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<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html lang="en-us"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="description" content="Population statistics in maps and charts for counties, cities, municipalities, settlements and boroughs in Norway."> <meta name="keywords" content="cities, population, inhabitants, Norway, statistics, map, major cities, principal cities, largest cities, large cities, biggest cities, leading cities, agglomerations, major agglomerations, principal agglomerations, largest agglomerations, large agglomerations, biggest agglomerations"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.citypopulation.de/images/cmaps/norway-mun.png" /> <title>Norway: Counties, Cities, Municipalities, Settlements and Boroughs - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> <script src="/js/cp_data_m.js"></script> <script src="/js/cp_menu.js"></script> <script src="/js/cp_cityindex_m.js"></script> </head> <body onload="start('en','Norway'); readSVGFile('norway','county_div')"> <script>writeMenu('en')</script> <div class="mobiadv"> <script>show_mobiadv(false)</script> </div> <div id="headline"> <div id="orient"><a href="/">Home</a> → <a href="/en/europe/">Europe</a></div> </div> <div class="cindex"> <header> <h1>Norway</h1> <p>Kingdom of Norway</p> </header> <h2>Kingdom</h2> <div class="mcolboxes"> <ul> <li id="news" class="large"> <a href="javascript:changeNews()"> <figure><img class="padd" src="/images/flags/norway.svg" alt="Flag"></figure> <h3>News</h3> <section><p>On 1 January 2024, <strong>Viken </strong>county was split in <strong>Akershus</strong>, <strong>Buskerud </strong>and <strong>脴stfold</strong>. Also <strong>Finnmark </strong>and <strong>Troms </strong>as well as <strong>Telemark </strong>and <strong>Vestfold </strong>were re-established as counties and <strong>Haram </strong>(by a split from <strong>脜lesund</strong>) as municipality.</p><p class="small">2024-03-12</p></section> <section><p>In 2022, <strong>16 settlements</strong> were newly listed (4 of them by splits from other settlements). <strong>4 settlements were fused</strong> with other settlements and <strong>7 were delisted</strong>. Since 2016, <strong>脴yer settlement</strong> has been split off three times and re-merged three times.</p><p class="small">2022-12-27</p></section> <section><p><font color=black><strong>Granrudmoen-脴yer</strong> settlement, which was a merger in 2020, has been split in 2021 into two settlements again. </font><strong>6 settlements</strong> are<font color=black><strong> absorbed</strong> by other settlements. Among them are <strong>脜ros</strong> (by S忙tre) and <strong>Fanahammeren </strong>(by Bergen). Largest re-entry is <strong>Hell </strong>settlement in Stj酶rdal municipality.</font></p><p class="small">2021-11-10</p></section> <section><p>According to the 2020 definition, <strong>6 settlements</strong> are <strong>newly listed</strong>, <strong>3 former mergers </strong>are <strong>revoked</strong> and <strong>10 settlements </strong>are <strong>unlisted</strong>. In addition, <font color=black><strong>Fetsund-脴stersund</strong>, <strong>Granrudmoen-脴yer</strong> and <strong>Nodeland-Brenn氓sen</strong> are the result of <strong>new mergers</strong> and <strong>Buskogen was absorbed</strong> by Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg.</font></p><p class="small">2020-11-02</p></section> <section><p>The <strong>administrative reorganization 2020</strong> has reduced the <strong>number of Norwegian counties </strong>from 18 to <strong>11 </strong>and the number of <strong>municipalities </strong>from 422 to <strong>356</strong>. Further <strong>boundary changes</strong> result from municipalities that switched the county. <strong>Tysfjord </strong>and <strong>Snillfjord</strong> were <strong>split </strong>between other municipalities.</p><p class="small">2020-02-27</p></section> <section><p>According to the <strong>2019 definition of settlements</strong>, <font color=black><strong>Konnerud </strong>was split from Drammen, <strong>Ask </strong>from Ask酶y and <strong>脴yer </strong>from Granrudmoen. <strong>6 mergers</strong> were performed: Oslo with Heggedal, Eidsvoll with Finnbr氓tan, S酶gne with Ausvika, Norheimsund with 脴ystese, Skei-Surnadals酶ra with Gl忙rem and Stj酶rdalshalsen with Hell.</font></p><p class="small">2019-12-04</p></section> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="cities/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-mun.png" alt="Norway Municipalities"></figure> <h3 data-date="2024-03-12">Major Municipalities</h3> <p>The counties as well as all cities and communes exceeding 20,000 inhabitants.</p> <p class="small">1986, 1993, 2000, 2006, 2013, 2020, 2024 estimate</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="admin/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-admin.png" alt="Norway Administrative Division"></figure> <h3 data-date="2024-03-12">Administrative Division</h3> <p>The population of the counties and municipalities of Norway.</p> <p class="small">1986, 1993, 2000, 2006, 2013, 2020, 2024 estimate</p> <p class="small">2024 boundaries</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="oslofjorden/admin/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-oslofjorden.png" alt="Oslofjord"></figure> <h3 data-date="2024-03-12">Oslofjord</h3> <p>The population the municipalities and statistical units around the Oslofjord.</p> <p class="small">2000, 2006, 2013, 2020, 2024 estimate</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="cities/ua/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-ua.png" alt="Norway Major Urban Settlements"></figure> <h3 data-date="2024-01-06">Major Urban Settlements</h3> <p>The counties as well as all urban settlements exceeding 10,000 inhabitants.</p> <p class="small">2000, 2006, 2013, 2020, 2023 estimate</p> <p class="small">2023 definition</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="https://www.top10cities.net/norway.html" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-top10.png" alt="Top 10 settlements in Norway"></figure> <h3 data-date="2024-01-06">Top 10 Cities</h3> <p>The top 10 settlements of Norway and of the Norwegian counties.