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
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 Inequality Index Rank :2 (3)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :3 (4)
Norway | 2019
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Norway | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Norway | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Norway | 2018
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence : Femicide/Feminicide, Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Norway | 2018
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Norway | 2017
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Norway | 2017
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Norway | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage, Stalking
Norway | 2014 | 2017
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Norway | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(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.