Classification of country codes
Country codes (alpha-2) are two-letter codes (e.g. NO = Norway, SE = Sweden) defined and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to represent countries, dependent territories, and special geographical areas. The standard is based on the ISO 3166-1 code list and has been adapted to Statistics Norway’s needs. Special codes for unknown citizenship and citizenship stateless are not included in Standard for Country Code (ISO alpha-2). This standard is also used by EU countries, however with some minor differences.
Country codes 2023
- Valid from
- 1.1.2023
- Valid to
- —
Code reference has the following order (alpha-2, alpha-3, num-3, SSB-3), for example Norway (NO, NOR, 578, 000). The English name for Turkey was changed to Türkiye. Norwegian name for Belarus (Hviterussland) changed to Belarus. The codes are unchanged.
EU/EFTA/other countries 2023 - Country codes 2023
- ID
- 1251
- Owner section
- 320 - Division for population statistic
- Responsible
- Moe, Dana
Codes
The correspondence links 4 codes from “EU/EFTA/other countries 2023” to 252 codes from “Country codes 2023”.
| EU/EFTA/other countries 2023 | Country codes 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | EU | AT | Austria |
| AX | Åland Islands | ||
| BE | Belgium | ||
| BG | Bulgaria | ||
| CY | Cyprus | ||
| CZ | Czechia | ||
| DE | Germany | ||
| DK | Denmark | ||
| EE | Estonia | ||
| ES | Spain | ||
| FI | Finland | ||
| FR | France | ||
| GF | French Guiana | ||
| GP | Guadeloupe | ||
| GR | Greece | ||
| HR | Croatia | ||
| HU | Hungary | ||
| IE | Ireland | ||
| IT | Italy | ||
| LT | Lithuania | ||
| LU | Luxembourg | ||
| LV | Latvia | ||
| MC | Monaco | ||
| MF | Saint Martin (French part) | ||
| MQ | Martinique | ||
| MT | Malta | ||
| NL | Netherlands (the) | ||
| PL | Poland | ||
| PT | Portugal | ||
| RE | Réunion | ||
| RO | Romania | ||
| SE | Sweden | ||
| SI | Slovenia | ||
| SK | Slovakia | ||
| XB | Canary Islands | ||
| YT | Mayotte | ||
| E2 | EFTA | CH | Switzerland |
| IS | Iceland | ||
| LI | Liechtenstein | ||
| NO | Norway | ||
| SJ | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | ||
| E3 | European countries outside EU/EFTA | AD | Andorra |
| AL | Albania | ||
| BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| BY | Belarus | ||
| FO | Faroe Islands (the) | ||
| GB | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) | ||
| GG | Guernsey | ||
| GI | Gibraltar | ||
| IM | Isle of Man | ||
| JE | Jersey | ||
| MD | Moldova (the Republic of) | ||
| ME | Montenegro | ||
| MK | North Macedonia | ||
| RS | Serbia | ||
| RU | Russian Federation (the) | ||
| SM | San Marino | ||
| TR | Türkiye | ||
| UA | Ukraine | ||
| VA | Holy See (the) | ||
| XK | Kosovo | ||
| E4 | Countries outside Europe | AE | United Arab Emirates (the) |
| AF | Afghanistan | ||
| AG | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| AI | Anguilla | ||
| AM | Armenia | ||
| AO | Angola | ||
| AQ | Antarctica | ||
| AR | Argentina | ||
| AS | American Samoa | ||
| AU | Australia | ||
| AW | Aruba | ||
| AZ | Azerbaijan | ||
| BB | Barbados | ||
| BD | Bangladesh | ||
| BF | Burkina Faso | ||
| BH | Bahrain | ||
| BI | Burundi | ||
| BJ | Benin | ||
| BL | Saint Barthélemy | ||
| BM | Bermuda | ||
| BN | Brunei Darussalam | ||
| BO | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | ||
| BQ | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | ||
| BR | Brazil | ||
| BS | Bahamas (the) | ||
| BT | Bhutan | ||
| BV | Bouvet Island | ||
| BW | Botswana | ||
| BZ | Belize | ||
| CA | Canada | ||
| CC | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the) | ||
| CD | Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) | ||
| CF | Central African Republic (the) | ||
| CG | Congo (the) | ||
| CI | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| CK | Cook Islands (the) | ||
| CL | Chile | ||
| CM | Cameroon | ||
| CN | China | ||
| CO | Colombia | ||
| CR | Costa Rica | ||
| CU | Cuba | ||
| CV | Cabo Verde | ||
| CW | Curaçao | ||
| CX | Christmas Island | ||
