Ranked list of Norwegian counties

Population figures from 2009 .

By population

Rank	County	Population (2011)	%	Density (2011)
1	Oslo	599,230	12.1%	1,319.8
2	Akershus	545,653	11.0%	110.9
3	Hordaland	484,240	9.8%	30.9
4	Rogaland	436,087	8.8%	46.7
5	Sør-Trøndelag	294,066	5.9%	15.6
6	Østfold	274,827	5.5%	65.7
7	Buskerud	261,110	5.3%	17.4
8	Møre og Romsdal	253,904	5.1%	16.8
9	Nordland	237,280	4.8%	6.1
10	Vestfold	233,705	4.7%	105.4
11	Hedmark	191,622	3.8%	6.9
12	Oppland	186,087	3.7%	7.3
13	Vest-Agder	172,408	3.5%	23.6
14	Telemark	169,185	3.4%	11.0
15	Troms	157,554	3.2%	6.0
16	Nord-Trøndelag	132,140	2.6%	5.9
17	Aust-Agder	110,048	2.2%	11.9
18	Sogn og Fjordane	107,742	2.1%	5.7
19	Finnmark	73,417	1.4%	1.5
Sum	Norway	4,920,305	100%	15.1

Rank	County	Population (1960)	Population (2000)	Population (2040)
1	Oslo	471,511	507,467	823,549
2	Akershus	226,948	467,052	765,400
3	Hordaland	338,967	435,219	656,251
4	Rogaland	236,517	373,210	633,701
5	Sør-Trøndelag	210,545	262,852	385,149
6	Østfold	201,634	248,217	356,996
7	Buskerud	167,796	236,811	350,966
8	Møre og Romsdal	212,020	243,158	312,806
9	Nordland	238,657	239,109	254,802
10	Vestfold	171,982	212,775	300,791
11	Hedmark	177,908	187,103	221,903
12	Oppland	166,028	182,701	212,967
13	Vest-Agder	108,172	155,691	233,178
14	Telemark	149,539	165,038	196,148
15	Troms	126,799	151,160	177,842
16	Nord-Trøndelag	116,642	127,108	156,388
17	Aust-Agder	77,130	102,178	147,949
18	Sogn og Fjordane	100,033	107,589	120,192
19	Finnmark	71,726	74,059	78,812
Sum	Norway	3,570,554	4,478,497	6,385,791

Rank	County	% (1960)	% (2000)	% (2040)
1	Oslo	13.2	11.3	12.8
2	Akershus	6.3	10.4	11.9
3	Hordaland	9.4	9.7	10.2
4	Rogaland	6.6	8.3	9.9
5	Sør-Trøndelag	5.8	5.8	6.0
6	Østfold	5.6	5.5	5.5
7	Buskerud	4.6	5.2	5.4
8	Møre og Romsdal	5.9	5.4	4.8
9	Nordland	6.6	5.3	3.9
10	Vestfold	4.8	4.7	4.7
11	Hedmark	4.9	4.1	3.4
12	Oppland	4.6	4.0	3.3
13	Vest-Agder	3.0	3.4	3.6
14	Telemark	4.1	3.6	3.0
15	Troms	3.5	3.3	2.7
16	Nord-Trøndelag	3.2	2.8	2.4
17	Aust-Agder	2.1	2.2	2.3
18	Sogn og Fjordane	2.8	2.4	1.8
19	Finnmark	2.0	1.6	1.2
Sum	Norway	100.0	100.0	100.0

Rank	County	Area (km²)	%	Density (2011)
1	Finnmark	48,618	15.0%	1.5
2	Nordland	38,463	11.9%	6.1
3	Hedmark	27,388	8.5%	6.9
4	Troms	25,848	8.0%	6.0
5	Oppland	25,191	7.8%	7.3
6	Nord-Trøndelag	22,396	6.9%	5.9
7	Sør-Trøndelag	18,832	5.8%	15.6
8	Sogn og Fjordane	18,619	5.7%	5.7
9	Hordaland	15,634	4.8%	30.9
10	Telemark	15,313	4.7%	11.0
11	Møre og Romsdal	15,104	4.7%	16.8
12	Buskerud	14,927	4.6%	17.4
13	Rogaland	9,326	2.9%	46.7
14	Aust-Agder	9,212	2.8%	11.9
15	Vest-Agder	7,281	2.2%	23.6
16	Akershus	4,917	1.5%	110.9
17	Østfold	4,183	1.3%	65.7
18	Vestfold	2,216	0.7%	105.4
19	Oslo	454	0.1%	1,319.8
Sum	Norway	323,941	100%	15.1

Rank	County	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Density (2011)
1	Oslo	599,230	454	1,319.8
2	Akershus	545,653	4,917	110.9
3	Vestfold	233,705	2,216	105.4
4	Østfold	274,827	4,183	65.7
5	Rogaland	436,087	9,378	46.7
6	Hordaland	484,240	15,634	30.9
7	Vest-Agder	172,408	7,281	23.6
8	Buskerud	261,110	14,927	17.4
9	Møre og Romsdal	253,904	15,104	16.8
10	Sør-Trøndelag	294,066	18,832	15.6
11	Aust-Agder	110,048	9,212	11.9
12	Telemark	169,185	15,313	11.0
13	Oppland	186,087	25,191	7.3
14	Hedmark	191,622	27,388	6.9
15	Nordland	237,280	38,463	6.1
16	Troms	157,554	25,848	6.0
17	Nord-Trøndelag	132,140	22,396	5.9
18	Sogn og Fjordane	107,742	18,619	5.7
19	Finnmark	73,417	48,637	1.5
Sum	Norway	4,920,305	323,941	15.1