures from these statistics

  • Cultural facilities in local authorities and county authorities in Norway
    Cultural facilities in local authorities and county authorities in Norway1
    202220232024
    Local authorities’ net operating expenditures for cultural purposes of total net operating expenditures (per cent)4.34.34.2
    Local authorities’ net operating expenditures on cultural purposes per capita (NOK)3 0843 3083 364
    County authorities’ net operating expenditures on cultural purposes of total net operating expenditures (per cent)1.51.51.4
    County authorities’ net operating expenditures on cultural purposes per capita (NOK)356377383
    1Figures published in March are preliminary. Final figures are published in June.
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  • Pupils in municipal culture schools
    Pupils in municipal culture schools
    202220232024
    Children (age 6-15) in municipal culture school (per cent)12.912.912.7
    Pupils in municipal culture school (number)97 46197 23197 575
    Children (age 6-15) in municipal culture school (number)84 50381 38880 878
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  • Loan at the public library
    Loan at the public library
    202220232024
    Children's literature - fiction5 743 3816 088 0756 594 674
    Children's literature - non-fiction948 6961 065 3941 188 910
    Adult literature - fiction3 169 5303 488 5093 663 463
    Adult literature - non-fiction1 811 0751 918 1241 960 622
    Audiobooks198 648146 404102 992
    Films508 683385 085349 267
    E-books908 745890 792840 649
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  • Cinemas and cinema visits
    Cinemas and cinema visits
    202220232024
    Cinema buildings (number)204203202
    Cinema auditoriums (number)685689672
    Cinema visit (number)8 759 7119 347 7158 152 277
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About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 14 June 2023.

The municipalities are broken down into 17 groups according to population and economical structure. These groups are based on a report from Marit Kringlebotten and Audun Langørgen: "Gruppering av kommuner etter folkemengde og økonomiske rammebetingelser 2020"(Reports 2020/48, Statistics Norway).

In calculating the average for counties, the municipalities are divided into 11 counties in accordance with the standard for municipality classification. Counties are divided into six groups where Oslo is a group of its own.

See Classification of municipalities and Classification of county municipality.

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