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
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Employees15,917Proportion of women: 19 %
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Conscripts7,413Proportion of women: 29 %
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Spending38.6billion Norwegian krone spent in 2019
Military activity
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Maritime patrol aircraft1,501hours flown in 2019
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Rescue helicopters3,906hours flown in 2019
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Coast Guard3,505Days of patrol in 2019
The Norwegian Army
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Personnel8,463
soldiers and employees in 2019
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Spending6.8
billion Norwegian krone spent in 2019
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Activity30exercise days on average per Army soldier in 2019
The Royal Norwegian Navy
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Personnel3,591
soldiers and employees in 2019
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Spending6.1
billion Norwegian krone spent in 2019
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Activity39,816
hours of sailing with frigates, submarines and other vessels (excluding Coast Guard vessels) in 2019
The Royal Norwegian Air Force
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Personnel3,566soldiers and employees in 2019
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Spending8.3
billion Norwegian krone in 2019
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Activity14,489
hours flown with all aircraft and helicopters, excluding rescue helicopters
Other figures
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QRA missions38
QRA scrambles by Norwegian F-16s and F-35s in 2019
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Home Guard40,000
soldiers and employees in 2019
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Education2,150students at the Home Guard's courses in 2019
