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) 2024-01-01 | ||
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Agder | AGD | Kristiansand / Arendal | 14,991 | 234,881 | 245,537 | 257,869 | 266,401 | 289,125 | 307,231 | 319,850 | 1499100 | → |
Akershus | AKH | Oslo | 5,472 | 428,744 | 462,241 | 506,593 | 543,132 | 611,813 | 682,092 | 728,803 | 547200 | → |
Buskerud | BSK | Drammen | 13,585 | 204,038 | 209,631 | 218,487 | 225,183 | 246,174 | 259,626 | 269,819 | 1358500 | → |
Finnmark (Finnmárku, Finmarkku) | FMK | Vadsø | 45,762 | 75,668 | 75,975 | 74,059 | 72,937 | 74,534 | 75,472 | 75,053 | 4576200 | → |
Innlandet (incl. Hedmark, Oppland) | ILD | Hamar / Lillehammer | 49,401 | 354,842 | 356,098 | 355,545 | 356,885 | 365,649 | 371,385 | 376,304 | 4940100 | → |
Møre og Romsdal | MOR | Molde | 13,857 | 234,036 | 236,263 | 240,439 | 242,403 | 256,975 | 265,238 | 270,624 | 1385700 | → |
Nordland (Nordlánnda) | NLD | Bodø | 35,770 | 240,295 | 238,666 | 237,582 | 234,861 | 238,333 | 241,235 | 243,081 | 3577000 | → |
Oslo | OSL | Oslo | 426 | 449,395 | 473,454 | 507,467 | 538,411 | 623,966 | 693,494 | 717,710 | 42600 | → |
Østfold | OFD | Sarpsborg | 3,729 | 234,287 | 237,999 | 247,543 | 259,719 | 281,309 | 299,447 | 312,152 | 372900 | → |
Rogaland | RLD | Stavanger | 8,589 | 326,421 | 349,787 | 376,497 | 397,594 | 452,159 | 479,892 | 499,417 | 858900 | → |
Telemark | TMK | Skien | 13,854 | 162,529 | 163,350 | 165,038 | 166,140 | 170,902 | 173,355 | 177,093 | 1385400 | → |
Troms (Romsa, Tromssa) | TMS | Tromsø | 25,176 | 148,647 | 150,383 | 152,687 | 154,981 | 161,696 | 167,839 | 169,610 | 2517600 | → |
Trøndelag (Trööndelage) | TDL | Steinkjer / Trondheim | 39,522 | 377,960 | 385,365 | 393,906 | 407,878 | 440,865 | 468,702 | 482,956 | 3952200 | → |
Vestfold | VFD | Tønsberg | 2,091 | 186,042 | 194,922 | 206,491 | 215,639 | 232,178 | 246,041 | 256,432 | 209100 | → |
Vestland (incl. Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane) | VLD | Bergen | 32,023 | 501,402 | 519,496 | 538,294 | 558,055 | 605,597 | 636,531 | 651,299 | 3202300 | → |
Norway | NOR | Oslo | 304,248 | 4,159,187 | 4,299,167 | 4,478,497 | 4,640,219 | 5,051,275 | 5,367,580 | 5,550,203 | → |
- Counties according to the reestablishment of former counties by 1 January 2024.
- Statistics Norway.
Major Cities
Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2024-01-01 | |
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1 | Oslo | OSL | 717,710 |
2 | Bergen | VLD | 291,940 |
3 | Trondheim | TDL | 214,565 |
4 | Stavanger | RLD | 149,048 |
5 | Bærum | AKH | 130,921 |
6 | Kristiansand | AGD | 116,986 |
7 | Drammen | BSK | 104,487 |
8 | Asker | AKH | 98,815 |
9 | Lillestrøm | AKH | 94,201 |
10 | Fredrikstad | OFD | 85,230 |
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) 2024-01-01 | Area | |
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Ålesund | MOR | 41,883 | 42,975 | 45,776 | 47,802 | 52,873 | 56,926 | 58,509 | 35350 | → |
Alta | FMK | 14,000 | 15,838 | 16,837 | 17,889 | 19,646 | 20,789 | 21,708 | 365336 | → |
Alver (incl. Knarvik) | VLD | 19,729 | 21,196 | 22,430 | 23,851 | 27,170 | 29,224 | 29,986 | 65195 | → |
