Reporting errors in the National Population Register

The National Population Register is Norway’s largest and most important register of personal information, so it’s essential that the information it contains is correct.

The National Population Register is Norway’s largest register of personal information. It’s important that the information in the register is correct, and we investigate all the tips we receive. 

You can let us know if you discover that someone is registered with incorrect information in the National Population Register. 

You can submit a tip as a private individual or on behalf of a public-sector organisation. Public-sector organisations and authorities are required to notify us when their information does not match the information registered in the National Population Register. 

You cannot submit a tip about yourself. If the discrepancy concerns your own information, you can report it on the page  registration of and changes in information in the National Population Register.

What happens next? 

We process all tips and assess them in accordance with the regulations and procedures that apply to the National Population Register and the Public Administration Act.

Due to our duty of confidentiality, we cannot give you any information about the outcome of your tip.