Health in Oslo, Norway: official figures
In 2025 there were 10.5 municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Oslo (the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities; Norway 13.0), up from 10.3 in 2024.
How much is spent on health care in Oslo?
The municipality of Oslo spent NOK 31,756 per person on municipal health and care in 2025 (the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities), against NOK 39,253 nationally, up from NOK 30,432 in 2024.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people work in health and care in Oslo?
Municipal health and care services in the municipality of Oslo employed 247.4 full-time equivalents per 10,000 residents in 2025, the lowest among Norway's three largest cities and below the national figure of 325.2.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people get home care in Oslo?
21.6% of residents aged 80 and over in the municipality of Oslo received home-based care services in 2025, below the national figure of 24.8% (the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in nursing homes in Oslo?
10.4% of people aged 80 and over in the municipality of Oslo were living in a nursing home or other care institution in 2025, above the national figure of 9.0%; that is the lowest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyDo public health nurses visit newborns at home in Oslo?
Public health nurses visited 85.8% of newborn babies at home in the municipality of Oslo in 2025, below the national figure of 88.9%; that is the lowest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many physiotherapists are there in Oslo?
The municipality of Oslo had 8.4 physiotherapist man-years per 10,000 residents in 2025, below the national figure of 9.5.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow much doctor time do nursing home residents get in Oslo?
Nursing-home residents in the municipality of Oslo had on average 0.52 hours of doctor time per week each in 2025, below the national figure of 0.70.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre nursing homes private in Oslo?
Private providers ran 43.2% of the beds in care institutions in the municipality of Oslo in 2025, against 8.7% nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many school nurses are there in Oslo?
Health centres and school health services in the municipality of Oslo had 54.2 man-years per 10,000 children and young people aged 0 to 20 in 2025, below the national figure of 54.7.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Oslo?
The infant mortality rate was 2.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Oslo?
Of 4,030 deaths in Oslo in 2021, 596 (15%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Oslo?
1 people were killed in road accidents in Oslo in 2021.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 86% of people in Oslo were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Oslo compares with other cities in Norway
Municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 residents (2025)
Oslo ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyGross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) (2025)
Oslo ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Gross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | NOK 37,714 |
| 2 | Oslo | NOK 31,756 |
| 3 | Trondheim | NOK 30,722 |
Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents (2025)
Oslo ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | 318.2 |
| 2 | Trondheim | 257.1 |
| 3 | Oslo | 247.4 |
Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) (2025)
Oslo ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | 12.2% |
| 2 | Trondheim | 12.0% |
| 3 | Oslo | 10.4% |
Newborns visited at home by a public health nurse (%) (2025)
Oslo ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyInfant deaths per 1,000 live births (2021)
Oslo ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore on Oslo: overview · poverty and living standards · all cities in Norway
Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 12209: Selected key figures for municipal health and care services by county and municipality (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 557815baf4f9…)
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