Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway on 1 January 2009, when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian parliament in June 2008.
There were more same sex marriages among women than men in Norway over the past decade. In 2022, the highest number of same-sex marriages was recorded since it became legal in 2009, of which 261 were marriages contracted between two women.
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Statistics Norway. (May 15, 2023). Number of same sex marriages in Norway from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/588991/same-sex-marriages-in-norway-by-gender/
Statistics Norway. "Number of same sex marriages in Norway from 2010 to 2022, by gender." Chart. May 15, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/588991/same-sex-marriages-in-norway-by-gender/
Statistics Norway. (2023). Number of same sex marriages in Norway from 2010 to 2022, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/588991/same-sex-marriages-in-norway-by-gender/
Statistics Norway. "Number of Same Sex Marriages in Norway from 2010 to 2022, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 May 2023, /statistics/588991/same-sex-marriages-in-norway-by-gender/
Statistics Norway, Number of same sex marriages in Norway from 2010 to 2022, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/588991/same-sex-marriages-in-norway-by-gender/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of same sex marriages in Norway from 2010 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Statistics Norway, May 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/588991/same-sex-marriages-in-norway-by-gender/
