Largest cities in Norway by population
The 3 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Norway: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Oslo with 699,827 people.
Who runs cities in Norway?
Municipalities (kommuner, about 357): Municipal council elected every four years; council elects the mayor (ordfører). Primary and lower secondary schools, kindergartens, primary health and care, social services, local planning.
How local power works in Norway · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo (capital) | 699,827 | 1 January 2023 |
| 2 | Trondheim | 286,930 | 1 January 2023 |
| 3 | Bergen | 144,699 | 1 January 2023 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
More on Norway: official statistics · government and power · regions
Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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