Counties
The population of the counties of Norway according to official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1986-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 1993-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2006-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2013-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | NOR | Oslo | 304,248 | 4,159,187 | 4,299,167 | 4,478,497 | 4,640,219 | 5,051,275 | 5,367,580 | |||
| Agder | AGD | Kristiansand / Arendal | 14,991 | 234,881 | 245,537 | 257,869 | 266,401 | 289,125 | 307,231 | 1499100 | → | |
| Innlandet (incl. Hedmark, Oppland) | INL | Hamar / Lillehammer | 49,401 | 354,842 | 356,098 | 355,545 | 356,885 | 365,649 | 371,385 | 4940100 | → | |
| Møre og Romsdal | MOR | Molde | 13,857 | 234,036 | 236,263 | 240,439 | 242,403 | 256,975 | 265,238 | 1385700 | → | |
| Nordland | NOR | Bodø | 35,770 | 240,295 | 238,666 | 237,582 | 234,861 | 238,333 | 241,235 | 3577000 | → | |
| Oslo | OSL | Oslo | 426 | 449,395 | 473,454 | 507,467 | 538,411 | 623,966 | 693,494 | 42600 | → | |
| Rogaland | ROG | Stavanger | 8,589 | 326,421 | 349,787 | 376,497 | 397,594 | 452,159 | 479,892 | 858900 | → | |
| Troms og Finnmark (Romsa ja Finnmárku) | TOF | Tromsø / Vadsø | 70,938 | 224,315 | 226,358 | 226,746 | 227,918 | 236,230 | 243,311 | 7093800 | → | |
| Trøndelag (Trööndelage) | TDL | Steinkjer | 39,522 | 377,960 | 385,365 | 393,906 | 407,878 | 440,865 | 468,702 | 3952200 | → | |
| Vestfold og Telemark | VOT | Skien / Tønsberg | 15,945 | 348,571 | 358,272 | 371,529 | 381,779 | 403,080 | 419,396 | 1594500 | → | |
| Vestland (incl. Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane) | VES | Bergen / Leikanger | 32,023 | 501,402 | 519,496 | 538,294 | 558,055 | 605,597 | 636,531 | 3202300 | → | |
| Viken (incl. Akershus, Buskerud, Østfold) | VIK | Oslo | 22,786 | 867,069 | 909,871 | 972,623 | 1,028,034 | 1,139,296 | 1,241,165 | 2278600 | → |
- The majority of the council of Viken voted against the merger and asked the Storting to dissolve Viken after the elections in 2021.
- Statistics Norway (web).
Major Urban Settlements
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo | OSL | 1,036,059 |
| 2 | Bergen | VES | 259,958 |
| 3 | Stavanger | ROG | 228,287 |
| 4 | Trondheim | TDL | 189,271 |
| 5 | Fredrikstad | VIK | 116,373 |
| 6 | Drammen | VIK | 109,416 |
| 7 | Skien | VOT | 93,778 |
| 8 | Kristiansand | AGD | 64,596 |
| 9 | Ålesund | MOR | 53,905 |
| 10 | Tønsberg | VOT | 53,018 |
Contents: Urban Settlements
The population of all Norwegian urban settlements with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1980-11-01 | Population Census (C) 1990-11-03 | Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2006-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2013-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ålesund | MOR | ... | ... | 42,187 | 44,706 | 49,528 | 53,905 | 2840 | → | |
| Ålgård | ROG | ... | ... | 8,089 | 8,636 | 10,357 | 11,520 | 512 | → | |
| Alta | TOF | 7,719 | 9,607 | 11,496 | 12,530 | 14,272 | 15,484 | 971 | → | |
| Arendal | AGD | ... | 24,985 | 30,870 | 31,954 | 36,150 | 37,815 | 2714 | → | |
| Arna | VES | ... | ... | 10,360 | 10,477 | 11,722 | 9,824 | 447 | → | |
| Ås | VIK | ... | ... | 7,508 | 7,976 | 9,194 | 10,896 | 473 | → | |
| Askim | VIK | 10,302 | 11,330 | 11,932 | 12,570 | 13,696 | 14,592 | 759 | → | |
| Askøy | VES | ... | ... | 14,476 | 17,480 | 21,438 | 23,958 | 1482 | → | |
| Bergen | VES | 180,959 | 187,382 | 207,386 | 219,896 | 246,000 | 259,958 | 8760 | → | |
| Bodø | NOR | 27,601 | 30,339 | 32,343 | 35,106 | 38,973 | 42,102 | 1471 | → | |
| Brumunddal | INL | ... | ... | 8,161 | 8,704 | 9,405 | 10,919 | 725 | → | |
| Bryne | ROG | 5,900 | ... | 6,917 | 8,618 | 11,084 | 12,308 | 565 | → | |
| Drammen | VIK | ... | ... | 81,619 | 86,976 | 100,282 | 109,416 | 4729 | → | |
| Drøbak | VIK | 7,111 | 8,508 | 10,996 | 11,514 | 13,244 | 13,485 | 618 | → | |
| Egersund | ROG | 7,492 | 7,388 | 9,178 | 9,528 | 11,279 | 11,484 | 698 | → | |
| Elverum | INL | 9,913 | 10,680 | 11,633 | 12,757 | 14,081 | 15,248 | 1166 | → | |
