Norway abortions and live births by county, 1979-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 October 2025

Note: Norway counties were reorganized in 2018-2023.

Reported abortions by county of residence, 1979-2024

Reported live births by county, 1979-2024

county 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 county

Viken 9,456 9,278 9,297 9,437 9,055 9,474 9,623 9,895 10,568 11,309 11,744 12,128 11,788 11,637 11,588 11,477 11,765 11,832 12,000 11,566 11,947 11,970 11,532 11,551 11,818 11,804 11,406 12,033 11,936 12,174 12,461 12,261 12,020 12,162 11,783 12,024 11,989 11,797 11,667 11,597 11,585 11,454 12,123 11,294 11,532 12,151 Viken

Østfold 2,648 2,624 2,554 2,572 2,384 2,444 2,474 2,430 2,576 2,766 2,818 3,005 2,816 2,878 2,917 2,720 2,850 2,884 2,867 2,778 2,883 2,901 2,856 2,861 2,804 2,807 2,733 2,937 2,834 2,882 3,133 2,948 2,881 2,853 2,811 2,839 2,800 2,792 2,745 2,616 2,663 2,553 2,719 2,537 2,653 2,682 Østfold

Akershus 4,463 4,308 4,302 4,444 4,253 4,553 4,653 5,036 5,344 5,774 6,007 6,144 6,078 5,977 5,920 5,905 6,080 6,091 6,233 6,003 6,211 6,230 5,882 5,999 6,255 6,146 5,934 6,266 6,279 6,268 6,383 6,442 6,243 6,399 6,198 6,275 6,370 6,324 6,173 6,292 6,297 6,591 6,983 6,483 6,576 7,120 Akershus

Buskerud 2,345 2,346 2,441 2,421 2,418 2,477 2,496 2,429 2,648 2,769 2,919 2,979 2,894 2,782 2,751 2,852 2,835 2,857 2,900 2,785 2,853 2,839 2,794 2,691 2,759 2,851 2,739 2,830 2,823 3,024 2,945 2,871 2,896 2,910 2,774 2,910 2,819 2,681 2,749 2,689 2,625 2,310 2,421 2,274 2,303 2,349 Buskerud

Oslo 5,327 5,336 5,072 5,237 5,056 5,234 5,610 5,965 6,178 6,639 7,005 7,308 7,229 7,335 7,366 7,542 7,688 7,751 7,793 7,717 7,822 7,860 7,729 7,813 8,270 8,665 8,955 9,412 9,458 9,955 10,261 10,265 10,168 10,133 9,874 10,154 9,899 10,042 9,548 9,309 9,343 9,199 9,563 8,407 8,561 9,117 Oslo

Innlandet 3,200 3,200 3,100 3,000 3,000 2,909 2,991 2,960 2,940 2,938 Innlandet

Hedmark 1,911 1,774 1,847 1,903 1,875 1,855 1,827 1,854 1,913 1,995 2,095 2,149 2,318 2,161 2,141 1,959 2,073 2,085 1,962 1,892 1,987 2,033 1,903 1,844 1,919 1,849 1,739 1,830 1,751 1,844 1,905 1,798 1,769 1,868 1,714 1,682 1,660 1,682 1,684 1,621 1,598 1,556 1,632 1,587 1,588 Hedmark

Oppland 1,914 1,896 1,899 1,835 1,890 1,824 1,812 1,815 1,877 2,051 2,044 2,240 2,107 2,196 2,105 2,084 2,081 2,014 2,049 2,031 2,050 2,094 1,952 1,920 1,924 1,783 1,818 1,835 1,750 1,874 1,849 1,842 1,769 1,763 1,678 1,776 1,709 1,703 1,585 1,539 1,531 1,498 1,500 1,505 1,473 Oppland

Vestfold og Telemark 4,054 3,878 3,859 3,928 3,887 3,890 3,908 4,068 4,229 4,483 4,530 4,574 4,524 4,542 4,365 4,438 4,457 4,486 4,451 4,214 4,316 4,367 4,222 3,952 4,111 4,065 4,061 4,103 4,075 4,227 4,150 4,196 4,194 4,086 4,013 3,940 3,934 4,035 3,766 3,795 3,678 3,535 3,633 3,456 3,492 3,583 Vestfold og Telemark

Vestfold 2,161 2,061 2,051 2,046 2,092 2,108 2,055 2,255 2,278 2,439 2,524 2,526 2,499 2,545 2,456 2,486 2,500 2,504 2,575 2,361 2,483 2,490 2,395 2,239 2,354 2,342 2,397 2,433 2,374 2,487 2,465 2,435 2,475 2,367 2,355 2,291 2,403 2,359 2,266 2,270 2,214 2,127 2,176 2,027 2,041 2,155 Vestfold

