Language details — Norway

This table lists languages spoken in Norway, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

13 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Norwegian
Official Working
100% · ≈ 5.7 m
Norwegian Bokmål
Official
100% · ≈ 5.7 m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Official
25% · ≈ 1.4 m
Northern Sami
National Regional Minority
0.3% · ≈ 16 k
English
No special status —
Kalo Finnish Romani
Minority
—
Kven Finnish
Minority
—
Lule Sami
Minority
—
Norwegian Sign Language
Minority
—
Southern Sami
Minority
—
Swedish
No special status —
Sámi
National Regional
—
Vlax Romani
Minority
—
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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