Counties
The population of the counties of Norway according to official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1990-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2018-01-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | NOR | Oslo | 304,248 | 4,233,116 | 4,478,497 | 4,858,199 | 5,295,619 | |||
| Akershus | AKE | Lørenskog | 4,579 | 414,503 | 467,052 | 536,499 | 614,026 | 457900 | → | |
| Aust-Agder | AAG | Arendal | 8,314 | 96,880 | 102,178 | 108,499 | 117,222 | 831400 | → | |
| Buskerud | BUS | Drammen | 13,796 | 224,701 | 236,811 | 257,673 | 281,769 | 1379600 | → | |
| Finnmark (Finnmárku) | FIN | Vadsø | 45,762 | 74,148 | 74,059 | 72,856 | 76,167 | 4576200 | → | |
| Hedmark | HED | Hamar | 26,084 | 186,884 | 187,103 | 190,709 | 196,966 | 2608400 | → | |
| Hordaland | HOR | Bergen | 14,525 | 409,124 | 435,219 | 477,175 | 522,539 | 1452500 | → | |
| Møre og Romsdal | MOR | Molde | 14,583 | 238,346 | 243,158 | 251,262 | 266,856 | 1458300 | → | |
| Nordland | NOR | Bodø | 36,079 | 239,532 | 239,109 | 236,271 | 243,335 | 3607900 | → | |
| Oppland | OPP | Lillehammer | 23,784 | 182,350 | 182,701 | 185,216 | 189,870 | 2378400 | → | |
| Oslo | OSL | Oslo | 426 | 458,364 | 507,467 | 586,860 | 673,469 | 42600 | → | |
| Østfold | OFO | Moss | 3,888 | 237,981 | 248,217 | 271,662 | 295,420 | 388800 | → | |
| Rogaland | ROG | Stavanger | 8,589 | 335,753 | 373,210 | 427,947 | 473,526 | 858900 | → | |
| Sogn og Fjordane | SOF | Leikanger | 17,676 | 106,540 | 107,589 | 107,080 | 110,230 | 1767600 | → | |
| Telemark | TEL | Skien | 13,854 | 162,981 | 165,038 | 168,231 | 173,391 | 1385400 | → | |
| Troms (Romsa) | TRO | Tromsø | 24,866 | 146,594 | 151,160 | 156,494 | 166,499 | 2486600 | → | |
| Trøndelag | TDL | Steinkjer | 38,618 | 377,202 | 389,960 | 422,102 | 458,744 | 3861800 | → | |
| Vest-Agder | VAG | Kristiansand | 6,677 | 144,026 | 155,691 | 170,377 | 186,532 | 667700 | → | |
| Vestfold | VFO | Tønsberg | 2,147 | 197,207 | 212,775 | 231,286 | 249,058 | 214700 | → |
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Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2018-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo | OSL | 673,469 |
| 2 | Bergen | HOR | 279,792 |
| 3 | Trondheim | TDL | 193,501 |
| 4 | Stavanger | ROG | 133,140 |
| 5 | Bærum | AKE | 125,454 |
| 6 | Kristiansand | VAG | 91,440 |
| 7 | Fredrikstad | OFO | 80,977 |
| 8 | Sandnes | ROG | 76,328 |
| 9 | Tromsø | TRO | 75,638 |
Contents: Cities & Communes
The population of all Norwegian cities and communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 1990-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2018-01-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ålesund | MOR | 35,751 | 38,855 | 42,982 | 47,510 | 9333 | → | |
| Alta | FIN | 14,857 | 16,837 | 18,680 | 20,635 | 365336 | → | |
| Arendal | AAG | 37,791 | 39,446 | 41,655 | 44,645 | 25499 | → | |
| Ås | AKE | 11,917 | 13,568 | 16,386 | 20,084 | 10129 | → | |
| Asker | AKE | 41,430 | 49,284 | 54,623 | 60,926 | 9682 | → | |
| Askøy | HOR | 18,631 | 19,727 | 24,993 | 29,071 | 9398 | → | |
| Bærum | AKE | 89,221 | 101,494 | 111,213 | 125,454 | 18886 | → | |
| Bergen | HOR | 211,826 | 229,496 | 256,600 | 279,792 | 44498 | → | |
| Bodø | NOR | 36,536 | 41,367 | 47,282 | 51,558 | 130857 | → | |
| Drammen | BUS | 51,978 | 54,816 | 62,566 | 68,713 | 13473 | → | |
| Eidsvoll | AKE | 16,627 | 17,524 | 20,689 | 24,647 | 38550 | → | |
| Elverum | HED | 17,332 | 18,046 | 19,979 | 21,123 | 120916 | → | |