Telemark 1,893 1,817 1,808 1,882 1,795 1,782 1,853 1,813 1,951 2,044 2,006 2,048 2,025 1,997 1,909 1,952 1,957 1,982 1,876 1,853 1,833 1,877 1,827 1,713 1,757 1,723 1,664 1,670 1,701 1,740 1,685 1,761 1,719 1,719 1,658 1,649 1,531 1,676 1,500 1,525 1,464 1,408 1,457 1,429 1,451 1,428 Telemark

Agder 3,323 3,365 3,136 3,027 3,000 2,883 3,050 2,950 2,898 3,036 Agder

Aust-Agder 1,148 1,166 1,194 1,222 1,185 1,212 1,136 1,235 1,131 1,244 1,254 1,289 1,364 1,246 1,258 1,224 1,258 1,311 1,305 1,246 1,285 1,280 1,172 1,094 1,082 1,166 1,141 1,229 1,224 1,224 1,289 1,308 1,267 1,260 1,237 1,173 1,203 1,224 1,111 1,100 1,053 1,025 1,048 1,086 1,038 Aust-Agder

Vest-Agder 1,983 1,969 1,976 1,963 1,827 1,807 1,811 1,844 1,925 2,072 2,100 2,160 2,172 2,152 2,116 2,098 2,129 2,206 2,071 2,008 2,096 2,061 2,013 1,967 1,890 1,954 1,934 2,136 2,097 2,204 2,298 2,226 2,182 2,226 2,187 2,044 2,120 2,141 2,025 1,927 1,947 1,858 2,002 1,864 1,860 Vest-Agder

Rogaland 4,765 4,857 4,697 4,849 4,725 4,703 4,863 5,005 5,156 5,382 5,433 5,661 5,703 5,765 5,641 5,803 5,699 5,771 5,738 5,661 5,728 5,586 5,341 5,232 5,407 5,395 5,437 5,846 5,764 6,063 6,267 6,473 6,234 6,306 6,186 6,159 6,128 6,109 5,917 5,539 5,381 5,282 5,569 5,052 5,112 5,326 Rogaland

(Stavanger) 1,331 1,435 1,329 1,427 1,356 1,400 1,506 1,498 1,538 1,571 1,678 1,765 1,748 1,808 1,749 1,828 1,781 1,930 1,830 1,760 1,803 1,703 1,684 1,660 1,710 1,766 1,759 1,939 1,867 1,883 1,961 2,026 1,978 1,888 1,877 1,834 1,831 1,817 1,789 1,667 1,609 1,536 1,617 1,407 1,467 (Stavanger)

(remaining Rogaland) 3,434 3,422 3,368 3,422 3,369 3,303 3,357 3,507 3,618 3,811 3,755 3,896 3,955 3,957 3,892 3,975 3,918 3,841 3,908 3,901 3,925 3,883 3,657 3,572 3,697 3,629 3,678 3,907 3,897 4,180 4,306 4,447 4,256 4,418 4,309 4,325 4,297 4,292 4,128 3,872 3,772 3,746 3,952 3,645 3,645 (remaining Rogaland)

Vestland 7,600 7,500 7,000 6,800 6,700 6,489 6,824 6,246 6,128 6,379 Vestland

Hordaland 5,419 5,313 5,414 5,424 5,245 5,214 5,299 5,587 5,694 6,036 6,295 6,339 6,420 6,151 6,231 6,364 6,250 6,403 6,070 5,941 5,968 6,218 5,883 5,721 5,710 5,938 5,914 5,945 6,022 6,261 6,428 6,366 6,278 6,317 6,223 6,226 6,467 6,395 5,961 5,727 5,643 5,500 5,728 5,302 5,173 Hordaland

(Bergen) 2,762 2,783 2,784 2,777 2,619 2,619 2,757 2,976 3,012 3,260 3,409 3,458 3,540 3,419 3,453 3,566 3,461 3,479 3,295 3,196 3,273 3,269 3,092 3,193 3,186 3,294 3,363 3,350 3,371 3,459 3,517 3,547 3,498 3,440 3,441 3,394 3,527 3,551 3,218 3,167 3,192 3,118 3,226 2,962 2,865 (Bergen)

(remaining Hordaland) 2,657 2,530 2,630 2,647 2,626 2,595 2,542 2,611 2,682 2,776 2,886 2,881 2,880 2,732 2,778 2,798 2,789 2,924 2,775 2,745 2,695 2,949 2,791 2,528 2,524 2,644 2,551 2,595 2,651 2,802 2,911 2,819 2,780 2,877 2,782 2,832 2,940 2,844 2,743 2,560 2,451 2,382 2,502 2,340 2,308 (remaining Hordaland)

Sogn og Fjordane 1,431 1,443 1,402 1,409 1,358 1,424 1,396 1,361 1,439 1,432 1,503 1,498 1,544 1,526 1,482 1,588 1,467 1,575 1,473 1,457 1,429 1,432 1,335 1,290 1,344 1,286 1,267 1,199 1,221 1,226 1,205 1,223 1,209 1,169 1,112 1,118 1,097 1,079 1,085 1,051 1,033 989 1,096 944 955 Sogn og Fjordane

