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Norway

Norway Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 24,025 2014 67th out of 147
Average cost of local call 0.14 2001 11th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 242 1999 17th out of 44
Broadcast media state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned television stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broadcasting; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 2 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationwide and another 240 stations operate locally 2008
Cable TV subscribers 184 2005 9th out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 235 2006 19th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 35 2011 34th out of 82
Cinema attendance 11.35 million 2003 36th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 2.49 2003 15th out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 11.4 million 1999 24th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.55 1999 11th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.136 per 1,000 people 1999 2nd out of 41
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 516 2004 3rd out of 77
Films produced 22 2003 30th out of 50
Films produced per million 4.82 2003 5th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,488.86 per 1,000 people 2005 15th out of 140
Households with television 99.97% 2002 1st out of 142
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $15.11 billion 2009 30th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 1.2 billion min. 2004 18th out of 73
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 214.43 2005 9th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 1.83 million 2012 43th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 364.54 2012 8th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 3 million 2008 22nd out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 628.12 2008 7th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 3,241.65 2014 4th out of 233
Internet > ISP 13 2000 57th out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 43,019 Mbps 2004 16th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 9,368.35 Mbps per 1 million peop 2004 7th out of 129
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 9,368.43 Mbps 2004 7th out of 127
Internet > Internet Service Providers 13 2003 77th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 95% 2013 3rd out of 209
Internet > Internet users 4.47 million 2013 65th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 95 2012 2nd out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 946.9 2013 2nd out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 95% 2012 2nd out of 200
Internet > Users 3.8 million 2007 43th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 821.1 per 1,000 people 2007 5th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 806.94 2007 4th out of 149
Internet penetration 94.8 2010 2nd out of 45
Internet users 4.43 million 2010 23th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 82.52 2008 5th out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 4.75 million 2005 55th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,028.37 per 1,000 people 2005 12th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,028.37 2005 13th out of 167
Mobile phones 84.33 per 100 people 2002 10th out of 43
Newspaper circulation 2.54 million 2003 13th out of 51
Newspaper circulation per 1000 557.52 2003 1st out of 50
Newspapers 81 2003 13th out of 67
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 74 2004 24th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 2.38 million 2004 24th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

VG - large-circulation national daily

The Norway Post - English-language

Aftenposten - daily


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2012
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 566.69 per 1,000 people 2000 2nd out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 566.69 2000 1st out of 57
Newspapers per million 17.74 2003 5th out of 66
Number of PCs per million 572.75 2004 13th out of 162
Personal computers 2.63 million 2004 34th out of 155
Personal computers > Per capita 572.74 per 1,000 people 2004 14th out of 155
Personal computers per 1000 572.75 2004 14th out of 153
Radio > List of radio stations

NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services

P4 - national, commercial

Radio Norge - national, commercial, music


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2012
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 1998
Radio receivers 4.03 million 1997 63th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.915 per capita 1997 19th out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 914.84 1997 19th out of 179
Radios 4.03 million 2003 64th out of 221
Radios per 1000 882.83 2003 24th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 1.47 million 2012 65th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 27.95 2012 60th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 5.83 million 2012 100th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.73 million 2012 102nd out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 115.55 2012 71st out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,142.05 2012 78th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 1.47 million 2012 65th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 292.02 2012 57th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.31$ 2002 116th out of 120
Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.49 2005 18th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 1.53 million 2011 66th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 429.57 per 1,000 people 2007 21st out of 124
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 393.48 2009 32nd out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 5.7 million 2011 96th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,121.88 per 1,000 people 2007 27th out of 162
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,105.05 2009 53th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

NRK - public broadcaster, operates NRK-1, NRK-2, NRK-3 and NRK Super

TV2 - national, commercial; NRK's main competitor

TV3 Norge - commercial, via satellite


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2012
Television broadcast stations 360 1995 5th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 82.57 per 1 million people 1995 1st out of 28
Television receivers 2.03 million 1997 60th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 460.93 per 1,000 people 1997 26th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 460.82 1997 27th out of 176
Television viewing 18 hours per person per wee 2002 12th out of 13
Television viewing per million 3.97 hours per person per wee 2002 2nd out of 13
Televisions 2.03 million 2003 61st out of 214
Televisions per 1000 444.7 2003 32nd out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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