List of urban areas in Norway by population
This is a list of urban areas in Norway by population , with population numbers as of 1 January 2024.
Statistics Norway , the governmental organisation with the task of measuring the Norwegian population, uses the term tettsted (literally "dense place"; meaning urban settlement or urban area ), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres (160 ft) between residences unless a greater distance is caused by public areas, cemeteries or similar reasons. The continuously built-up areas in Norway (urban areas) with the highest population are:[ 1]
Oslo, the capital and largest city in Norway
Bergen
Stavanger
Trondheim
Rank
Urban area
Population
Municipality
County
1
Oslo
1,082,575
Oslo Municipality
Oslo /Akershus
2
Bergen
269,548
Bergen Municipality
Vestland
3
Stavanger / Sandnes
234,757
Stavanger Municipality Sandnes Municipality
Rogaland
4
Trondheim
196,948
Trondheim Municipality
Trøndelag
5
Drammen
122,955
Drammen Municipality [ 2]
Buskerud
6
Fredrikstad / Sarpsborg
120,332
Fredrikstad Municipality Sarpsborg Municipality
Østfold
7
Skien / Porsgrunn
95,763
Skien Municipality Porsgrunn Municipality
Telemark
8
Kristiansand
66,576
Kristiansand Municipality
Agder
9
Tønsberg
55,387
Tønsberg Municipality
Vestfold
10
Ålesund
55,386
Ålesund Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
11
Moss
49,428
Moss Municipality [ 3]
Østfold
12
Sandefjord
46,453
Sandefjord Municipality
Vestfold
13
Haugesund
46,359
Haugesund Municipality [ 4]
Rogaland
14
Arendal
44,856
Arendal Municipality [ 5]
Agder
15
Bodø
42,831
Bodø Municipality
Nordland
16
Tromsø
41,915
Tromsø Municipality
Troms
17
Hamar
29,605
Hamar Municipality [ 6]
Innlandet
18
Gjøvik
28,494
Gjøvik Municipality
Innlandet
19
Larvik
27,136
Larvik Municipality
Vestfold
20
Halden
26,126
Halden Municipality
Østfold
21
Askøy
24,280
Askøy Municipality
Vestland
22
Jessheim
23,918
Ullensaker Municipality
Akershus
23
Kongsberg
23,529
Kongsberg Municipality
Buskerud
24
Molde
21,854
Molde Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
25
Ski
21,434
Nordre Follo Municipality [ 7]
Akershus
26
Harstad
21,289
Harstad Municipality
Troms
27
Lillehammer
21,263
Lillehammer Municipality
Innlandet
28
Horten
20,859
Horten Municipality
Vestfold
29
Korsvik
19,405
Kristiansand Municipality
Agder
30
Mo i Rana
18,755
Rana Municipality
Nordland
31
Tromsdalen
18,202
Tromsø Municipality
Troms
32
Kristiansund
18,103
Kristiansund Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
33
Hønefoss
16,844
Ringerike Municipality
Buskerud
34
Alta
15,931
Alta Municipality
Finnmark
35
Elverum
15,632
Elverum Municipality
Innlandet
36
Råholt
15,319
Eidsvoll Municipality [ 8]
Akershus
37
Askim
15,089
Indre Østfold Municipality
Østfold
38
Osøyro
14,621
Bjørnafjorden Municipality
Vestland
39
Leirvik
14,507
Stord Municipality
Vestland
40
Grimstad
14,390
Grimstad Municipality
Agder
41
Narvik
14,051
Narvik Municipality
Nordland
42
Vennesla
13,803
Vennesla Municipality [ 9]
Agder
43
Drøbak
13,628
Frogn Municipality
Akershus
44
Stjørdalshalsen
13,596
Stjørdal Municipality
Trøndelag
45
Nesoddtangen
13,363
Nesodden Municipality
Akershus
46
Bryne
13,151
Time Municipality [ 10]
Rogaland
47
Steinkjer
12,929
Steinkjer Municipality
Trøndelag
48
Kongsvinger
12,338
Kongsvinger Municipality
Innlandet
49
Knarrevik /Straume
12,194
Øygarden Municipality
Vestland
50
Ålgård /Figgjo
11,876
Gjesdal Municipality Sandnes Municipality
Rogaland
51
Kopervik
11,690
Karmøy Municipality
Rogaland
52
Egersund
11,629
Eigersund Municipality
Rogaland
53
Mandal
11,330
Lindesnes Municipality
Agder
54
Brumunddal
11,177
Ringsaker Municipality
Innlandet
55
Ås
10,962
Ås Municipality
Akershus
56
Søgne
10,925
Kristiansand Municipality
Agder
57
Levanger
10,610
Levanger Municipality
Trøndelag
58
Førde
10,535
Sunnfjord Municipality
Vestland
59
Mosjøen
9,902
Vefsn Municipality
Nordland
60
Arna
9,895
Bergen Municipality
Vestland
61
Kleppe /Verdalen
9,859
Klepp Municipality
Rogaland