Møre og Romsdal 3,251 3,137 3,061 3,167 3,160 3,078 3,058 3,024 3,026 3,164 3,288 3,322 3,314 3,113 3,180 3,076 3,124 3,245 3,070 3,074 3,175 3,109 3,035 2,805 2,909 2,946 2,800 2,638 2,813 2,822 2,995 2,815 2,883 2,833 2,762 2,758 2,789 2,737 2,705 2,657 2,537 2,443 2,670 2,336 2,343 2,483 Møre og Romsdal

Trondelag 5,140 5,060 5,070 4,910 4,682 4,721 4,571 4,935 4,595 4,550 4,680 Trondelag

Sør-Trøndelag 3,146 3,134 3,100 3,159 3,071 2,950 3,071 3,095 3,161 3,548 3,648 3,700 3,785 3,630 3,649 3,745 3,545 3,724 3,584 3,586 3,446 3,535 3,409 3,343 3,333 3,413 3,460 3,589 3,600 3,817 3,798 3,872 3,685 3,655 3,687 3,744 3,655 3,702 3,562 3,340 3,460 3,340 3,640 3,400 3,270 Sør-Trøndelag

(Trondheim) 1,910 1,892 1,848 1,843 1,794 1,722 1,834 1,790 1,892 2,168 2,211 2,291 2,338 2,235 2,233 2,327 2,158 2,268 2,210 2,215 2,117 2,203 2,163 2,138 2,129 2,239 2,275 2,341 2,352 2,535 2,570 2,579 2,442 2,452 2,417 2,422 2,380 2,392 2,291 2,152 2,291 2,115 2,362 2,148 2,123 (Trondheim)

(remaining Sør-Trøndelag) 1,236 1,242 1,252 1,316 1,277 1,228 1,237 1,305 1,269 1,380 1,437 1,409 1,447 1,395 1,416 1,418 1,387 1,456 1,374 1,371 1,329 1,332 1,246 1,205 1,204 1,174 1,185 1,248 1,248 1,282 1,228 1,293 1,243 1,203 1,270 1,322 1,275 1,310 1,271 1,190 1,170 1,220 1,280 1,250 1,150 (remaining Sør-Trøndelag)

Nord-Trøndelag 1,606 1,545 1,597 1,572 1,523 1,574 1,581 1,639 1,590 1,674 1,706 1,791 1,728 1,709 1,754 1,751 1,714 1,789 1,646 1,602 1,624 1,634 1,533 1,459 1,465 1,419 1,462 1,467 1,431 1,461 1,497 1,496 1,436 1,424 1,497 1,397 1,407 1,368 1,348 1,340 1,260 1,230 1,300 1,200 1,280 Nord-Trøndelag

Nordland 3,150 3,183 3,167 3,088 3,044 3,005 2,994 3,071 2,997 3,255 3,331 3,309 3,281 3,362 3,282 3,360 3,387 3,293 3,244 3,030 3,034 2,833 2,742 2,614 2,640 2,585 2,559 2,455 2,583 2,556 2,612 2,522 2,545 2,486 2,451 2,388 2,433 2,340 2,285 2,191 2,135 1,995 2,269 2,049 2,188 2,067 Nordland

Troms og Finnmark 3,019 3,130 3,126 3,052 3,036 3,030 3,145 3,056 3,143 3,242 3,327 3,471 3,531 3,584 3,520 3,583 3,655 3,442 3,345 3,182 3,174 3,217 2,873 2,840 2,674 2,691 2,757 2,857 2,814 2,834 2,826 2,774 2,581 2,567 2,591 2,501 2,568 2,536 2,384 2,385 2,310 2,219 2,433 2,135 2,236 2,253 Troms og Finnmark

Troms 1,935 2,058 2,040 2,029 1,924 1,968 1,991 1,994 2,064 2,101 2,107 2,247 2,301 2,296 2,229 2,326 2,332 2,212 2,120 2,068 2,056 2,096 1,905 1,841 1,773 1,811 1,871 1,947 1,959 1,946 1,906 1,929 1,760 1,784 1,769 1,744 1,768 1,737 1,633 1,675 1,582 1,527 1,694 1,507 1,558 1,532 Troms

(Tromsø) 710 734 809 740 661 715 770 754 829 832 839 922 939 984 960 971 1,012 975 924 913 964 934 896 880 821 874 944 982 955 1,029 951 995 895 879 875 878 947 904 863 900 831 791 924 777 809 (Tromsø)

(remaining Troms) 1,225 1,324 1,231 1,289 1,263 1,253 1,221 1,240 1,235 1,269 1,268 1,325 1,362 1,312 1,269 1,355 1,320 1,237 1,196 1,155 1,092 1,162 1,009 961 952 937 927 965 1,004 917 955 934 865 905 894 866 821 833 770 775 751 736 770 730 749 (remaining Troms)

