List of urban areas in Norway by population: Information from Answers.com

Oslo, the capital and largest city in Norway

Bergen

Stavanger/Sandnes

Trondheim

This is a list of urban areas in Norway by population, with population numbers as of January 1, 2009. For a list on cities in Norway please see List of cities in Norway by population.

Statistics Norway, the governmental organisation with the task of measuring the Norwegian population, uses the term tettsted (urban settlement or urban area, literary dense place), which is defined as a continuous built-up area with a maximum distance of 50 metres between residences. The continuously built-up areas in Norway (urban areas) with the highest population, according to Statistics Norway^[1], are:

Rank	Urban area	Population	County
1	Oslo	876,391 ^[2]	Oslo/Akershus/Buskerud
2	Bergen	227,752	Hordaland
3	Stavanger/Sandnes	189,828 ^[3]	Rogaland
4	Trondheim	160,072	Sør-Trøndelag
5	Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg	101,698	Østfold
6	Drammen	96,563 ^[4]	Buskerud
7	Skien/Porsgrunn	86,923 ^[5]	Telemark
8	Kristiansand	67,547	Vest-Agder
9	Tromsø	55,057	Troms
10	Tønsberg	47,465 ^[6]	Vestfold
11	Ålesund	46,471 ^[7]	Møre og Romsdal
12	Haugesund	42,850 ^[8]	Rogaland
13	Moss	41,725 ^[9]	Østfold
14	Sandefjord	40,817 ^[10]	Vestfold
15	Bodø	36,482	Nordland
16	Arendal	32,439 ^[11]	Aust-Agder
17	Hamar	30,015 ^[12]	Hedmark
18	Larvik	23,899	Vestfold
19	Halden	22,986	Østfold
20	Lillehammer	20,097	Oppland
21	Harstad	19,519	Troms
22	Molde	19,353	Møre og Romsdal
23	Kongsberg	18,809	Buskerud
24	Gjøvik	18,707	Oppland
25	Askøy	18,326	Hordaland
26	Horten	18,211	Vestfold
27	Mo i Rana	17,894	Nordland
28	Kongsvinger	17,361	Hedmark
29	Kristiansund	17,002	Møre og Romsdal
30	Jessheim	15,349	Akershus
31	Hønefoss	14,292	Buskerud
32	Narvik	13,927	Nordland
33	Alta	13,583	Finnmark
34	Elverum	13,541	Hedmark
35	Askim	13,137	Østfold
36	Ski	12,876	Akershus
37	Drøbak	12,420	Akershus
38	Nesoddtangen	11,599	Akershus
39	Steinkjer	11,538	Nord-Trøndelag
40	Leirvik	11,424	Hordaland
41	Vennesla	11,409	Vest-Agder
42	Stjørdalshalsen	10,779	Nord-Trøndelag
43	Grimstad	10,668	Aust-Agder
44	Mandal	10,494	Vest-Agder
45	Egersund	10,397	Rogaland
46	Råholt	10,226	Akershus
47	Åkrehamn/Vedavågen	9,946	Rogaland
48	Mosjøen	9,629	Nordland
49	Bryne	9,627	Rogaland
50	Knarrevik/Straume	9,409	Hordaland
51	Namsos	9,358	Nord-Trøndelag
52	Førde	9,248	Sogn og Fjordane
53	Ålgård/Figgjo	9,144	Rogaland
54	Levanger	8,924	Nord-Trøndelag
55	Brumunddal	8,890	Hedmark
56	Osøyro	8,772	Hordaland
57	Ås	8,543	Akershus
58	Notodden	8,474	Telemark
59	Florø	8,448	Sogn og Fjordane
60	Søgne	8,425	Vest-Agder
61	Verdalsøra	7,631	Nord-Trøndelag
62	Kleppe/Verdalen	7,348	Rogaland
63	Orkanger/Fannrem	6,982	Sør-Trøndelag
64	Fetsund	6,914	Akershus
65	Hammerfest	6,807	Finnmark
66	Kopervik	6,752	Rogaland
67	Holmestrand	6,595	Vestfold
68	Kløfta	6,584	Akershus
69	Malvik	6,554	Sør-Trøndelag
70	Ørsta	6,495	Møre og Romsdal
71	Raufoss	6,341	Oppland
72	Lillesand	6,330	Aust-Agder
73	Indre Arna	6,296	Hordaland
74	Kvernaland	6,098	Rogaland
75	Fauske	5,938	Nordland
76	Vestby	5,934	Akershus
77	Jørpeland	5,930	Rogaland
78	Tananger	5,888	Rogaland
79	Mysen	5,881	Østfold
79	Nærbø	5,881	Rogaland
81	Vossevangen	5,860	Hordaland
82	Åmot/Geithus	5,859	Buskerud
83	Flekkefjord	5,837	Vest-Agder
84	Volda	5,739	Møre og Romsdal
85	Stavern	5,732	Vestfold
86	Sandnessjøen	5,711	Nordland
87	Hommersåk	5,703	Rogaland
88	Tranby	5,577	Buskerud
89	Fevik	5,394	Aust-Agder
90	Kragerø	5,334	Telemark
91	Ulsteinvik	5,251	Møre og Romsdal
92	Melhus	5,097	Sør-Trøndelag
92	Odda	5,097	Hordaland
94	Vadsø	5,057	Finnmark
95	Rotnes	5,032	Akershus
96	Knarvik	4,849	Hordaland
97	Spydeberg	4,789	Østfold
98	Sortland	4,612	Nordland
99	Risør	4,535	Aust-Agder
100	Brønnøysund	4,506	Nordland