| Færder (Nøtterøy - Tjøme) | VFO | 21,864 | 24,106 | 25,398 | 26,734 | 10003 | → | |
| Fjell | HOR | 14,735 | 18,631 | 21,823 | 25,725 | 14115 | → | |
| Fredrikstad | OFO | 65,350 | 67,761 | 73,638 | 80,977 | 28345 | → | |
| Gjøvik | OPP | 26,083 | 27,013 | 28,807 | 30,642 | 63042 | → | |
| Grimstad | AAG | 15,522 | 17,821 | 20,497 | 23,017 | 27226 | → | |
| Halden | OFO | 25,816 | 26,733 | 28,776 | 31,037 | 59550 | → | |
| Hamar | HED | 25,132 | 26,545 | 28,344 | 30,930 | 33760 | → | |
| Harstad | TRO | 23,107 | 23,627 | 23,739 | 24,820 | 42906 | → | |
| Haugesund | ROG | 27,600 | 30,362 | 34,049 | 37,167 | 6840 | → | |
| Hønefoss (Ringerike kommune) | BUS | 27,275 | 27,917 | 28,806 | 30,283 | 142320 | → | |
| Horten | VFO | 22,507 | 23,764 | 25,678 | 27,317 | 6836 | → | |
| Jessheim (Ullensaker kommune) | AKE | 18,121 | 20,160 | 29,088 | 36,576 | 25033 | → | |
| Karmøy (Åkrehamn) | ROG | 35,094 | 36,971 | 39,624 | 42,243 | 21924 | → | |
| Kongsberg | BUS | 21,179 | 22,293 | 24,714 | 27,410 | 75416 | → | |
| Kristiansand | VAG | 64,888 | 72,395 | 81,295 | 91,440 | 25879 | → | |
| Kristiansund | MOR | 22,017 | 22,124 | 23,238 | 24,300 | 8628 | → | |
| Larvik | VFO | 40,425 | 42,765 | 44,821 | 46,801 | 77100 | → | |
| Leikanger (Hermansverk) | SOF | ... | 2,183 | 2,182 | 2,345 | 17738 | → | |
| Levanger | TDL | 16,829 | 17,501 | 18,580 | 20,115 | 61000 | → | |
| Lier | BUS | 18,771 | 21,308 | 23,267 | 25,980 | 28180 | → | |
| Lillehammer | OPP | 22,782 | 24,724 | 26,381 | 27,938 | 45077 | → | |
| Lørenskog | AKE | 26,066 | 29,505 | 32,730 | 38,670 | 6726 | → | |
| Mo i Rana (Rana kommune) | NOR | 24,646 | 25,255 | 25,282 | 26,230 | 420593 | → | |
| Molde | MOR | 22,125 | 23,710 | 24,795 | 26,900 | 35593 | → | |
| Moss | OFO | 24,657 | 26,633 | 30,030 | 32,588 | 5790 | → | |
| Nedre Eiker | BUS | 18,797 | 20,502 | 22,687 | 24,917 | 11404 | → | |
| Nes | AKE | 15,729 | 16,288 | 18,827 | 21,681 | 60897 | → | |
| Nittedal | AKE | 16,114 | 18,639 | 20,939 | 23,545 | 17948 | → | |
| Oppegård | AKE | 20,313 | 22,953 | 24,882 | 27,178 | 3428 | → | |
| Oslo | OSL | 458,364 | 507,467 | 586,860 | 673,469 | 42629 | → | |
| Osøyro (Os kommune) | HOR | 12,768 | 13,896 | 16,684 | 20,573 | 13372 | → | |
| Porsgrunn | TEL | 31,209 | 32,892 | 34,623 | 36,091 | 16090 | → | |
| Ringsaker | HED | 31,180 | 31,622 | 32,524 | 34,151 | 112294 | → | |
| Røyken | BUS | 14,185 | 16,245 | 18,894 | 22,452 | 11118 | → | |
| Sandefjord | VFO | ... | 51,673 | 57,351 | 62,615 | 41391 | → | |
| Sandnes | ROG | 44,340 | 52,998 | 64,671 | 76,328 | 28555 | → | |
| Sarpsborg | OFO | 45,750 | 47,447 | 52,159 | 55,543 | 36985 | → | |
| Skedsmo (Lillestrøm) | AKE | 33,679 | 38,701 | 47,723 | 54,178 | 7502 | → | |
| Ski | AKE | 22,300 | 25,394 | 28,023 | 30,880 | 16172 | → | |
| Skien | TEL | 47,679 | 49,592 | 51,668 | 54,510 | 71891 | → | |
| Sola | ROG | 15,719 | 18,915 | 22,831 | 26,265 | 6888 | → | |
| Stange | HED | 17,611 | 17,928 | 19,104 | 20,646 | 64090 | → | |
| Stavanger | ROG | 97,570 | 108,818 | 123,850 | 133,140 | 6811 | → | |
| Steinkjer | TDL | 20,577 | 20,459 | 21,080 | 22,096 | 142330 | → | |
| Stjørdalshalsen (Stjørdal kommune) | TDL | 17,276 | 18,238 | 21,375 | 23,964 | 91326 | → | |
| Tønsberg | VFO | ... | 36,595 | 41,430 | 45,360 | 10907 | → | |
| Tromsø | TRO | 50,548 | 59,145 | 67,305 | 75,638 | 247336 | → | |
| Trondheim | TDL | 137,346 | 148,859 | 170,936 | 193,501 | 32181 | → | |
| Vadsø | FIN | 5,967 | 6,130 | 6,101 | 6,033 | 123390 | → |
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