Finnmark 1,084 1,072 1,086 1,023 1,112 1,062 1,154 1,062 1,079 1,141 1,220 1,224 1,230 1,288 1,291 1,257 1,323 1,230 1,225 1,114 1,118 1,121 968 999 901 880 886 910 855 888 920 845 821 783 822 757 800 799 751 710 728 692 739 628 678 721 Finnmark

NORWAY TOTAL 51,580 51,039 50,708 51,245 49,937 50,274 51,134 52,514 54,027 57,526 59,303 60,939 60,808 60,109 59,678 60,092 60,292 60,927 59,801 58,352 59,298 59,229 56,674 55,445 56,496 56,959 56,710 58,574 58,539 60,542 61,841 61,437 60,220 60,255 58,995 59,084 59,058 58,890 56,633 55,120 54,495 52,979 56,060 51,480 51,980 54,013 NORWAY TOTAL

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county	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	county
Viken																																					2,999	2,859	2,889	2,723	2,624	2,499	2,511	2,752			Viken
Østfold	745	725	748	680	725	733	758	813	767	747	808	721	747	716	701	688	653	734	740	742	732	782	767	738	835	808	798	824	853	887	915	821	803	765	685	734	705	747	696	667	620	618	648	635	673	634	Østfold
Akershus	1,328	1,298	1,355	1,263	1,317	1,460	1,525	1,613	1,610	1,722	1,747	1,633	1,679	1,557	1,552	1,499	1,475	1,254	1,437	1,497	1,597	1,589	1,498	1,435	1,541	1,532	1,530	1,678	1,726	1,793	1,834	1,718	1,717	1,653	1,591	1,553	1,579	1,423	1,471	1,430	1,452	1,381	1,370	1,586	1,674	1,678	Akershus
Buskerud	713	680	619	630	671	672	707	777	842	825	814	765	742	789	746	706	683	693	667	725	675	784	699	652	663	682	731	691	720	827	773	757	703	745	755	717	662	644	663	588	551	500	494	536	556	566	Buskerud
Oslo	2,558	2,350	2,405	2,386	2,542	2,802	2,877	3,104	3,217	3,391	3,489	3,304	3,261	3,255	3,171	3,016	2,629	2,737	2,601	2,587	2,661	2,640	2,368	2,350	2,384	2,467	2,479	2,563	2,769	2,896	2,925	3,004	3,022	3,078	2,871	2,827	2,862	2,630	2,472	2,334	2,211	2,114	1,955	2,182	2,470	2,260	Oslo
Innlandet																																					917	762	777	731	678	747	686	744	768	791	Innlandet
Hedmark	621	622	600	587	594	565	526	610	578	611	620	570	629	612	567	543	479	505	557	535	534	534	544	534	534	498	499	612	500	551	550	531	513	462	522	489	485	409	446	386							Hedmark
Oppland	577	592	526	572	568	525	506	544	517	560	622	537	561	542	515	556	524	580	511	500	558	568	518	492	508	502	503	493	529	573	554	559	513	551	502	446	472	386	373	370							Oppland
Vestfold og Telemark																																					1,035	916	929	846	811	770	774	855			Vestfold og Telemark
Vestfold	651	582	597	622	620	559	619	596	620	656	665	626	670	664	634	625	540	580	657	634	648	636	635	680	661	659	675	691	764	782	694	753	673	656	669	620	617	540	571	527	483	457	467	527	606	549	Vestfold
Telemark	529	468	482	450	445	447	483	510	489	473	485	496	486	458	486	475	435	458	453	460	514	482	470	464	507	473	468	477	491	544	535	505	512	478	487	454	431	389	374	330	328	313	308	329	309	326	Telemark
Agder																																					590	571	558	607	542	530	532	588	635	586	Agder
Aust-Agder	215	213	204	200	217	216	215	219	241	230	247	241	213	236	193	239	254	203	222	229	223	228	207	211	246	244	258	263	283	280	322	263	267	284	257	262	230	209	202	234							Aust-Agder
Vest-Agder	308	306	306	332	292	324	343	306	307	301	325	303	331	298	307	321	311	341	331	356	348	371	357	314	360	348	366	388	364	430	417	449	418	400	403	385	360	363	354	372							Vest-Agder
Rogaland	725	675	685	744	730	753	814	883	841	888	918	870	832	869	888	890	872	878	880	890	848	948	931	904	855	932	903	973	1,016	1,108	1,158	1,094	1,062	1,052	1,066	919	1,048	991	891	944	882	782	779	894	875	808	Rogaland
(Stavanger)																																					397	398	317	324	317	310	275	325	312	280	(Stavanger)
(remaining Rogaland)																																					651	593	574	620	565	472	504	569	563	528	(remaining Rogaland)
