Norway

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :27 % ⁽¹⁾

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 6 % ⁽²⁾

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :2 ⁽³⁾

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :3 ⁽⁴⁾

Norway Search Data

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Protection Order Rule

Norway | 2019

Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Marriage Act Amendment

Norway | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage

Health Legislation Amendment

Norway | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Commission on Intimate Partner Homicide

Norway | 2018

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data

Form of Violence : Femicide/Feminicide, Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

I know (Jeg vet) Learning Resource

Norway | 2018

Type of Measure : Education > Formal education

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Action Plan Against Human Trafficking 2017

Norway | 2017

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Trafficking

Escalation Plan Against Violence and Abuse

Norway | 2017

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Penal Code Amendment 2016

Norway | 2016

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage, Stalking

Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Violence in Close Relationships 2014-2017

Norway | 2014 | 2017

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Article 104 of the Constitution

Norway | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

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⁽¹⁾ Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 20-55 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Neroien, A., Chei, B., 2008. Partner violence and health: results from the first national study on violence against women in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 36(2): 161-8.

⁽²⁾ Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 20-55 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Neroien, A., Chei, B., 2008. Partner violence and health: results from the first national study on violence against women in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 36(2): 161-8.

⁽³⁾ The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.

⁽⁴⁾ The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.