Norway: police officers 2023

In Norway, the number of police officers increased steadily from 2013 to 2023. At the beginning of the period, there were 11,800 employees in terms of man-years*, a number that had increased to over 15,100 at the beginning of 2023. During that period, the number of reported crimes in the country decreased.

Number of police officers in Norway from 2013 to 2023

Characteristic	Number of man-years*
2023	15,172
2022	14,819
2021	14,402
2020	13,896
2019	13,774
2018	13,447
2017	12,801
2016	12,845
2015	12,506
2014	12,146
2013	11,815

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2023

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Special properties

As of January 31 each year

Supplementary notes

* The source gives the number of officers in man-years (related to the term man-hours), which indicates how much work an employee can get done in one year of work. For display purposes, these have been rounded.

Includes both police officers, legal, and civilian workers.

Does not include people employed by the Security Service (PST) or special units.

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