Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Norway ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo | 874,991 | 0.81% | 249 | 3,514 | 597 | 890,295 | 960,481 |
| 2 | Stavanger | 206,726 | 1.05% | 85 | 2,432 | 2,885 | 214,972 | 232,332 |
| 3 | Trondheim | 141,819 | 3.37% | 57 | 2,488 | 4,301 | 142,379 | 142,524 |
| 4 | Bergen | 135,293 | 4.92% | 48 | 2,819 | 4,506 | 136,974 | 143,619 |
| 5 | Tromsø | 54,242 | 0.28% | 31 | 1,750 | 11,351 | 53,676 | – |
| 6 | Drammen | 54,176 | 0.83% | 19 | 2,851 | 11,368 | 55,091 | 56,639 |
| 7 | Fredrikstad | 53,657 | – | 22 | 2,439 | 11,476 | 56,061 | 57,474 |
| 8 | Lagunen | 51,696 | – | 22 | 2,350 | 11,872 | 62,899 | 65,653 |
| 9 | Kristiansand | 51,332 | – | 26 | 1,974 | 11,936 | 54,282 | 60,848 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.