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Norway tourism statistics

Norway, 1.65 million arrivals in July

Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 1996, with 6 worked statistics. Latest 2026-08, 2 months behind.

+1.3%vs Jul 2025
4.7mYear to date
1996Figures since
2 moBehind
Where Norway stands, July 2026

Norway in July: up on a year

Norway recorded 1,648,796 arrivals in July 2026, +1.3% on a year and 117.0% of the July 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Sweden +11.3%, Hungary +6.2%, Slovenia +10.9%, Poland +11.4%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when August is published

At a glance

Latest monthJuly 2026
Arrivals1,648,796
On a year+1.3%
Against July 2019117.0%
Year to date, on a year+3.4%
Growth rank in Europe26 of 37
Best month on recordJuly 2026
Trust gradeA, 100
Jet fuel, a gallon$3.40+51.6% on a year/v1/fuel
NOK per euro11.08krone +7.0% on a year/v1/fx/NOK
Growth 20261.5%projected/v1/economy/NO
This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/NO/briefAnalyst

Arrivals at accommodation: Foreign country, Hotels; holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks, and the change on a year

ArrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %
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Norway against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Norway.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=NODeveloper
CountryLatestFigureOn a yearVs 2019Year to dateRivalry with Norway

The last six months

MonthArrivalsOn a yearVs 2019Vs 3-year average
Jul 20261,648,796+1.3%117.0%+11.7%
Jun 20261,091,713+0.5%115.2%+10.1%
May 2026578,974+7.1%138.0%+22.9%
Apr 2026307,263+2.1%128.0%+15.8%
Mar 2026368,800+3.6%153.6%+20.8%
Feb 2026375,359+17.4%173.8%+31.1%

The next three months

No forecast for Norway yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked outSee the full outlook

Who Norway competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

SwedenRivalry 92
Same season and region
Sweden, July+11.3% · 1.92M
Norway, July+1.3% · 1.65M
HungaryRivalry 86
Same season and region
Hungary, July+6.2% · 775K
Norway, July+1.3% · 1.65M
SloveniaRivalry 81
Same season and region
Slovenia, July+10.9% · 1.01M
Norway, July+1.3% · 1.65M
PolandRivalry 81
Same season and region
Poland, July+11.4% · 1.11M
Norway, July+1.3% · 1.65M
BelgiumRivalry 72
Same season and region
Belgium, July+4.6% · 1.10M
Norway, July+1.3% · 1.65M
CzechiaRivalry 70
Same season and region
Czechia, July+7.4% · 1.18M
Norway, July+1.3% · 1.65M
Norway is also a rival forJordan

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/NO/rivals, on Developer and up.

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=NO
Nights/v1/nights?country=NO
Spend/v1/spend?country=NO
Recovery against 2019106%August 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst
Forecast, next 12 months8.4m80% range 5.7m to 12.4m. Back-tested error 5.7%.Intel
Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Norway yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Norway

MeasureFrequencyBreakdownSeriesFromLatest
ArrivalsMonthlyTotal9371998-012026-08
ArrivalsMonthlyAccommodation41990-012026-07
ArrivalsMonthlyOrigin101990-012026-07
ArrivalsQuarterlyTotal9362009-Q12022-Q4
ArrivalsAnnualTotal7719982025
ArrivalsAnnualAccommodation419902025
ArrivalsAnnualOrigin2519902025
ArrivalsAnnualRegion18019902025
NightsMonthlyTotal431998-012026-08
NightsMonthlyAccommodation1301990-012026-08
NightsMonthlyOrigin101990-012026-07
NightsQuarterlyTotal232016-Q12026-Q2
NightsQuarterlyAccommodation62016-Q12026-Q2
NightsQuarterlyPurpose32016-Q12026-Q2
NightsAnnualTotal5219902025
NightsAnnualAccommodation5819902025
NightsAnnualOrigin2519902025
NightsAnnualPurpose5120162025
NightsAnnualRegion24019902025
SpendQuarterlyTotal41975-Q12026-Q2
SpendQuarterlyPurpose21994-Q12026-Q2
SpendAnnualTotal34019752025
SpendAnnualPurpose63219922025
DeparturesMonthlyTotal8,2172005-012026-08
DeparturesMonthlyAccommodation32005-012026-08
DeparturesQuarterlyTotal8,2232009-Q12026-Q2
DeparturesQuarterlyAccommodation62016-Q12026-Q2
DeparturesQuarterlyPurpose32016-Q12026-Q2
DeparturesAnnualTotal12020082024
DeparturesAnnualPurpose21220132024

Monthly arrivals: 70.0% of months held since 1998, none missing. See every month

Get Norway in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=NO" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o no.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/NO.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"
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