Akershus: population, economy and official figures

Akershus is a county in Oslo og Viken, Norway. Akershus had 740,680 residents on 1 January 2025, 36.1% of Oslo og Viken and 13.24% of Norway; the largest of 17 counties in Norway.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Akershus: Median household income after tax in Akershus county was NOK 756,600 in 2024, the highest among Norway's 15 counties.
• Health in Akershus: Akershus county counted 11.3 man-years of municipal doctors (GPs, emergency and nursing-home doctors) for every 10,000 people in 2025, the 2nd lowest among Norway's 15 counties, up from 11.2 in 2024.
• Education in Akershus: In 2025, 92.5% of young people aged 16 to 18 in Akershus county attended upper secondary school or training, the joint 5th highest among Norway's 15 counties, down from 92.6% in 2024.
• Poverty and living standards in Akershus: Disability benefit was paid to 7.7% of working-age residents (18 to 66) in Akershus county in 2025, the 2nd lowest among Norway's 15 counties, unchanged from 2024.
• Government budget and revenue in Akershus: Unrestricted county revenues in Akershus came to NOK 12,836 per inhabitant in 2025, the lowest among the 14 county authorities (average outside Oslo NOK 18,321), up from NOK 12,189 in 2024.
• Government and politics in Akershus: The county council (fylkesting) of Akershus elected in 2023 has 51 members, the 4th largest 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 Oslo og Viken

• Oslo 724,290
• Østfold 314,407
• Buskerud 271,248

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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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