Vestland																																					1,467	1,420	1,241	1,266	1,235	1,130	1,170	1,172	1,288	1,151	Vestland
Hordaland	1,142	1,030	1,079	1,106	1,087	1,126	1,185	1,305	1,295	1,352	1,335	1,319	1,295	1,194	1,214	1,127	1,095	1,177	1,127	1,150	1,227	1,217	1,190	1,137	1,128	1,178	1,132	1,186	1,258	1,375	1,301	1,367	1,381	1,263	1,271	1,241	1,241	1,201	1,078	1,103							Hordaland
(Bergen)																																					785	745	671	661	669	607	620	615	735	602	(Bergen)
(remaining Hordaland)																																					456	456	407	442							(remaining Hordaland)
Sogn og Fjordane	275	271	305	258	258	276	244	243	239	243	254	269	252	233	238	249	247	266	224	228	239	229	225	233	224	251	209	212	237	256	267	240	232	251	244	209	226	221	163	168							Sogn og Fjordane
Møre og Romsdal	656	624	661	633	584	617	618	678	616	634	598	632	614	600	565	556	486	562	540	526	553	557	543	514	527	552	559	513	558	628	552	581	558	616	516	498	499	493	447	460	419	387	403	456	476	464	Møre og Romsdal
Trondelag																																				1,170	1,038	1,080	1,053	1,031	972	837	797	909	980	1,044	Trondelag
Sør-Trøndelag	945	869	957	904	917	889	1,012	1,009	928	975	1,039	976	917	843	928	866	828	807	833	764	861	927	848	865	928	939	899	841	925	988	947	937	949	904	908	827	750	759	781								Sør-Trøndelag
(Trondheim)																																					513	521	518	514	462	410	411	473	508	554	(Trondheim)
(remaining Sør-Trøndelag)																																					237	238	263								(remaining Sør-Trøndelag)
Nord-Trøndelag	326	271	360	354	304	316	345	358	340	356	347	348	322	388	370	340	330	341	303	350	345	314	296	325	312	309	376	394	365	410	375	396	352	387	376	343	287	315	269								Nord-Trøndelag
Nordland	1,022	1,000	933	858	832	845	851	884	922	844	889	904	931	891	825	873	783	857	837	785	774	817	785	707	711	737	629	677	774	754	758	760	708	710	696	660	676	643	602	545	509	437	453	543	552	566	Nordland
Troms og Finnmark																																					765	696	734	740	716	616	607	659			Troms og Finnmark
Troms	624	572	610	519	567	586	609	648	649	658	647	653	658	682	605	612	633	637	580	562	588	627	610	599	582	594	599	595	671	600	595	643	591	567	540	518	504	455	502	504	488	403	390	429	474	519	Troms
(Tromsø)																																					225	241	247	270	261	214	194	208	246	265	(Tromsø)
(remaining Troms)																																					279	214	255	234	227	189	196	221	228	254	(remaining Troms)
Finnmark	457	371	398	362	358	346	355	363	382	376	351	371	361	316	387	337	368	375	336	344	324	358	314	296	309	307	315	284	290	274	248	297	323	301	303	247	260	236	229	234	228	213	217	233	251	246	Finnmark
NORWAY TOTAL	14,417	13,519	13,830	13,460	13,628	14,057	14,592	15,463	15,400	15,842	16,200	15,538	15,501	15,143	14,892	14,518	13,625	13,985	13,836	13,864	14,249	14,608	13,805	13,450	13,815	14,012	13,928	14,355	15,093	15,956	15,720	15,675	15,297	15,123	14,662	13,949	13,895	13,053	12,576	12,227	11,598	10,849	10,669	11,763	12,587	12,188	NORWAY TOTAL
OTHER COUNTRIES	9	7	12	11	12	11	7	6	6	10	8	12	9	9	0	12	0	10	7	9	16	44	74	104	66	47	37	62	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	OTHER COUNTRIES
UNKNOWN	30	5	3	25	6	2	0	5	16	0	0	1	18	12	17	3	137	316	142	155	14	3	8	3	7	12	24	0	0	98	54	64	68	110	115	118	137	142	159	164	137	240	205	247	250	623	UNKNOWN
TOTAL	14,456	13,531	13,845	13,496	13,646	14,070	14,599	15,474	15,422	15,852	16,208	15,551	15,528	15,164	14,909	14,533	13,762	14,311	13,985	14,028	14,279	14,655	13,887	13,557	13,888	14,071	13,989	14,417	15,165	16,054	15,774	15,739	15,365	15,233	14,778	14,067	14,032	13,195	12,753	12,391	11,735	11,089	10,874	12,010	12,837	12,811	TOTAL