| DJ | Djibouti | ||
| DM | Dominica | ||
| DO | Dominican Republic (the) | ||
| DZ | Algeria | ||
| EC | Ecuador | ||
| EG | Egypt | ||
| EH | Western Sahara | ||
| ER | Eritrea | ||
| ET | Ethiopia | ||
| FJ | Fiji | ||
| FK | Falkland Islands (the) [Malvinas] | ||
| FM | Micronesia (Federated States of) | ||
| GA | Gabon | ||
| GD | Grenada | ||
| GE | Georgia | ||
| GH | Ghana | ||
| GL | Greenland | ||
| GM | Gambia (the) | ||
| GN | Guinea | ||
| GQ | Equatorial Guinea | ||
| GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | ||
| GT | Guatemala | ||
| GU | Guam | ||
| GW | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| GY | Guyana | ||
| HK | Hong Kong | ||
| HM | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | ||
| HN | Honduras | ||
| HT | Haiti | ||
| ID | Indonesia | ||
| IL | Israel | ||
| IN | India | ||
| IO | British Indian Ocean Territory (the) | ||
| IQ | Iraq | ||
| IR | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | ||
| JM | Jamaica | ||
| JO | Jordan | ||
| JP | Japan | ||
| KE | Kenya | ||
| KG | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| KH | Cambodia | ||
| KI | Kiribati | ||
| KM | Comoros (the) | ||
| KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| KP | Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of) | ||
| KR | Korea (the Republic of) | ||
| KW | Kuwait | ||
| KY | Cayman Islands (the) | ||
| KZ | Kazakhstan | ||
| LA | Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | ||
| LB | Lebanon | ||
| LC | Saint Lucia | ||
| LK | Sri Lanka | ||
| LR | Liberia | ||
| LS | Lesotho | ||
| LY | Libya | ||
| MA | Morocco | ||
| MG | Madagascar | ||
| MH | Marshall Islands (the) | ||
| ML | Mali | ||
| MM | Myanmar | ||
| MN | Mongolia | ||
| MO | Macao | ||
| MP | Northern Mariana Islands (the) | ||
| MR | Mauritania | ||
| MS | Montserrat | ||
| MU | Mauritius | ||
| MV | Maldives | ||
| MW | Malawi | ||
| MX | Mexico | ||
| MY | Malaysia | ||
| MZ | Mozambique | ||
| NA | Namibia | ||
| NC | New Caledonia | ||
| NE | Niger (the) | ||
| NF | Norfolk Island | ||
| NG | Nigeria | ||
| NI | Nicaragua | ||
| NP | Nepal | ||
| NR | Nauru | ||
| NU | Niue | ||
| NZ | New Zealand | ||
| OM | Oman | ||
| PA | Panama | ||
| PE | Peru | ||
| PF | French Polynesia | ||
| PG | Papua New Guinea | ||
| PH | Philippines (the) | ||
| PK | Pakistan | ||
| PM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | ||
| PN | Pitcairn | ||
| PR | Puerto Rico | ||
| PS | Palestine, State of | ||
| PW | Palau | ||
| PY | Paraguay | ||
| QA | Qatar | ||
| RW | Rwanda | ||
| SA | Saudi Arabia | ||
| SB | Solomon Islands | ||
| SC | Seychelles | ||
| SD | Sudan | ||
| SG | Singapore | ||
| SH | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | ||
| SL | Sierra Leone | ||
| SN | Senegal | ||
| SO | Somalia | ||
| SR | Suriname | ||
| SS | South Sudan | ||
| ST | Sao Tome and Principe | ||
| SV | El Salvador | ||
| SX | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | ||
| SY | Syrian Arab Republic (the) | ||
| SZ | Eswatini | ||
| TC | Turks and Caicos Islands (the) | ||
| TD | Chad | ||
| TF | French Southern Territories (the) | ||
| TG | Togo | ||
| TH | Thailand | ||
| TJ | Tajikistan | ||
| TK | Tokelau | ||
| TL | Timor-Leste | ||
| TM | Turkmenistan | ||
| TN | Tunisia | ||
| TO | Tonga | ||
| TT | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| TV | Tuvalu | ||
| TW | Taiwan (Province of China) | ||
| TZ | Tanzania, the United Republic of | ||
| UG | Uganda | ||
| UM | United States Minor Outlying Islands (the) | ||
| US | United States of America (the) | ||
| UY | Uruguay | ||
| UZ | Uzbekistan | ||
| VC | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| VE | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | ||
| VG | Virgin Islands (British) | ||
| VI | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | ||
| VN | Viet Nam | ||
| VU | Vanuatu | ||
| WF | Wallis and Futuna | ||
| WS | Samoa | ||
| XC | Ceuta and Melilla | ||
| YE | Yemen | ||
| ZA | South Africa | ||
| ZM | Zambia | ||
| ZW | Zimbabwe | ||