Rogaland: population, economy and official figures
Rogaland is a county in Vestlandet, Norway. Rogaland had 504,496 residents on 1 January 2025, 35.2% of Vestlandet and 9.02% of Norway; 4th largest of 17 counties in Norway.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Rogaland: GDP per person was 47,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2021, 141% of the EU average (171% for Norway); 2nd highest of 8 counties in Norway.
- Health in Rogaland: In 2025 there were 11.8 municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 inhabitants in Rogaland (the 3rd lowest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 13.0), down from 11.9 in 2024.
- Education in Rogaland: Upper secondary enrolment among 16- to 18-year-olds in Rogaland stood at 92.6% in 2025 (the joint 2nd highest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 91.7%), up from 91.9% in 2024.
- Poverty and living standards in Rogaland: In 2025, Rogaland had 29,052 disability benefit recipients aged 18 to 66, 9.0% of that age group and the 4th lowest among Norway's 15 counties (Norway 10.3%), unchanged from 2024.
- Government budget and revenue in Rogaland: In 2025 the county authority of Rogaland received NOK 16,623 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 15,263 in 2024.
- Government and politics in Rogaland: The county council (fylkesting) of Rogaland elected in 2023 has 47 members, the 7th largest among the 14 county councils.
Is the population of Rogaland growing?
That is 8.2% more people than in 2015 (466,302).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Rogaland?
The median age was 39.2 years in 2025, against 40.9 for Norway; 14th highest of 15 counties in Norway.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Rogaland?
16.5% of residents were 65 or older and 18.2% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Rogaland?
In 2024 there were 5,326 live births and 3,351 deaths, a natural increase of 1,975.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Rogaland?
It covers 9,377 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many immigrants live in Rogaland?
22.0% of the population of Rogaland were immigrants or born in Norway to immigrant parents in 2025, above the national figure of 21.8%; that is the 5th highest among Norway's 15 counties.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people live in towns in Rogaland?
About 88.8% of the people of Rogaland lived in urban settlements (tettsteder) at the start of 2025, against 83.4% nationally.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre people moving to Rogaland?
The net migration rate was +6.2 per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +3.9 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 Vestlandet
- Vestland 655,210
- Møre og Romsdal 272,413
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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 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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