Vestfold: population, economy and official figures

Vestfold is a county in Agder og Sør-Østlandet, Norway. Vestfold had 258,071 residents on 1 January 2025, 34.0% of Agder og Sør-Østlandet and 4.61% of Norway; 11th largest of 17 counties in Norway.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Vestfold: In 2024 half of all households in Vestfold had more than NOK 660,600 a year after tax, the 7th highest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway NOK 676,100).
• Health in Vestfold: In 2025 there were 12.9 municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 inhabitants in Vestfold (the 6th lowest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 13.0), up from 12.5 in 2024.
• Education in Vestfold: Upper secondary enrolment among 16- to 18-year-olds in Vestfold stood at 91.9% in 2025 (the 7th highest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 91.7%), up from 91.1% in 2024.
• Poverty and living standards in Vestfold: In 2025, Vestfold had 20,333 disability benefit recipients aged 18 to 66, 12.8% of that age group and the 6th highest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway 10.3%), unchanged from 2024.
• Government budget and revenue in Vestfold: In 2025 the county authority of Vestfold received NOK 14,160 per resident in tax and general grants it can spend freely, below the average of NOK 18,321 for county authorities outside Oslo, up from NOK 13,411 in 2024.
• Government and politics in Vestfold: The county council (fylkesting) of Vestfold elected in 2023 has 41 members, the 4th smallest among the 14 county councils.

Figures 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.

Other county in Agder og Sør-Østlandet

• Agder 322,188
• Telemark 177,863

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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 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…)
• 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 12609: Key numbers for upper secondary education by county authority (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 96ea1c5af232…)
• 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 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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