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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	Population Estimate (E) 2026-01-01
Agder	AGD	Kristiansand / Arendal	14,980	234,881	245,537	257,869	266,401	289,125	307,231	323,930	1498000	→
Akershus	AKH	Oslo	5,473	428,744	462,241	506,593	543,132	611,813	682,092	749,207	547300	→
Buskerud	BSK	Drammen	13,567	204,038	209,631	218,487	225,183	246,174	259,626	272,981	1356700	→
Finnmark (Finnmárku, Finmarkku)	FMK	Vadsø	45,757	75,668	75,975	74,059	72,937	74,534	75,472	75,288	4575700	→
Innlandet (incl. Hedmark, Oppland)	ILD	Hamar / Lillehammer	49,386	354,842	356,098	355,545	356,885	365,649	371,385	379,488	4938600	→
Møre og Romsdal	MOR	Molde	13,837	234,036	236,263	240,439	242,403	256,975	265,238	273,169	1383700	→
Nordland (Nordlánnda)	NLD	Bodø	35,757	240,295	238,666	237,582	234,861	238,333	241,235	243,272	3575700	→
Oslo	OSL	Oslo	426	449,395	473,454	507,467	538,411	623,966	693,494	728,714	42600	→
Østfold	OFD	Sarpsborg	3,728	234,287	237,999	247,543	259,719	281,309	299,447	316,448	372800	→
Rogaland	RLD	Stavanger	8,572	326,421	349,787	376,497	397,594	452,159	479,892	508,922	857200	→
Telemark	TMK	Skien	13,832	162,529	163,350	165,038	166,140	170,902	173,355	177,923	1383200	→
Troms (Romsa, Tromssa)	TMS	Tromsø	25,166	148,647	150,383	152,687	154,981	161,696	167,839	171,218	2516600	→
Trøndelag (Trööndelage)	TDL	Steinkjer / Trondheim	39,493	377,960	385,365	393,906	407,878	440,865	468,702	489,166	3949300	→
Vestfold	VFD	Tønsberg	2,092	186,042	194,922	206,491	215,639	232,178	246,041	259,332	209200	→
Vestland (incl. Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane)	VLD	Bergen	31,967	501,402	519,496	538,294	558,055	605,597	636,531	658,342	3196700	→
Norway	NOR	Oslo	304,036	4,159,187	4,299,167	4,478,497	4,640,219	5,051,275	5,367,580	5,627,400		→

Counties according to the reestablishment of former counties by 1 January 2024.
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Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2026-01-01
1	Oslo	OSL	728,714
2	Bergen	VLD	294,860
3	Trondheim	TDL	218,460
4	Stavanger	RLD	151,669
5	Bærum	AKH	133,228
6	Kristiansand	AGD	119,287
7	Drammen	BSK	106,013
8	Asker	AKH	101,509
9	Lillestrøm	AKH	96,771