county	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	county
Viken	9,456	9,278	9,297	9,437	9,055	9,474	9,623	9,895	10,568	11,309	11,744	12,128	11,788	11,637	11,588	11,477	11,765	11,832	12,000	11,566	11,947	11,970	11,532	11,551	11,818	11,804	11,406	12,033	11,936	12,174	12,461	12,261	12,020	12,162	11,783	12,024	11,989	11,797	11,667	11,597	11,585	11,454	12,123	11,294	11,532	12,151	Viken
Østfold	2,648	2,624	2,554	2,572	2,384	2,444	2,474	2,430	2,576	2,766	2,818	3,005	2,816	2,878	2,917	2,720	2,850	2,884	2,867	2,778	2,883	2,901	2,856	2,861	2,804	2,807	2,733	2,937	2,834	2,882	3,133	2,948	2,881	2,853	2,811	2,839	2,800	2,792	2,745	2,616	2,663	2,553	2,719	2,537	2,653	2,682	Østfold
Akershus	4,463	4,308	4,302	4,444	4,253	4,553	4,653	5,036	5,344	5,774	6,007	6,144	6,078	5,977	5,920	5,905	6,080	6,091	6,233	6,003	6,211	6,230	5,882	5,999	6,255	6,146	5,934	6,266	6,279	6,268	6,383	6,442	6,243	6,399	6,198	6,275	6,370	6,324	6,173	6,292	6,297	6,591	6,983	6,483	6,576	7,120	Akershus
Buskerud	2,345	2,346	2,441	2,421	2,418	2,477	2,496	2,429	2,648	2,769	2,919	2,979	2,894	2,782	2,751	2,852	2,835	2,857	2,900	2,785	2,853	2,839	2,794	2,691	2,759	2,851	2,739	2,830	2,823	3,024	2,945	2,871	2,896	2,910	2,774	2,910	2,819	2,681	2,749	2,689	2,625	2,310	2,421	2,274	2,303	2,349	Buskerud
Oslo	5,327	5,336	5,072	5,237	5,056	5,234	5,610	5,965	6,178	6,639	7,005	7,308	7,229	7,335	7,366	7,542	7,688	7,751	7,793	7,717	7,822	7,860	7,729	7,813	8,270	8,665	8,955	9,412	9,458	9,955	10,261	10,265	10,168	10,133	9,874	10,154	9,899	10,042	9,548	9,309	9,343	9,199	9,563	8,407	8,561	9,117	Oslo
Innlandet																																					3,200	3,200	3,100	3,000	3,000	2,909	2,991	2,960	2,940	2,938	Innlandet
Hedmark	1,911	1,774	1,847	1,903	1,875	1,855	1,827	1,854	1,913	1,995	2,095	2,149	2,318	2,161	2,141	1,959	2,073	2,085	1,962	1,892	1,987	2,033	1,903	1,844	1,919	1,849	1,739	1,830	1,751	1,844	1,905	1,798	1,769	1,868	1,714	1,682	1,660	1,682	1,684	1,621	1,598	1,556	1,632	1,587	1,588		Hedmark
Oppland	1,914	1,896	1,899	1,835	1,890	1,824	1,812	1,815	1,877	2,051	2,044	2,240	2,107	2,196	2,105	2,084	2,081	2,014	2,049	2,031	2,050	2,094	1,952	1,920	1,924	1,783	1,818	1,835	1,750	1,874	1,849	1,842	1,769	1,763	1,678	1,776	1,709	1,703	1,585	1,539	1,531	1,498	1,500	1,505	1,473		Oppland
Vestfold og Telemark	4,054	3,878	3,859	3,928	3,887	3,890	3,908	4,068	4,229	4,483	4,530	4,574	4,524	4,542	4,365	4,438	4,457	4,486	4,451	4,214	4,316	4,367	4,222	3,952	4,111	4,065	4,061	4,103	4,075	4,227	4,150	4,196	4,194	4,086	4,013	3,940	3,934	4,035	3,766	3,795	3,678	3,535	3,633	3,456	3,492	3,583	Vestfold og Telemark
Vestfold	2,161	2,061	2,051	2,046	2,092	2,108	2,055	2,255	2,278	2,439	2,524	2,526	2,499	2,545	2,456	2,486	2,500	2,504	2,575	2,361	2,483	2,490	2,395	2,239	2,354	2,342	2,397	2,433	2,374	2,487	2,465	2,435	2,475	2,367	2,355	2,291	2,403	2,359	2,266	2,270	2,214	2,127	2,176	2,027	2,041	2,155	Vestfold
Telemark	1,893	1,817	1,808	1,882	1,795	1,782	1,853	1,813	1,951	2,044	2,006	2,048	2,025	1,997	1,909	1,952	1,957	1,982	1,876	1,853	1,833	1,877	1,827	1,713	1,757	1,723	1,664	1,670	1,701	1,740	1,685	1,761	1,719	1,719	1,658	1,649	1,531	1,676	1,500	1,525	1,464	1,408	1,457	1,429	1,451	1,428	Telemark
Agder																																					3,323	3,365	3,136	3,027	3,000	2,883	3,050	2,950	2,898	3,036	Agder
