Oslo: population, economy and official figures
Oslo is a county in Oslo og Viken, Norway. Oslo had 724,290 residents on 1 January 2025, 35.3% of Oslo og Viken and 12.95% of Norway; 2nd largest of 17 counties in Norway.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Oslo: GDP per person was 73,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2021, 220% of the EU average (171% for Norway); the highest of 8 counties in Norway.
- Health in Oslo: In 2025 there were 10.5 municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 inhabitants in Oslo (the lowest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 13.0), up from 10.3 in 2024.
- Education in Oslo: Upper secondary enrolment among 16- to 18-year-olds in Oslo stood at 90.2% in 2025 (the 4th lowest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 91.7%), up from 89.7% in 2024.
- Poverty and living standards in Oslo: In 2025, Oslo had 31,933 disability benefit recipients aged 18 to 66, 6.3% of that age group and the lowest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway 10.3%), unchanged from 2024.
Is the population of Oslo growing?
That is 11.8% more people than in 2015 (647,676).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Oslo?
The median age was 36.4 years in 2025, against 40.9 for Norway; the lowest of 15 counties in Norway.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Oslo?
13.4% of residents were 65 or older and 15.2% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Oslo?
In 2024 there were 9,117 live births and 3,944 deaths, a natural increase of 5,173.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Oslo?
It covers 454 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many immigrants live in Oslo?
35.0% of the population of Oslo were immigrants or born in Norway to immigrant parents in 2025, above the national figure of 21.8%; that is the highest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people live in towns in Oslo?
About 99.5% of the people of Oslo lived in urban settlements (tettsteder) at the start of 2025, against 83.4% nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow much tax revenue does Oslo get?
The City of Oslo, which carries out both municipal and county tasks, had unrestricted revenues of NOK 88,853 per resident in 2025, up from NOK 70,761 in 2020.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow much debt does Oslo have?
Net loan debt of the City of Oslo reached 110.6% of gross operating revenues in 2025, up from 83.0% in 2020.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyDoes Oslo have a budget deficit?
Oslo posted a net operating surplus of 3.7% of gross operating revenues in 2025, after -0.9% in 2024 and -0.8% in 2023.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow much does Oslo invest?
Gross investment by the City of Oslo equalled 24.7% of its operating revenues in 2025, and 44.0% of that investment was paid from its own funds.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow strong are Oslo's finances?
Working capital of the City of Oslo, excluding the pension premium deviation, stood at -5.0% of operating revenues in 2025, while free operating reserves were 10.4%.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre people moving to Oslo?
Net migration added 2.0 people per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +7.2 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 Oslo og Viken
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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 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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