</p> <p class="small">2023 estimate – 2023 definition</p> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <div> <figure><img src="/images/icons/search4button.svg" alt="Search" title="Search"></figure> <form action="javascript:search2('us','Norway')" method="get" id="searchforms1"> <input id="places1" type="text" value="" maxlength="80" placeholder="Enter place name"> </form> </div> </li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="adv"> <script>show_adv("index_h")</script> </div> <div class="mobiadv hlarge"> <script>show_mobiadv(true)</script> </div> <h2>Counties: <span class="smalltext">Municipalities & Settlements</span></h2> <ul> <li data-date="2024-03-12"><strong>Municipalities</strong>: the municipalities of the county <span class="small">– 1986, 1993, 2000, 2006, 2013, 2020, 2024 estimate</li> <li data-date="2024-01-06"><strong>Settlements</strong>: the municipalities as well as all settlements exceeding 200 inhabitants <span class="small">– 2000, 2006, 2013, 2020, 2023 estimate – 2023 definition</li> </ul> <div class="mcolboxes slightslimboxes" id="county_div"> <ul> <li id="norway_a42"> <div> <h3>Agder</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/42__agder/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="agder/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a32"> <div> <h3>Akershus</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/32__akershus/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="akershus/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a33"> <div> <h3>Buskerud</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/33__buskerud/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="buskerud/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a56"> <div> <h3>Finnmark</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/56__finnmark/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="finnmark/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> <li id="norway_a34"> <div> <h3>Innlandet</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/34__innlandet/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="innlandet/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a15"> <div> <h3>M酶re og Romsdal</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/15__m酶re_og_romsdal/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="moreogromsdal/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a18"> <div> <h3>Nordland</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/18__nordland/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="nordland/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a03"> <div> <h3>Oslo</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/oslo/0301__oslo/" target="_top">Municipality</a></li> <li><a href="oslo/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> <li><a href="oslocity/" target="_top">Boroughs</a></li> <li><a href="oslofjorden/admin/0301__oslo/" target="_top">Statistical Units</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a31"> <div> <h3>脴stfold</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/31__酶stfold/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="ostfold/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a11"> <div> <h3>Rogaland</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/11__rogaland/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="rogaland/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a40"> <div> <h3>Telemark</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/40__telemark/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="telemark/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a55"> <div> <h3>Troms</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/55__troms/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="troms/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a50"> <div> <h3>Tr酶ndelag</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/50__tr酶ndelag/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="trondelag/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a39"> <div> <h3>Vestfold</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/39__vestfold/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="vestfold/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li id="norway_a46"> <div> <h3>Vestland</h3> <ul> <li><a href="admin/46__vestland/" target="_top">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="vestland/" target="_top">Settlements</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <h2 data-date="2024-03-12">Cities: <span class="smalltext">Boroughs</span></h2> <p class="small">2006, 2013, 2020, 2024 estimate</p> <div class="mcolboxes slightslimboxes"> <ul> <li><a href="bergen/" target="_top"><img class="small" src="/images/cmaps/norway-bergen.png" alt="Bergen">Bergen</a></li> <li><a href="oslocity/" target="_top"><img class="small" src="/images/cmaps/norway-oslo.svg" alt="Oslo">Oslo</a></li> <li><a href="stavanger/" target="_top"><img class="small" src="/images/cmaps/norway-stavanger.svg" alt="Stavanger">Stavanger</a></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="adv"> <script>show_adv("index_h")</script> </div> <div class="mobiadv hlarge"> <script>show_mobiadv(true)</script> </div> <h1>External Territories</h1> <div class="mcolboxes"> <ul> <li class="large"> <a href="cities/janmayen/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-janmayen.png" alt="Norway Jan Mayen"></figure> <h3 data-date="2019-12-04">Jan Mayen</h3> </a> </li> <li class="large"> <a href="cities/svalbard/" target="_top"> <figure><img src="/images/cmaps/norway-svalbard.png" alt="Norway Svalbard"></figure> <h3 data-date="2024-01-06">Svalbard</h3> </a> </li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="copy"> <script>writeFooter()</script> </div> </div> <div id="advindex"> <script>show_adv('index_l')</script> </div> <div id="social"></div> </body> </html>