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Statistics about
Travel survey
The travel survey covers a sample of the Norwegian populations travels both within Norway and abroad. The survey covers both holiday and business trips. The survey is based on interviews on a representative sample of the Norwegian population between 16-79 years old. Statistics Norway conducts these surveys on a quarterly basis.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Travel activitiesDownload table as ...Travel activities
4th quarter 2024 Change in per cent 4th quarter 2023 - 4th quarter 2024 Tourists (million) 2.69 0.4 Trips (million) 6.58 4.9 Guest nights (million) 26.98 6.5 Tourist expenditure (billion NOK) 44.23 10.7 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Number of tourists, by destination, purpose of the trip and sex and age. MillionsDownload table as ...Number of tourists, by destination, purpose of the trip and sex and age. Millions
4th quarter 2024 Both sexes Males Females 16-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65-79 years Total trips 2.69 1.25 1.45 0.33 0.90 1.08 0.38 Total trips domestic 1.49 0.68 0.80 0.20 0.52 0.58 0.19 Total trips outbound 0.65 0.31 0.34 0.07 0.22 0.22 0.13 Total trips domestic and outbound 0.56 0.25 0.30 0.06 0.16 0.28 0.06 Holiday trips, total 2.46 1.10 1.36 0.31 0.80 0.98 0.36 Holiday trips domestic 1.37 0.61 0.76 0.19 0.48 0.53 0.17 Holiday trips outbound 0.67 0.31 0.36 0.07 0.21 0.26 0.14 Holiday trips domestic and outbound 0.42 0.17 0.24 0.06 0.11 0.20 0.05 Business trips total 0.61 0.36 0.24 0.03 0.25 0.29 0.04 Business trips domestic 0.42 0.25 0.17 0.02 0.18 0.19 0.02 Business trips outbound 0.15 0.09 0.06 0.01 0.07 0.06 0.01 Business trips domestic and outbound 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Tourist expenditure, by purpose and destination of the trip. Quarterly figures. NOK billionDownload table as ...Tourist expenditure, by purpose and destination of the trip. Quarterly figures. NOK billion
Total trips Total trips domestic Total trips outbound Short holiday trips total Short holiday trips domestic Short holiday trips outbound Long holiday trips total Long holiday trips domestic Long holiday trips outbound Business trips total Business trips domestic Business trips outbound 3rd quarter 2016 57.94 20.33 37.61 10.23 6.99 3.24 41.17 9.55 31.62 6.54 3.78 2.75 4th quarter 2016 27.59 8.49 19.09 6.42 3.21 3.21 14.38 1.85 12.53 6.78 3.43 3.35 1st quarter 2017 28.90 11.79 17.11 7.29 4.65 2.64 14.48 2.13 12.35 7.13 5.00 2.12 2nd quarter 2017 48.18 13.76 34.42 7.88 4.42 3.46 32.04 4.57 27.47 8.26 4.76 3.49 3rd quarter 2017 68.28 22.39 45.89 10.90 7.24 3.66 47.81 9.56 38.25 9.58 5.60 3.98 4th quarter 2017 34.96 12.68 22.28 8.46 4.65 3.82 17.81 2.65 15.17 8.69 5.39 3.30 1st quarter 2018 34.59 14.15 20.44 9.29 6.08 3.21 16.89 3.81 13.08 8.41 4.26 4.15 2nd quarter 2018 38.15 14.38 23.77 10.99 7.40 3.59 18.14 2.88 15.25 9.03 4.10 4.93 3rd quarter 2018 59.63 20.88 38.74 11.12 8.02 3.09 41.31 9.16 32.15 7.20 3.70 3.50 4th quarter 2018 34.15 11.84 22.31 7.78 3.94 3.84 16.20 2.32 13.88 10.17 5.58 4.59 1st quarter 2019 34.69 14.88 19.81 9.72 6.51 3.20 14.67 1.93 12.74 10.30 6.43 3.87 2nd quarter 2019 43.45 12.58 30.88 8.88 4.18 4.70 24.14 2.66 21.47 10.44 5.73 4.71 3rd quarter 2019 49.76 12.32 37.43 8.39 3.27 5.12 33.48 5.63 27.85 7.89 3.43 4.46 4th quarter 2019 32.51 12.64 19.87 8.62 4.92 3.70 15.27 2.55 12.73 8.62 5.17 3.44 1st quarter 2020 24.90 10.35 14.55 7.02 4.60 2.43 10.63 1.86 8.77 7.25 3.89 3.36 2nd quarter 2020 9.51 8.86 0.65 4.63 4.55 0.08 3.17 2.83 0.34 1.71 1.48 0.23 3rd quarter 2020 33.62 29.93 3.69 8.48 8.03 0.44 22.36 19.40 2.96 2.79 2.50 0.29 4th quarter 2020 10.76 10.22 0.54 4.86 4.73 0.13 3.36 3.12 0.24 2.54 2.37 0.17 1st quarter 2021 8.92 8.76 0.15 4.54 4.47 0.07 3.40 3.37 0.03 0.98 0.92 0.06 2nd quarter 2021 17.34 16.01 1.33 8.15 7.89 0.26 6.57 5.77 0.80 2.62 2.34 0.28 3rd quarter 2021 44.67 37.51 7.16 14.22 13.15 1.07 26.75 21.27 5.48 3.70 3.08 0.61 4th quarter 2021 22.37 14.22 8.15 8.34 6.73 1.61 9.18 3.82 5.37 4.84 3.67 1.17 1st quarter 2022 22.47 15.85 6.61 9.47 7.95 1.53 7.93 3.55 4.38 5.07 4.35 0.71 2nd quarter 2022 42.25 23.88 18.37 14.67 11.01 3.66 19.49 6.94 12.55 8.10 5.93 2.16 3rd quarter 2022 70.70 36.06 34.64 20.11 14.36 5.75 39.98 15.97 24.02 10.61 5.73 4.88 4th quarter 2022 32.21 18.14 14.07 10.82 7.38 3.44 12.73 4.06 8.67 8.66 6.71 1.95 1st quarter 2023 40.65 23.65 17.00 15.25 11.91 3.34 13.92 3.41 10.51 11.49 8.34 3.15 2nd quarter 2023 46.98 25.41 21.57 16.55 12.76 3.79 21.31 7.05 14.26 9.12 5.60 3.52 3rd quarter 2023 79.48 43.18 36.30 22.30 16.33 5.97 46.47 19.84 26.64 10.70 7.01 3.69 4th quarter 2023 39.94 19.71 20.23 12.86 9.82 3.04 17.10 3.71 13.39 9.98 6.17 3.81 1st quarter 2024 43.78 27.49 16.29 16.94 13.69 3.25 15.77 5.68 10.09 11.07 8.11 2.95 2nd quarter 2024 49.59 25.62 23.98 16.58 12.32 4.26 21.42 6.15 15.26 11.60 7.15 4.46 3rd quarter 2024 76.04 41.09 34.95 26.17 20.55 5.61 43.09 16.14 26.95 6.78 4.39 2.39 4th quarter 2024 44.23 22.62 21.61 13.62 10.20 3.43 20.17 5.38 14.79 10.44 7.04 3.40 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Number of outbound trips, by selected destinations and purpose of the trip. 1 000Download table as ...Number of outbound trips, by selected destinations and purpose of the trip. 1 000