Aust-Agder	1,148	1,166	1,194	1,222	1,185	1,212	1,136	1,235	1,131	1,244	1,254	1,289	1,364	1,246	1,258	1,224	1,258	1,311	1,305	1,246	1,285	1,280	1,172	1,094	1,082	1,166	1,141	1,229	1,224	1,224	1,289	1,308	1,267	1,260	1,237	1,173	1,203	1,224	1,111	1,100	1,053	1,025	1,048	1,086	1,038		Aust-Agder
Vest-Agder	1,983	1,969	1,976	1,963	1,827	1,807	1,811	1,844	1,925	2,072	2,100	2,160	2,172	2,152	2,116	2,098	2,129	2,206	2,071	2,008	2,096	2,061	2,013	1,967	1,890	1,954	1,934	2,136	2,097	2,204	2,298	2,226	2,182	2,226	2,187	2,044	2,120	2,141	2,025	1,927	1,947	1,858	2,002	1,864	1,860		Vest-Agder
Rogaland	4,765	4,857	4,697	4,849	4,725	4,703	4,863	5,005	5,156	5,382	5,433	5,661	5,703	5,765	5,641	5,803	5,699	5,771	5,738	5,661	5,728	5,586	5,341	5,232	5,407	5,395	5,437	5,846	5,764	6,063	6,267	6,473	6,234	6,306	6,186	6,159	6,128	6,109	5,917	5,539	5,381	5,282	5,569	5,052	5,112	5,326	Rogaland
(Stavanger)	1,331	1,435	1,329	1,427	1,356	1,400	1,506	1,498	1,538	1,571	1,678	1,765	1,748	1,808	1,749	1,828	1,781	1,930	1,830	1,760	1,803	1,703	1,684	1,660	1,710	1,766	1,759	1,939	1,867	1,883	1,961	2,026	1,978	1,888	1,877	1,834	1,831	1,817	1,789	1,667	1,609	1,536	1,617	1,407	1,467		(Stavanger)
(remaining Rogaland)	3,434	3,422	3,368	3,422	3,369	3,303	3,357	3,507	3,618	3,811	3,755	3,896	3,955	3,957	3,892	3,975	3,918	3,841	3,908	3,901	3,925	3,883	3,657	3,572	3,697	3,629	3,678	3,907	3,897	4,180	4,306	4,447	4,256	4,418	4,309	4,325	4,297	4,292	4,128	3,872	3,772	3,746	3,952	3,645	3,645		(remaining Rogaland)
Vestland																																					7,600	7,500	7,000	6,800	6,700	6,489	6,824	6,246	6,128	6,379	Vestland
Hordaland	5,419	5,313	5,414	5,424	5,245	5,214	5,299	5,587	5,694	6,036	6,295	6,339	6,420	6,151	6,231	6,364	6,250	6,403	6,070	5,941	5,968	6,218	5,883	5,721	5,710	5,938	5,914	5,945	6,022	6,261	6,428	6,366	6,278	6,317	6,223	6,226	6,467	6,395	5,961	5,727	5,643	5,500	5,728	5,302	5,173		Hordaland
(Bergen)	2,762	2,783	2,784	2,777	2,619	2,619	2,757	2,976	3,012	3,260	3,409	3,458	3,540	3,419	3,453	3,566	3,461	3,479	3,295	3,196	3,273	3,269	3,092	3,193	3,186	3,294	3,363	3,350	3,371	3,459	3,517	3,547	3,498	3,440	3,441	3,394	3,527	3,551	3,218	3,167	3,192	3,118	3,226	2,962	2,865		(Bergen)
(remaining Hordaland)	2,657	2,530	2,630	2,647	2,626	2,595	2,542	2,611	2,682	2,776	2,886	2,881	2,880	2,732	2,778	2,798	2,789	2,924	2,775	2,745	2,695	2,949	2,791	2,528	2,524	2,644	2,551	2,595	2,651	2,802	2,911	2,819	2,780	2,877	2,782	2,832	2,940	2,844	2,743	2,560	2,451	2,382	2,502	2,340	2,308		(remaining Hordaland)
Sogn og Fjordane	1,431	1,443	1,402	1,409	1,358	1,424	1,396	1,361	1,439	1,432	1,503	1,498	1,544	1,526	1,482	1,588	1,467	1,575	1,473	1,457	1,429	1,432	1,335	1,290	1,344	1,286	1,267	1,199	1,221	1,226	1,205	1,223	1,209	1,169	1,112	1,118	1,097	1,079	1,085	1,051	1,033	989	1,096	944	955		Sogn og Fjordane
Møre og Romsdal	3,251	3,137	3,061	3,167	3,160	3,078	3,058	3,024	3,026	3,164	3,288	3,322	3,314	3,113	3,180	3,076	3,124	3,245	3,070	3,074	3,175	3,109	3,035	2,805	2,909	2,946	2,800	2,638	2,813	2,822	2,995	2,815	2,883	2,833	2,762	2,758	2,789	2,737	2,705	2,657	2,537	2,443	2,670	2,336	2,343	2,483	Møre og Romsdal
Trondelag																																				5,140	5,060	5,070	4,910	4,682	4,721	4,571	4,935	4,595	4,550	4,680	Trondelag
