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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