Arendal | AGD | 36,911 | 38,438 | 39,446 | 39,826 | 43,336 | 44,999 | 46,355 | 25499 | → |
Ås | AKH | 11,351 | 12,086 | 13,568 | 14,530 | 17,568 | 20,439 | 22,005 | 10129 | → |
Asker (incl. Røyken) | AKH | 60,394 | 65,643 | 73,892 | 77,991 | 86,817 | 94,441 | 98,815 | 36440 | → |
Askøy | VLD | 18,163 | 18,490 | 19,727 | 22,496 | 26,831 | 29,553 | 30,145 | 9398 | → |
Bærum | AKH | 84,724 | 92,748 | 101,494 | 105,928 | 116,677 | 127,731 | 130,921 | 18886 | → |
Bergen | VLD | 207,922 | 218,144 | 229,496 | 242,158 | 267,950 | 283,929 | 291,940 | 44498 | → |
Bjørnafjorden (incl. Osøyro) | VLD | 15,583 | 16,663 | 17,580 | 18,991 | 21,960 | 24,908 | 26,080 | 48862 | → |
Bodø | NLD | 35,792 | 39,178 | 42,465 | 44,992 | 49,203 | 52,357 | 53,712 | 130857 | → |
Drammen (incl. Nedre Eiker) | BSK | 74,534 | 77,216 | 81,602 | 85,877 | 95,683 | 101,386 | 104,487 | 30496 | → |
Eidsvoll | AKH | 15,719 | 16,837 | 17,524 | 18,923 | 22,142 | 25,436 | 27,916 | 38550 | → |
Elverum | ILD | 16,948 | 17,595 | 18,046 | 18,992 | 20,343 | 21,254 | 21,761 | 120916 | → |
Færder (incl. Nøtterøy, Tjøme) | VFD | 20,840 | 22,263 | 24,106 | 24,648 | 25,965 | 26,730 | 27,501 | 10003 | → |
Fredrikstad | OFD | 63,962 | 64,813 | 67,761 | 70,791 | 76,807 | 82,385 | 85,230 | 28345 | → |
Gjøvik | ILD | 25,908 | 26,669 | 27,013 | 27,819 | 29,407 | 30,560 | 30,903 | 63042 | → |
Grimstad | AGD | 14,768 | 16,155 | 17,821 | 19,224 | 21,594 | 23,544 | 24,969 | 27226 | → |
Hå | RLD | 12,715 | 13,041 | 13,921 | 14,883 | 17,635 | 18,991 | 19,827 | 24773 | → |
Halden | OFD | 25,844 | 25,896 | 26,733 | 27,722 | 29,880 | 31,373 | 31,935 | 59550 | → |
Hamar | ILD | 24,484 | 25,999 | 26,545 | 27,593 | 29,353 | 31,369 | 32,879 | 33760 | → |
Harstad | TMS | 22,753 | 23,340 | 23,627 | 23,765 | 24,291 | 24,703 | 25,056 | 42906 | → |
Haugesund | RLD | 26,883 | 28,436 | 30,362 | 31,738 | 35,753 | 37,357 | 38,292 | 6840 | → |
Holmestrand | VFD | 18,412 | 18,841 | 19,652 | 20,473 | 22,245 | 24,699 | 26,872 | 40662 | → |
Horten | VFD | 21,984 | 22,795 | 23,764 | 24,871 | 26,595 | 27,351 | 27,939 | 6836 | → |
Indre Østfold (incl. Askim) | OFD | 34,500 | 35,002 | 36,944 | 38,884 | 42,237 | 44,792 | 47,006 | 75538 | → |
Karmøy (incl. Åkrehamn) | RLD | 34,196 | 35,489 | 36,971 | 37,928 | 41,118 | 42,186 | 43,306 | 21924 | → |
Klepp | RLD | 11,358 | 12,202 | 13,789 | 14,832 | 18,227 | 19,588 | 20,900 | 10236 | → |
Kongsberg | BSK | 21,060 | 21,258 | 22,293 | 23,315 | 25,887 | 27,723 | 28,848 | 75416 | → |
Kristiansand | AGD | 74,340 | 80,142 | 86,779 | 92,147 | 101,721 | 111,633 | 116,986 | 60884 | → |
Kristiansund | MOR | 22,164 | 22,163 | 22,124 | 22,447 | 24,131 | 24,179 | 24,404 | 8628 | → |
Larvik | VFD | 39,109 | 41,089 | 42,765 | 43,656 | 45,567 | 47,204 | 48,715 | 77100 | → |
Levanger | TDL | 16,337 | 17,133 | 17,501 | 18,080 | 19,078 | 20,164 | 20,574 | 61000 | → |
Lier | BSK | 18,348 | 19,264 | 21,308 | 21,874 | 24,763 | 26,811 | 28,470 | 28180 | → |
Lillehammer | ILD | 22,128 | 23,545 | 24,724 | 25,314 | 26,850 | 28,345 | 28,768 | 45077 | → |
Lillestrøm | AKH | 50,810 | 54,576 | 60,105 | 66,302 | 77,705 | 85,983 | 94,201 | 41235 | → |