| Førde | VES | ... | ... | 8,199 | 8,799 | 10,099 | 10,420 | 564 | → | |
| Fredrikstad | VIK | 91,173 | 89,951 | 94,086 | 99,357 | 108,186 | 116,373 | 5910 | → | |
| Gjøvik | INL | 15,681 | 15,514 | 16,875 | 17,897 | 19,454 | 20,474 | 1279 | → | |
| Grimstad | AGD | 6,722 | 7,558 | 8,883 | 9,973 | 12,012 | 13,543 | 1002 | → | |
| Halden | VIK | 20,740 | 20,156 | 21,294 | 22,184 | 24,410 | 25,838 | 1420 | → | |
| Hamar | INL | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,004 | 28,434 | 1393 | → | |
| Harstad | TOF | ... | ... | 19,192 | 19,528 | 20,429 | 20,920 | 1135 | → | |
| Haugesund | ROG | 30,170 | 32,647 | 39,112 | 40,685 | 40,152 | 45,352 | 2104 | → | |
| Hønefoss | VIK | 11,316 | 10,582 | 13,681 | 13,811 | 14,966 | 16,260 | 913 | → | |
| Horten | VOT | ... | ... | 17,375 | 18,404 | 19,963 | 20,585 | 865 | → | |
| Jessheim | VIK | 5,528 | 6,392 | 9,865 | 13,419 | 15,909 | 21,598 | 752 | → | |
| Knarrevik | VES | ... | ... | 8,324 | 9,290 | 10,302 | 11,711 | 705 | → | |
| Kongsberg | VIK | 14,199 | 15,032 | 17,046 | 18,215 | 20,548 | 22,471 | 1368 | → | |
| Kongsvinger | INL | 10,289 | 10,784 | 11,045 | 11,125 | 11,694 | 12,088 | 813 | → | |
| Konnerud | VIK | ... | ... | 9,588 | 9,856 | 10,221 | 10,314 | 470 | → | |
| Kopervik | ROG | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,400 | 11,574 | 751 | → | |
| Korsvik | AGD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,893 | 18,426 | 789 | → | |
| Kristiansand | AGD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,662 | 64,596 | 2497 | → | |
| Kristiansund | MOR | 17,910 | 17,093 | 16,693 | 16,829 | 18,002 | 18,210 | 832 | → | |
| Larvik | VOT | 18,840 | 20,594 | 22,193 | 23,164 | 23,523 | 24,779 | 1361 | → | |
| Leirvik | VES | 9,040 | 9,824 | 11,316 | 11,723 | 13,478 | 14,198 | 985 | → | |
| Levanger | TDL | ... | ... | 7,992 | 8,543 | 9,256 | 10,333 | 527 | → | |
| Lillehammer | INL | 15,416 | 16,754 | 18,876 | 19,422 | 19,465 | 20,933 | 1135 | → | |
| Lommedalen | VIK | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,349 | 11,127 | 408 | → | |
| Mandal | AGD | 8,307 | 8,699 | 9,648 | 10,281 | 10,523 | 11,053 | 663 | → | |
| Mo i Rana | NOR | 20,702 | 19,298 | 17,768 | 17,942 | 18,358 | 18,898 | 1188 | → | |
| Molde | MOR | ... | ... | 18,468 | 18,876 | 20,229 | 21,260 | 914 | → | |
| Mosjøen | NOR | 9,253 | 9,391 | 9,624 | 9,596 | 9,665 | 9,769 | 632 | → | |
| Moss | VIK | ... | ... | 37,387 | 40,251 | 44,449 | 47,397 | 2205 | → | |
| Narvik | NOR | 14,998 | 13,873 | 14,142 | 13,950 | 14,094 | 14,092 | 679 | → | |
| Nesoddtangen | VIK | 6,720 | 9,212 | 10,275 | 11,083 | 12,188 | 13,102 | 618 | → | |
| Oslo | OSL | 642,954 | 685,530 | 777,838 | 825,105 | 929,372 | 1,036,059 | 26978 | → | |
| Osøyro | VES | ... | ... | 7,925 | 9,494 | 12,195 | 14,046 | 910 | → | |
| Råholt | VIK | 5,989 | ... | 7,536 | 8,986 | 11,411 | 13,932 | 833 | → | |
| Sandefjord | VOT | 31,370 | 32,718 | 37,229 | 39,849 | 41,934 | 44,968 | 2399 | → | |
| Ski | VIK | ... | ... | 14,181 | 15,317 | 17,684 | 20,144 | 978 | → | |
| Skien | VOT | 63,455 | 64,500 | 83,409 | 85,408 | 90,621 | 93,778 | 5350 | → | |
| Søgne (Tangvall) | AGD | ... | ... | 7,237 | 8,043 | 9,400 | 10,123 | 630 | → | |
| Stavanger | ROG | 117,416 | 126,775 | 168,836 | 183,227 | 209,923 | 228,287 | 7972 | → | |
| Steinkjer | TDL | 9,715 | 10,004 | 10,873 | 11,137 | 12,084 | 12,976 | 808 | → | |
| Stjørdalshalsen | TDL | 8,495 | 9,387 | 9,699 | 11,223 | 12,997 | 14,868 | 813 | → | |
| Tønsberg | VOT | 36,788 | 38,333 | 43,346 | 45,447 | 49,735 | 53,018 | 2614 | → | |
| Tromsdalen | TOF | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,071 | 17,495 | 478 | → | |
| Tromsø | TOF | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32,774 | 40,926 | 1348 | → | |
| Trondheim | TDL | 127,624 | 130,522 | 140,631 | 150,049 | 169,972 | 189,271 | 5828 | → | |
| Vennesla | AGD | 7,898 | ... | 10,553 | 11,009 | 12,055 | 13,300 | 733 | → |
- A new definition of urban settlements was introduced in 2013, which affects the comparability with older population figures.
- Statistics Norway (web).