Sør-Trøndelag	3,146	3,134	3,100	3,159	3,071	2,950	3,071	3,095	3,161	3,548	3,648	3,700	3,785	3,630	3,649	3,745	3,545	3,724	3,584	3,586	3,446	3,535	3,409	3,343	3,333	3,413	3,460	3,589	3,600	3,817	3,798	3,872	3,685	3,655	3,687	3,744	3,655	3,702	3,562	3,340	3,460	3,340	3,640	3,400	3,270		Sør-Trøndelag
(Trondheim)	1,910	1,892	1,848	1,843	1,794	1,722	1,834	1,790	1,892	2,168	2,211	2,291	2,338	2,235	2,233	2,327	2,158	2,268	2,210	2,215	2,117	2,203	2,163	2,138	2,129	2,239	2,275	2,341	2,352	2,535	2,570	2,579	2,442	2,452	2,417	2,422	2,380	2,392	2,291	2,152	2,291	2,115	2,362	2,148	2,123		(Trondheim)
(remaining Sør-Trøndelag)	1,236	1,242	1,252	1,316	1,277	1,228	1,237	1,305	1,269	1,380	1,437	1,409	1,447	1,395	1,416	1,418	1,387	1,456	1,374	1,371	1,329	1,332	1,246	1,205	1,204	1,174	1,185	1,248	1,248	1,282	1,228	1,293	1,243	1,203	1,270	1,322	1,275	1,310	1,271	1,190	1,170	1,220	1,280	1,250	1,150		(remaining Sør-Trøndelag)
Nord-Trøndelag	1,606	1,545	1,597	1,572	1,523	1,574	1,581	1,639	1,590	1,674	1,706	1,791	1,728	1,709	1,754	1,751	1,714	1,789	1,646	1,602	1,624	1,634	1,533	1,459	1,465	1,419	1,462	1,467	1,431	1,461	1,497	1,496	1,436	1,424	1,497	1,397	1,407	1,368	1,348	1,340	1,260	1,230	1,300	1,200	1,280		Nord-Trøndelag
Nordland	3,150	3,183	3,167	3,088	3,044	3,005	2,994	3,071	2,997	3,255	3,331	3,309	3,281	3,362	3,282	3,360	3,387	3,293	3,244	3,030	3,034	2,833	2,742	2,614	2,640	2,585	2,559	2,455	2,583	2,556	2,612	2,522	2,545	2,486	2,451	2,388	2,433	2,340	2,285	2,191	2,135	1,995	2,269	2,049	2,188	2,067	Nordland
Troms og Finnmark	3,019	3,130	3,126	3,052	3,036	3,030	3,145	3,056	3,143	3,242	3,327	3,471	3,531	3,584	3,520	3,583	3,655	3,442	3,345	3,182	3,174	3,217	2,873	2,840	2,674	2,691	2,757	2,857	2,814	2,834	2,826	2,774	2,581	2,567	2,591	2,501	2,568	2,536	2,384	2,385	2,310	2,219	2,433	2,135	2,236	2,253	Troms og Finnmark
Troms	1,935	2,058	2,040	2,029	1,924	1,968	1,991	1,994	2,064	2,101	2,107	2,247	2,301	2,296	2,229	2,326	2,332	2,212	2,120	2,068	2,056	2,096	1,905	1,841	1,773	1,811	1,871	1,947	1,959	1,946	1,906	1,929	1,760	1,784	1,769	1,744	1,768	1,737	1,633	1,675	1,582	1,527	1,694	1,507	1,558	1,532	Troms
(Tromsø)	710	734	809	740	661	715	770	754	829	832	839	922	939	984	960	971	1,012	975	924	913	964	934	896	880	821	874	944	982	955	1,029	951	995	895	879	875	878	947	904	863	900	831	791	924	777	809		(Tromsø)
(remaining Troms)	1,225	1,324	1,231	1,289	1,263	1,253	1,221	1,240	1,235	1,269	1,268	1,325	1,362	1,312	1,269	1,355	1,320	1,237	1,196	1,155	1,092	1,162	1,009	961	952	937	927	965	1,004	917	955	934	865	905	894	866	821	833	770	775	751	736	770	730	749		(remaining Troms)
Finnmark	1,084	1,072	1,086	1,023	1,112	1,062	1,154	1,062	1,079	1,141	1,220	1,224	1,230	1,288	1,291	1,257	1,323	1,230	1,225	1,114	1,118	1,121	968	999	901	880	886	910	855	888	920	845	821	783	822	757	800	799	751	710	728	692	739	628	678	721	Finnmark
NORWAY TOTAL	51,580	51,039	50,708	51,245	49,937	50,274	51,134	52,514	54,027	57,526	59,303	60,939	60,808	60,109	59,678	60,092	60,292	60,927	59,801	58,352	59,298	59,229	56,674	55,445	56,496	56,959	56,710	58,574	58,539	60,542	61,841	61,437	60,220	60,255	58,995	59,084	59,058	58,890	56,633	55,120	54,495	52,979	56,060	51,480	51,980	54,013	NORWAY TOTAL