Norway: population by county 2022

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

Characteristic	Number 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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December 2022

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Norway

Survey time period

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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