Norway

Official name:
Kingdom of Norway (the)
Native name:
Norge
Capital:
Oslo
ISO country code
NO
Nat. statistical agency:
Statistisk Sentralbyra
Population (2010-07-01):
4,676,305 (CIA)
Area:
323,802 sq.km.
Region:
Northern Europe

Census Results

1769-08-15 : 723,618
1801-02-01 : 883,603
1815-04-30 : 885,431
1825-11-27 : 1,051,318
1835-11-29 : 1,194,827
1845-12-31 : 1,328,471
1855-12-31 : 1,490,047
1865-12-31 : 1,701,756
1875-12-31 : 1,813,424
1890-12-31 : 2,000,917
1900-12-03 : 2,240,032
1910-12-01 : 2,391,782
1920-12-01 : 2,649,775
1930-12-01 : 2,814,194
1946-12-03 : 3,156,950
1950-12-01 : 3,278,546
1960-11-01 : 3,591,234
1970-11-01 : 3,874,133
1980-11-01 : 4,091,132
1990-11-03 : 4,247,546
2001-11-03 : 4,520,947

Norway

Administrative units

fylkecapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2001-11-03
census
population
2005-01-01
admin.
population
2009-01-01
admin.
source: population -Statistisk Sentralbyra, Norway.
source: area - the Norwegian Mapping Authority.
note: On 1 Jan. 2002 Ølen kommune, pop. 3334 (census 2001), was transferred from Hordaland to Rogaland.
note: 1) On 1 Jan. 2005 Bodo and Skjerstad communes became one.
ØstfoldSarpsborg4,182.20252,520258,544268,584
AkershusOslo4,918.04476,440494,444527,625
OsloOslo454.03512,093529,454575,475
HedmarkHamar27,399.72187,878188,219190,071
OpplandLillehammer25,189.62183,302183,207184,288
BuskerudDrammen14,910.76239,591243,086254,634
VestfoldTønsberg2,224.37216,333220,687229,134
TelemarkSkien15,299.21165,732166,337167,548
Aust-AgderArendal9,158.15102,848103,595107,359
Vest-AgderKristiansand7,276.40157,697161,130168,233
RogalandStavanger9,375.93377,579392,941420,574
HordalandBergen15,440.03441,100448,474469,681
Sogn og FjordaneHermansverk18,623.25107,261106,959106,457
Møre og RomsdalMolde15,113.67243,888244,435248,727
Sør-TrøndelagTrondheim18,855.76266,098272,451286,729
Nord-TrøndelagSteinkjer22,414.63127,444128,404130,708
NordlandBodø38,460.36237,561236,787235,380
TromsTromsø25,869.68151,646152,560155,553
Finnmark - FinnmárkuVadsø48,615.9673,93673,03172,492
total 323,781.774,520,9474,604,7454,799,252

Main cities

namepopulation
1990-01-01
admin.
population
2005-01-01
admin.
population
2009-01-01
admin.
latitude /
longitude
Oslo461,190529,454575,47559.91/10.84
Bergen212,944239,494252,05160.39/5.32
Trondheim137,846156,095168,25763.42/10.42
Stavanger98,109113,932121,61058.97/5.75
Baerum..104,819109,70059.92/10.58
Kristiansand65,54376,02080,10958.14/7.98
Fredrikstad56,54670,48672,76059.22/10.92
Tromsø51,21862,51766,51369.66/18.94
Sandnes..57,64063,43158.86/5.71
Drammen51,88057,01761,40559.74/10.21
Asker..50,96353,75659.83/10.43
Sarpsborg11,79049,79151,72359.28/11.10
Skien47,87050,69151,35959.20/9.56
source: Statistisk Sentralbyra, Norway.