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Norway

Oslo; Bergen; Stavanger; Trondheim; Vegårshei

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Population

These figures count different groups and years. They should not be added.

Community estimate

≈2k

Year not stated

Attributed estimateEstimates differ

Official · country background

562

Population period:

Official · country background: Armenia background · immigrants and Norway-born to two immigrant parents

Norway · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: About 2,000

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
3 May 2025
Latest source check

Interview published 3 May 2025; underlying population reference year not stated

What the figure measures
About 2,000 Armenians living in Norway, according to church-community chair Narine Harutyunyan’s original May 2025 interview. No counting method is given.
Norway · Official · country background: Official sources

Published population figure: 562 (468 + 94)

Population reference period
1 January 2026
Source published
Not stated
Source updated
5 March 2026
Latest source check

Resident population, 1 January 2026; statistics updated 5 March 2026

What the figure measures
Calculated subtotal for Armenia country background: 468 immigrants born abroad to two foreign-born parents and four foreign-born grandparents, plus 94 Norway-born to immigrant parents. It excludes other parentage categories and Armenians assigned another country background; it does not measure ethnicity.

Data limitation: The undated Diaspora Office profile gives about 1,500; SOAR gives 1,000–2,000. These are community estimates, separate from the narrower official Armenia-country-background subtotal of 562. Church membership is not a national population count.

Norway: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Oslo; Bergen; Stavanger; Trondheim; Vegårshei

The selection distinguishes a registered church community, a charitable chapter and historical cultural-association material.

Community institutions

Norway: Coverage and source notes

Current Armenian-language schools and independent community media were not verified. The church record establishes registration, not ownership of a church building. Historical cultural-association and press records remain labelled.

Directory sources checked:

This is a selected guide, not a complete inventory or a ranking of influence. A direct source documents what an institution publishes about itself; it does not independently verify every claim or establish uninterrupted operation. Directory listings and historical records carry their stated limits. Dates identify the publication, documented activity or report reference period, as described in the entry. Missing source dates are shown explicitly. Inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement.

Armenian organizations 2

Organizations2

Armenian Cultural Association in Norway — web archive

Oslo

Historical record

Norway · Armenian Cultural Association in Norway — web archive: About and sources

Its own website preserves cultural activities and a statement dated 17 July 2020. A 2025 community-chair interview says the former cultural organization ceased activities; current operation is not confirmed.

Date / reference period:

Sources

SOAR Oslo Chapter

Oslo

Direct source

Norway · SOAR Oslo Chapter: About and sources

SOAR’s own page identifies its Oslo chapter and dates its joining the network to April 2018. The page is undated; the founding reference is not a 2026 activity date.

Source date not stated

Sources

Schools and Armenian-language learning 0

Education0

No sourced records have been added in this category yet.

Churches and religious institutions 1

Churches1

Armenian Apostolic Church Community in Norway

Vegårshei; Norway

Directory listing

Norway · Armenian Apostolic Church Community in Norway: About and sources

The Norwegian register identifies the religious association and describes parish activities. Registration dates are not source publication dates; a separately owned church building or current timetable is not established.

Source date not stated

Sources

Media and community publications 1

Media1

Armenia.no — association press archive

Norway; online

Historical record

Norway · Armenia.no — association press archive: About and sources

The association’s own site preserves public statements, including one dated 17 July 2020. This is institutional communication in an archive, not a verified currently publishing independent news outlet.

Date / reference period:

Sources
Norway: Topics for further observation

These are proposed research topics, not findings about the community.

  • Verify dated population evidence and the current reach of community institutions.
Norway: How to read the figures

A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.

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