4th quarter 2024 Outbound trips, total Outbound holiday trips Outbound businnes trips Denmark 162 148 14 Sweden 283 256 27 France 69 62 7 Spain 350 338 11 United Kingdom 177 157 19 Germany 56 45 10 StatBanktable 05717: Outbound trips to selected countries, by purpose of the trip (1 000 trips) 2005K1 - 2023K3, was not updated at the time of publication, 24 November. Figures was updated 28 November. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Number of trips, by purpose of the trip and by mode of transport. MillionDownload table as ...Number of trips, by purpose of the trip and by mode of transport. Million
4th quarter 2024 Total trips Total trips domestic Total trips outbound Short holiday trips total Short holiday trips domestic Short holiday trips outbound Long holiday trips total Long holiday trips domestic Long holiday trips outbound Business trips total Business trips domestic Business trips outbound Total 6.58 4.94 1.65 3.44 2.95 0.49 1.86 0.91 0.96 1.28 1.08 0.20 Plane 2.32 1.09 1.23 0.52 0.27 0.25 1.03 0.21 0.82 0.78 0.62 0.16 Boat, ferries, cruise, leisure boat 0.10 0.07 0.03 0.09 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 Railway 0.41 0.38 0.02 0.17 0.16 0.01 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.14 0.14 0.00 Coach and scheduled bus 0.18 0.16 0.02 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.01 Car, motorcycle, camper etc. 3.56 3.21 0.35 2.57 2.36 0.20 0.69 0.56 0.12 0.30 0.28 0.02 Other (on foot, on skies, bicycle etc.) 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 Not stated 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 27 November 2024.
The travel survey collects several levels of travels; the number of travels, the number of people travelling (tourists), and expenditures on travels. The number of travels can be summarized quarterly, but the number of people travelling cannot be summarized quarterly, as one person may have travelled in different months of the year.
Tourists: In the travel survey, the individual answers only on behalf of themselves, and do not include members of a family, even though they might have joined the trip.
Trip: One trip is one trip outside the main home, with minimum 1 night spent, regardless of the purpose of the trip.
Types of trips:
Short trip: a trip between 1 and 3 nights spent.
Long trip: a trip with more than 4 nights spent.
Holiday trips: Travels made by tourists on their own leisure time, regardless of the type of accommodation. This might be both to commercial establishments and to relatives and friends.
Business trip: A trip taken to complete work outside the main home.
A trip might be a combination of the two, where the main purpose of the trip defines which type of trip this is classified as.
Domestic: a trip within the national borders.
Outbound: a trip outside the national borders. The trip might be both domestic and outbound, where the main purpose of the trip defines the type of trip.
Types of accomodation
Hotels and similar establishments: hotels, hotel apartments, Bed & breakfast etc.
Tourist campsites: campsites, caravan or trailer park (non-residential).
Other Commercial accommodation: Huts, apartments, unstaffed tourist huts, youth hostels, etc.
Non-commercial accommodation: own holiday home, accommodation provided without charge by relatives or friends, other non-rented.
Type of accommodation not specified: not specified.
Mode of transport
Plane: regular flights, charter flights, incl. helicopter flights.
Boats, ferries, cruise, Leisure boats
Coach and scheduled bus
Railway
Car, motorcycle, camper etc. : Includes both owned and rented
Other: On foot, skies, bicycle etc.
Type of trip
City
Seaside
Countryside
Cruise ship
Mountains
Country: The travel survey publishes yearly figures with the 30 most visited countries by Norwegians. The reference year is 2019. Quarterly figures are published on the 6 most visited countries. The list of countries is not planned to be updated.
Night spent: If a tourist has spent one night away from home, regardless of the person sleeping or not.
Expenditures: Expenditures used on transport, accommodation, food, drinks, goods and other related to the trip.
Classification of region: https://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/106
Classification of type of destination: https://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/122