References and notes

^ Statistics Norway (2009). Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2009. http://www.ssb.no/beftett_en/tab-2009-06-16-01-en.html.
^ Includes the neighboring municipalities Bærum, Asker, Skedsmo, Lørenskog and Oppegård in their entirety as well as parts of Røyken, Sørum, Nittedal, Rælingen and Ski.
^ Includes major parts of the neighboring municipality Randaberg as well as approximately half of Sola.
^ Includes the neighboring municipality Nedre Eiker in its entirety as well as parts of Øvre Eiker, Lier and Røyken.
^ Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Bamble.
^ Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Nøtterøy.
^ Includes the neighboring municipality Sula in its entirety.
^ Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Karmøy.
^ Includes parts of the neighboring municipalities Rygge and Vestby.
^ Includes a part of the neighboring municipality Larvik.
^ Includes a small part of the neighboring municipality Grimstad.
^ Includes parts of the neighboring municipalities Ringsaker and Stange.

40 most populous urban settlements (cities) of Norway

as of 2009, according to Statistics Norway [1]

1.	Oslo	876,400
2.	Bergen	227,800
3.	Stavanger / Sandnes	189,800
4.	Trondheim	157,100
5.	Fredrikstad / S'borg¹	101,700
6.	Drammen	96,600

7.	Skien / Porsgrunn	86,900
8.	Kristiansand	67,500
9.	Tromsø	55,100
10.	Tønsberg	47,500
11.	Ålesund	46,500
12.	Haugesund	42,900

13.	Moss	41,700
14.	Sandefjord	40,800
15.	Bodø	36,500
16.	Arendal	32,400
17.	Hamar	30,000
18.	Larvik	23,900

19.	Halden	23,000
20.	Lillehammer	20,100
21.	Harstad	19,500
22.	Molde	19,400
23.	Kongsberg	18,800
24.	Gjøvik	18,700

25.	Askøy	18,300
26.	Horten	18,200
27.	Mo i Rana	17,900
28.	Kristiansund	17,000
29.	Jessheim	15,300
30.	Hønefoss	14,300

31.	Narvik	13,900
32.	Alta	13,600
33.	Elverum	13,500
34.	Askim	13,100
35.	Ski	12,900
36.	Drøbak	12,400

37.	Nesoddtangen	11,600
38.	Steinkjer	11,500
39.	Leirvik	11,400
40.	Vennesla	11,400
41.	Kongsvinger	11,400
42.	Stjørdalshalsen	10,800

¹ Sarpsborg.

50 most populous urban areas in the Nordic countries

Denmark ·

Finland ·

Iceland ·

Norway ·

Sweden

1.	Stockholm	1,252,000
2.	Copenhagen	1,167,569
3.	Helsinki	1,027,635
4.	Oslo	876,391
5.	Gothenburg	510,500
6.	Malmö	258,000
7.	Turku	248,598
8.	Århus	228,700
9.	Bergen	227,752
10.	Tampere	209,748

11.	Reykjavik	195,000
12.	Stavanger	189,828
13.	Trondheim	160,072
14.	Odense	152,100
15.	Uppsala	144,839
16.	Oulu	137,370
17.	Jyväskylä	128,114
18.	Aalborg	122,461
19.	Västerås	107,000
20.	Fredrikstad	101,698

21.	Lahti	100,444
22.	Örebro	98,200
23.	Linköping	97,400
24.	Drammen	96,563
25.	Kuopio	91,845
26.	Helsingborg	91,500
27.	Kouvola	88,396
28.	Skien	86,923
29.	Jönköping	84,400
30.	Norrköping	83,600

31.	Pori	75,562
32.	Lund	76,200
33.	Umeå	75,600
34.	Joensuu	72,167
35.	Esbjerg	71,900
36.	Lappeenranta	70,210
37.	Gävle	68,700
38.	Kristiansand	67,547
39.	Hämeenlinna	66,257
40.	Borås	63,400

41.	Södertälje	60,300
42.	Eskilstuna	60,200
43.	Randers	59,842
44.	Rovaniemi	59,274
45.	Vaasa	58,607
46.	Täby	58,593
47.	Karlstad	58,500
48.	Seinäjoki	56,578
49.	Kolding	56,249
50.	Halmstad	55,688

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Donate to Wikimedia

	What percentage of canada's population lives in urban areas? Read answer...
	What percent of population of south American live in urban areas? Read answer...
	What percentage of world's population live in urban areas? Read answer...

	What is the population of urban area?
	What is greece urban areas in population?
	What is italy population in urban areas?

List of urban areas in Norway by population

See also

References and notes