Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: population, economy and official figures
Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku is a county in Nord-Norge, Norway. Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku had 75,042 residents on 1 January 2025, 15.3% of Nord-Norge and 1.34% of Norway; 15th largest of 17 counties in Norway.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: In 2024 half of all households in Finnmark had more than NOK 658,000 a year after tax, the 7th lowest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway NOK 676,100).
- Health in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: In 2025 there were 21.7 municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 inhabitants in Finnmark (the highest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 13.0), down from 21.8 in 2024.
- Education in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: Upper secondary enrolment among 16- to 18-year-olds in Finnmark stood at 86.5% in 2025 (the lowest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 91.7%), up from 86.4% in 2024.
- Poverty and living standards in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: In 2025, Finnmark had 5,616 disability benefit recipients aged 18 to 66, 11.7% of that age group and the 7th highest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway 10.3%), down from 12.0% in 2024.
- Government budget and revenue in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: In 2025 the county authority of Finnmark received NOK 33,924 per resident in tax and general grants it can spend freely, above the average of NOK 18,321 for county authorities outside Oslo, up from NOK 28,333 in 2024.
- Government and politics in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku: The county council (fylkesting) of Finnmark elected in 2023 has 35 members, the smallest among the 14 county councils.
Is the population of Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku growing?
That is 0.7% fewer people than in 2015 (75,605).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow densely populated is Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku?
There were 1.6 people per square kilometre in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku?
The median age was 42.2 years in 2025, against 40.9 for Norway; 8th highest of 15 counties in Norway.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku?
20.1% of residents were 65 or older and 15.0% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku?
In 2024 there were 721 live births and 684 deaths, a natural increase of 37.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku?
It covers 48,637 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many immigrants live in Finnmark?
17.5% of the population of Finnmark were immigrants or born in Norway to immigrant parents in 2025, below the national figure of 21.8%; that is the 7th lowest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people live in towns in Finnmark?
About 78.4% of the people of Finnmark lived in urban settlements (tettsteder) at the start of 2025, against 83.4% nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre people moving to Finnmark/Finnmárku/Finmarkku?
More people left than arrived in 2024: net migration was -0.6 per 1,000 residents, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +0.5 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.
Other county in Nord-Norge
- Nordland/Nordlánnda 243,582
- Troms/Romsa/Tromssa 170,479
Up a level: Nord-Norge · all regions of Norway · how local power works in Norway
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_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
- 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…)
- 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…)
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- 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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