Population of Norway 2022, by county

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 4, 2024
The most inhabited county in Norway in 2022 was Viken, with nearly 1.3 million inhabitants. The capital Oslo had the second highest number of inhabitants with nearly 700,000, closely followed by Vestland. In comparison, the least inhabited county was Nordland, with roughly 240,000 inhabitants. This was slightly less than Troms og Finnmark.

Number of inhabitants in Norway in 2022, by county

CharacteristicNumber of inhabitants
Viken 1,269,230
Oslo 699,827
Vestland 641,292
Rogaland 485,797
Trøndelag - Trööndelage 474,131
Vestfold and Telemark 424,832
Innlandet 371,253
Agder 311,134
Møre og Romsdal 265,848
Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku 241,736
Nordland - Nordlánnda 240,190
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of inhabitants1,269,2301,269,230699,827699,827641,292641,292485,797485,797474,131474,131424,832424,832371,253371,253311,134311,134265,848265,848241,736241,736240,190240,190VikenOsloVestlandRogalandTrøndelag - TrööndelageVestfold and TelemarkInnlandetAgderMøre og RomsdalTroms og Finnmark - Romsa ja FinnmárkuNordland - Nordlánnda
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December 2022

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2022

Supplementary notes

In January 2020, the Norwegian Government implemented a regional reform which reduced the number of counties from 19 to 11. The purpose of the reform was to reduce the number of administrative units and thus ensure better services in local communities.

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