Lindesnes (incl. Mandal) | AGD | 18,619 | 19,097 | 19,909 | 20,726 | 22,325 | 23,046 | 23,690 | 88352 | → |
Lørenskog | AKH | 24,125 | 27,114 | 29,505 | 30,929 | 34,320 | 41,460 | 48,188 | 6726 | → |
Molde | MOR | 26,928 | 27,917 | 28,977 | 29,208 | 30,941 | 31,967 | 32,816 | 143579 | → |
Moss | OFD | 36,154 | 37,155 | 39,921 | 42,044 | 45,955 | 49,273 | 52,051 | 12760 | → |
Narvik | NLD | 23,321 | 23,144 | 22,512 | 22,104 | 22,055 | 21,845 | 21,580 | 343217 | → |
Nes | AKH | 14,917 | 15,626 | 16,288 | 18,022 | 19,819 | 23,092 | 24,645 | 60897 | → |
Nesodden (incl. Nesoddtangen) | AKH | 11,567 | 13,508 | 15,448 | 16,541 | 17,998 | 19,616 | 20,521 | 6076 | → |
Nittedal | AKH | 15,187 | 16,350 | 18,639 | 19,722 | 21,971 | 24,249 | 25,882 | 17948 | → |
Nordre Follo (incl. Ski, Oppegård) | AKH | 40,570 | 44,300 | 48,347 | 50,907 | 55,270 | 59,288 | 63,560 | 19600 | → |
Oslo | OSL | 449,395 | 473,454 | 507,467 | 538,411 | 623,966 | 693,494 | 717,710 | 42629 | → |
Øvre Eiker | BSK | 14,112 | 14,754 | 15,058 | 15,825 | 17,752 | 19,423 | 20,779 | 41789 | → |
Øygarden (incl. Fjell, Sund) | VLD | 20,087 | 23,651 | 26,961 | 30,053 | 34,354 | 38,316 | 39,768 | 30021 | → |
Porsgrunn | TMK | 31,317 | 31,214 | 32,892 | 33,550 | 35,392 | 36,397 | 37,193 | 16090 | → |
Rælingen | AKH | 13,510 | 13,917 | 14,493 | 14,857 | 16,420 | 18,530 | 20,099 | 5639 | → |
Rana (incl. Mo i Rana) | NLD | 25,219 | 24,908 | 25,255 | 25,355 | 25,752 | 26,184 | 25,994 | 420593 | → |
Ringerike (incl. Hønefoss) | BSK | 26,797 | 27,374 | 27,917 | 28,197 | 29,400 | 30,641 | 31,581 | 142320 | → |
Ringsaker | ILD | 30,521 | 31,304 | 31,622 | 31,923 | 33,406 | 34,768 | 35,612 | 112294 | → |
Sandefjord | VFD | 47,936 | 50,122 | 53,552 | 56,829 | 61,573 | 63,764 | 66,231 | 41391 | → |
Sandnes | RLD | 41,803 | 47,848 | 54,016 | 60,039 | 71,273 | 79,537 | 83,702 | 98693 | → |
Sarpsborg | OFD | 46,274 | 46,543 | 47,447 | 50,115 | 53,696 | 56,732 | 59,771 | 36985 | → |
Skien | TMK | 47,020 | 48,384 | 49,592 | 50,761 | 53,015 | 54,942 | 56,619 | 71891 | → |
Sola | RLD | 14,832 | 16,814 | 18,915 | 20,138 | 24,579 | 27,153 | 28,685 | 6888 | → |
Stange | ILD | 17,645 | 17,586 | 17,928 | 18,591 | 19,407 | 21,064 | 21,605 | 64090 | → |
Stavanger | RLD | 100,311 | 106,797 | 114,794 | 121,298 | 136,825 | 143,574 | 149,048 | 23544 | → |
Steinkjer | TDL | 23,826 | 23,726 | 23,192 | 23,121 | 24,226 | 24,357 | 24,032 | 198136 | → |
Stjørdal (incl. Stjørdalshalsen) | TDL | 16,748 | 17,402 | 18,238 | 19,892 | 22,379 | 24,145 | 24,717 | 91326 | → |
Sunnfjord (incl. Førde) | VLD | 16,588 | 17,868 | 19,052 | 19,715 | 21,273 | 22,030 | 22,450 | 206812 | → |
Time | RLD | 11,182 | 12,331 | 13,317 | 14,807 | 17,437 | 18,916 | 19,910 | 17110 | → |
Tønsberg | VFD | 37,761 | 39,812 | 42,652 | 45,162 | 50,233 | 56,293 | 59,174 | 33133 | → |
Tromsø | TMS | 48,091 | 53,456 | 59,145 | 63,596 | 70,358 | 76,974 | 78,745 | 247336 | → |
Trondheim | TDL | 138,260 | 145,036 | 153,734 | 163,966 | 185,631 | 205,163 | 214,565 | 49687 | → |
Ullensaker (incl. Jessheim) | AKH | 17,529 | 18,363 | 20,160 | 25,269 | 31,743 | 39,625 | 43,814 | 25033 | → |
- Statistics Norway.