enkeltperson

Enkeltperson is a term used in Norwegian, and to some extent in Swedish, that designates a single individual as opposed to a group, household, or organization. The word is formed from a notion of one or single and the noun person. In Norwegian official texts, enkeltperson often appears in discussions of rights, duties, or procedures that pertain to one person rather than a collective.

In law and public administration, enkeltperson is used to refer to the rights, obligations, and protections of an individual. It can appear in legislation, public records, and administrative forms where identification and treatment of a single person are required. In statistical and demographic contexts, data may be described at the level of enkeltpersoner, though reporting is often aggregated to protect privacy.

The term is commonly contrasted with juridisk person, i.e., a legal entity such as a company, organization, or foundation. In everyday language, enkeltperson is typically understood as a natural or private person, and in some contexts Swedish equivalents such as enskild person or individuell person may be used. In formal Norwegian, the distinction between a enkeltperson and a juridisk person aligns with the broader natural person (naturlig/fysisk person) versus juridisk person distinction found in civil law.

Privacy and data protection considerations apply when information about enkeltpersoner is collected or stored. When possible, data are anonymized or aggregated to prevent identification of individuals.

See also: natural person, legal person, personal data, population statistics.