Agder: population, economy and official figures
Agder is a county in Agder og Sør-Østlandet, Norway. Agder had 322,188 residents on 1 January 2025, 42.5% of Agder og Sør-Østlandet and 5.76% of Norway; 7th largest of 17 counties in Norway.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Agder: GDP per person was 35,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2021, 108% of the EU average (171% for Norway); 7th highest of 8 counties in Norway.
- Health in Agder: Agder county counted 13.8 man-years of municipal doctors (GPs, emergency and nursing-home doctors) for every 10,000 people in 2025, the 7th highest among Norway's 15 counties, up from 13.6 in 2024.
- Education in Agder: In 2025, 93.0% of young people aged 16 to 18 in Agder county attended upper secondary school or training, the highest among Norway's 15 counties, up from 91.7% in 2024.
- Poverty and living standards in Agder: Disability benefit was paid to 14.3% of working-age residents (18 to 66) in Agder county in 2025, the joint 2nd highest among Norway's 15 counties, up from 14.2% in 2024.
- Government budget and revenue in Agder: Unrestricted county revenues in Agder came to NOK 17,384 per inhabitant in 2025, the 7th lowest among the 14 county authorities (average outside Oslo NOK 18,321), up from NOK 15,996 in 2024.
- Government and politics in Agder: The county council (fylkesting) of Agder elected in 2023 has 49 members, the 5th largest among the 14 county councils.
Is the population of Agder growing?
That is 9.0% more people than in 2015 (295,644).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Agder?
The median age was 41 years in 2025, against 40.9 for Norway; 11th highest of 15 counties in Norway.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Agder?
19.3% of residents were 65 or older and 16.8% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Agder?
In 2024 there were 3,036 live births and 2,580 deaths, a natural increase of 456.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Agder?
It covers 16,434 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many immigrants live in Agder?
People with an immigrant background made up 17.9% of residents in Agder county in 2025, the 7th highest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people live in towns in Agder?
Roughly 80.3% of residents of Agder county lived in a town or other built-up settlement in 2025 (the 8th highest among Norway's 15 counties).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre people moving to Agder?
Net migration added 5.9 people per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +1.4 per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyFigures come from Norway's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 12133: Financial key figures for county authorities (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8336bb1d8e77…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 01183: County council election, representatives by sex and party, counties of 2024, 2019 and 2023, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a2a5a89449d…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 12609: Key numbers for upper secondary education by county authority (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 96ea1c5af232…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 11820: Selected key figures, population profile, by county and municipality (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81b324c873b0…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 06946: Household income by type of household and county, number of households and median, 2014-2024, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5d79eb28821b…)
- 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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