62
Fetsund /Østersund
9,335
Lillestrøm Municipality
Akershus
63
Orkanger /Fannrem
9,085
Orkland Municipality
Trøndelag
64
Notodden
9,071
Notodden Municipality
Telemark
65
Florø
9,015
Kinn Municipality
Vestland
66
Kvaløysletta
8,868
Tromsø Municipality
Troms
67
Verdalsøra
8,601
Tromsø Municipality
Trøndelag
68
Kløfta
8,371
Ullensaker Municipality
Akershus
69
Vestby
8,334
Vestby Municipality
Akershus
70
Namsos
8,280
Namsos Municipality
Trøndelag
71
Lillesand
8,266
Lillesand Municipality
Agder
72
Holmestrand
8,258
Holmestrand Municipality
Vestfold
73
Åkrehamn
7,955
Karmøy Municipality
Rogaland
74
Hammerfest
7,882
Hammerfest Municipality
Finnmark
75
Kvernaland
7,824
Klepp Municipality Time Municipality [ 11]
Rogaland
76
Rotnes
7,728
Nittedal Municipality
Akershus
77
Ørsta
7,568
Ørsta Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
78
Jørpeland/Nag
7,534
Strand Municipality
Rogaland
79
Nærbø
7,515
Hå Municipality
Rogaland
80
Malvik
7,394
Malvik Municipality [ 12]
Trøndelag
81
Melhus
7,088
Melhus Municipality
Trøndelag
82
Volda
7,033
Volda Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
83
Mysen
7,026
Indre Østfold Municipality
Østfold
84
Vossevangen
6,965
Voss Municipality
Vestland
85
Bekkelaget
6,962
Stange Municipality
Innlandet
86
Åmot /Geithus
6,962
Modum Municipality [ 13]
Buskerud
87
Hommersåk
6,729
Sandnes Municipality
Rogaland
88
Eidsvoll
6,672
Eidsvoll Municipality
Akershus
89
Knarvik
6,590
Alver Municipality
Vestland
90
Spydeberg
6,562
Indre Østfold Municipality
Østfold
91
Fauske
6,252
Fauske Municipality
Nordland
92
Sætre
6,227
Asker Municipality
Buskerud
93
Flekkefjord
6,204
Flekkefjord Municipality
Agder
94
Ulsteinvik
6,164
Ulstein Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
95
Stavern
6,008
Larvik Municipality
Vestfold
96
Sandnessjøen
5,949
Alstahaug Municipality
Nordland
97
Sørumsand
5,878
Lillestrøm Municipality
Akershus
98
Hommelvik
5,824
Malvik Municipality
Trøndelag
99
Sortland
5,609
Sortland Municipality
Nordland
100
Lyngdal
5,558
Lyngdal Municipality
Agder
See also
References and notes
Oslo (1,082,575)Bergen (269,548)Stavanger / Sandnes (234,757)Trondheim (196,948)Drammen (122,955)Fredrikstad / Sarpsborg (120,332)Porsgrunn / Skien (95,793)Kristiansand (66,576)Tønsberg (55,387)Ålesund (55,386)Moss (49,428)Sandefjord (46,453)Haugesund (46,359)Arendal (44,856)Bodø (42,831)Tromsø (41,915)Hamar (29,605)Gjøvik (28,494)Larvik (27,136)Halden (26,126)Askøy (24,280)Jessheim (23,918)Kongsberg (23,529)Molde (21,854)Ski (21,434)Harstad (21,289)Lillehammer (21,263)Horten (20,859)Korsvik (19,405)Mo i Rana (18,755)Tromsdalen (18,202)Kristiansund (18,103)Hønefoss (16,844)Alta (15,931)Elverum (15,632)Råholt (15,319)Askim (15,089)Osøyro (14,621)Leirvik (14,507)Grimstad (14,390)Narvik (14,051)Vennesla (13,803)Drøbak (13,628)Stjørdalshalsen (13,596)Nesoddtangen (13,363)Bryne (13,151)Steinkjer (12,929)Kongsvinger (12,338)
1. Stockholm 1,605,030 2. Copenhagen 1,330,993 3. Helsinki 1,268,296 4. Oslo 1,019,513 5. Gothenburg 599,011 6. Malmö 339,313 7. Tampere 334,112 8. Aarhus 280,534 9. Bergen 259,958 10. Turku 252,468
11. Stavanger /Sandnes 237,369 12. Reykjavík 228,231 13. Oulu 208,939 14. Trondheim 186,364 15. Odense 180,302 16. Uppsala 177,074 17. Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna 149,461 18. Aalborg 140,897 19. Västerås 128,534 20. Örebro 126,009
21. Lahti 119,068 22. Jyväskylä 117,974 23. Fredrikstad /Sarpsborg 116,373 24. Linköping 115,672 25. Helsingborg 113,816 26. Kristiansand 111,633 27. Drammen 109,416 28. Jönköping 100,259 29. Norrköping 97,854 30. Lund 94,393
31. Porsgrunn /Skien 93,778 32. Umeå 90,412 33. Kuopio 88,520 34. Pori 84,026 35. Gävle 77,586 36. Södertälje 75,773 37. Borås 73,980 38. Esbjerg 72,398 39. Halmstad 71,316 40. Växjö 71,009
41. Eskilstuna 70,342 42. Joensuu 67,811 43. Karlstad 65,856 44. Vaasa 65,414 45. Randers 62,482 46. Kolding 61,121 47. Horsens 59,449 48. Sundsvall 58,807 49. Vejle 57,655 50. Lappeenranta 55,743