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) 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	Population Estimate (E) 2026-01-01	Area
Ålesund	MOR	41,883	42,975	45,776	47,802	52,873	56,926	59,663	35307	→
Alta	FMK	14,000	15,838	16,837	17,889	19,646	20,789	22,074	365132	→
Alver (incl. Knarvik)	VLD	19,729	21,196	22,430	23,851	27,170	29,224	30,285	65057	→
Arendal	AGD	36,911	38,438	39,446	39,826	43,336	44,999	46,603	25514	→
Ås	AKH	11,351	12,086	13,568	14,530	17,568	20,439	22,725	10085	→
Asker (incl. Røyken)	AKH	60,394	65,643	73,892	77,991	86,817	94,441	101,509	36444	→
Askøy	VLD	18,163	18,490	19,727	22,496	26,831	29,553	30,600	9440	→
Bærum	AKH	84,724	92,748	101,494	105,928	116,677	127,731	133,228	18876	→
Bergen	VLD	207,922	218,144	229,496	242,158	267,950	283,929	294,860	44507	→
Bjørnafjorden (incl. Osøyro)	VLD	15,583	16,663	17,580	18,991	21,960	24,908	26,753	48723	→
Bodø	NLD	35,792	39,178	42,465	44,992	49,203	52,357	53,638	131123	→
Drammen (incl. Nedre Eiker)	BSK	74,534	77,216	81,602	85,877	95,683	101,386	106,013	30512	→
Eidsvoll	AKH	15,719	16,837	17,524	18,923	22,142	25,436	28,739	38565	→
Elverum	ILD	16,948	17,595	18,046	18,992	20,343	21,254	21,937	120914	→
Færder (incl. Nøtterøy, Tjøme)	VFD	20,840	22,263	24,106	24,648	25,965	26,730	27,743	9972	→
Fredrikstad	OFD	63,962	64,813	67,761	70,791	76,807	82,385	86,243	28379	→
Gjøvik	ILD	25,908	26,669	27,013	27,819	29,407	30,560	31,350	62891	→
Grimstad	AGD	14,768	16,155	17,821	19,224	21,594	23,544	25,569	27234	→
Hå	RLD	12,715	13,041	13,921	14,883	17,635	18,991	20,087	24775	→
Halden	OFD	25,844	25,896	26,733	27,722	29,880	31,373	32,082	59469	→
Hamar	ILD	24,484	25,999	26,545	27,593	29,353	31,369	33,817	33764	→
Harstad	TMS	22,753	23,340	23,627	23,765	24,291	24,703	25,204	42848	→
Haugesund	RLD	26,883	28,436	30,362	31,738	35,753	37,357	38,663	6838	→
Holmestrand	VFD	18,412	18,841	19,652	20,473	22,245	24,699	27,086	41177	→
Horten	VFD	21,984	22,795	23,764	24,871	26,595	27,351	28,173	6911	→
Indre Østfold (incl. Askim)	OFD	34,500	35,002	36,944	38,884	42,237	44,792	47,943	75435	→
Karmøy (incl. Åkrehamn)	RLD	34,196	35,489	36,971	37,928	41,118	42,186	43,990	21946	→
Klepp	RLD	11,358	12,202	13,789	14,832	18,227	19,588	21,444	10235	→
Kongsberg	BSK	21,060	21,258	22,293	23,315	25,887	27,723	29,169	75442	→
Kristiansand	AGD	74,340	80,142	86,779	92,147	101,721	111,633	119,287	61061	→
Kristiansund	MOR	22,164	22,163	22,124	22,447	24,131	24,179	24,479	8617	→
Larvik	VFD	39,109	41,089	42,765	43,656	45,567	47,204	49,022	77141	→
Levanger	TDL	16,337	17,133	17,501	18,080	19,078	20,164	20,807	60978	→
Lier	BSK	18,348	19,264	21,308	21,874	24,763	26,811	28,797	28208	→
Lillehammer	ILD	22,128	23,545	24,724	25,314	26,850	28,345	29,669	45072	→
Lillestrøm	AKH	50,810	54,576	60,105	66,302	77,705	85,983	96,771	40992	→
Lindesnes (incl. Mandal)	AGD	18,619	19,097	19,909	20,726	22,325	23,046	23,702	88348	→
Lørenskog	AKH	24,125	27,114	29,505	30,929	34,320	41,460	51,511	6727	→
Molde	MOR	26,928	27,917	28,977	29,208	30,941	31,967	33,291	143456	→
Moss	OFD	36,154	37,155	39,921	42,044	45,955	49,273	53,207	12776	→
Narvik	NLD	23,321	23,144	22,512	22,104	22,055	21,845	21,647	319470	→
Nes	AKH	14,917	15,626	16,288	18,022	19,819	23,092	24,948	61195	→
Nesodden (incl. Nesoddtangen)	AKH	11,567	13,508	15,448	16,541	17,998	19,616	21,005	6076	→
Nittedal	AKH	15,187	16,350	18,639	19,722	21,971	24,249	26,032	17944	→
Nordre Follo (incl. Ski, Oppegård)	AKH	40,570	44,300	48,347	50,907	55,270	59,288	65,381	19696	→
Oslo	OSL	449,395	473,454	507,467	538,411	623,966	693,494	728,714	42640	→
Øvre Eiker	BSK	14,112	14,754	15,058	15,825	17,752	19,423	20,965	41796	→
Øygarden (incl. Fjell, Sund)	VLD	20,087	23,651	26,961	30,053	34,354	38,316	40,641	30042	→
Porsgrunn	TMK	31,317	31,214	32,892	33,550	35,392	36,397	37,435	16080	→
Rælingen	AKH	13,510	13,917	14,493	14,857	16,420	18,530	20,904	5642	→
Rana (incl. Mo i Rana)	NLD	25,219	24,908	25,255	25,355	25,752	26,184	25,844	420254	→
Ringerike (incl. Hønefoss)	BSK	26,797	27,374	27,917	28,197	29,400	30,641	31,942	142190	→
Ringsaker	ILD	30,521	31,304	31,622	31,923	33,406	34,768	36,199	112258	→
Sandefjord	VFD	47,936	50,122	53,552	56,829	61,573	63,764	67,062	41426	→
Sandnes	RLD	41,803	47,848	54,016	60,039	71,273	79,537	85,785	94349	→
Sarpsborg	OFD	46,274	46,543	47,447	50,115	53,696	56,732	60,614	36983	→
Skien	TMK	47,020	48,384	49,592	50,761	53,015	54,942	56,906	71898	→
Sola	RLD	14,832	16,814	18,915	20,138	24,579	27,153	29,541	6883	→
Stange	ILD	17,645	17,586	17,928	18,591	19,407	21,064	21,839	64099	→
Stavanger	RLD	100,311	106,797	114,794	121,298	136,825	143,574	151,669	25612	→
Steinkjer	TDL	23,826	23,726	23,192	23,121	24,226	24,357	24,007	193721	→
Stjørdal (incl. Stjørdalshalsen)	TDL	16,748	17,402	18,238	19,892	22,379	24,145	25,108	91344	→
Sunnfjord (incl. Førde)	VLD	16,588	17,868	19,052	19,715	21,273	22,030	22,804	206535	→
Time	RLD	11,182	12,331	13,317	14,807	17,437	18,916	20,461	17045	→
Tønsberg	VFD	37,761	39,812	42,652	45,162	50,233	56,293	60,246	32611	→
Tromsø	TMS	48,091	53,456	59,145	63,596	70,358	76,974	79,943	247238	→
Trondheim	TDL	138,260	145,036	153,734	163,966	185,631	205,163	218,460	49649	→
Ullensaker (incl. Jessheim)	AKH	17,529	18,363	20,160	25,269	31,743	39,625	45,982	25038	→
Vadsø	FMK	5,958	6,282	6,130	6,114	6,163	5,788	5,808	123346	→
Vestby	AKH	10,952	11,223	11,815	13,159	15,605	18,042	20,167	13396	→

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