Trøndelag/Trööndelage: population, economy and official figures
Trøndelag/Trööndelage is a county in Trøndelag, Norway. Trøndelag/Trööndelage had 486,815 residents on 1 January 2025 and 8.70% of Norway; 5th largest of 17 counties in Norway.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Trøndelag/Trööndelage: GDP per person was 39,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2021, 120% of the EU average (171% for Norway); 4th highest of 8 counties in Norway.
- Health in Trøndelag/Trööndelage: In 2025 there were 12.3 municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 inhabitants in Trøndelag (the 4th lowest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 13.0), up from 12.0 in 2024.
- Education in Trøndelag/Trööndelage: Upper secondary enrolment among 16- to 18-year-olds in Trøndelag stood at 91.7% in 2025 (the 8th highest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 91.7%), up from 91.0% in 2024.
- Poverty and living standards in Trøndelag/Trööndelage: In 2025, Trøndelag had 34,679 disability benefit recipients aged 18 to 66, 11.2% of that age group and the joint 7th lowest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway 10.3%), unchanged from 2024.
- Government budget and revenue in Trøndelag/Trööndelage: In 2025 the county authority of Trøndelag received NOK 18,608 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 17,002 in 2024.
- Government and politics in Trøndelag/Trööndelage: The county council (fylkesting) of Trøndelag elected in 2023 has 60 members, the 2nd largest among the 14 county councils.
Is the population of Trøndelag/Trööndelage growing?
That is 8.3% more people than in 2015 (449,386).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow densely populated is Trøndelag/Trööndelage?
There were 12.3 people per square kilometre in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Trøndelag/Trööndelage?
The median age was 40.1 years in 2025, against 40.9 for Norway; 13th highest of 15 counties in Norway.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Trøndelag/Trööndelage?
19.3% of residents were 65 or older and 15.9% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Trøndelag/Trööndelage?
In 2024 there were 4,680 live births and 3,886 deaths, a natural increase of 794.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Trøndelag/Trööndelage?
It covers 42,202 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many immigrants live in Trøndelag?
People with an immigrant background made up 15.7% of residents in Trøndelag in 2025, the 3rd lowest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people live in towns in Trøndelag?
Roughly 76.4% of residents of Trøndelag lived in a town or other built-up settlement in 2025 (the 5th lowest among Norway's 15 counties).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre people moving to Trøndelag/Trööndelage?
Net migration added 6.3 people per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +1.6 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 demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
- 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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