Table
| Urban settlement1 | 1 Nov. 1960 | 1 Nov. 19702 | 1 Nov. 19803 | 3 Nov.1990 | 1 Jan. 20164 | Area. 1 Jan. 2016*. km24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban settlement: An agglomeration with at least 200 residents and where the distance between houses as a rule does not exceed 50 metres. An urban settlement is delimited independent of administrative boundaries. | ||||||
| 2In municipalities where more than 50 per cent of the population live in urban settlements, persons with no registration on urban/rural residence are considered as inhabitants of the largest urban settlement in the municipality. | ||||||
| 3With assignment of codes as in the 1970 census, the population figures of the major urban settlements would be: Oslo 649 031, Bergen 181 919, Trondheim 128 159 and Stavanger 91 129. | ||||||
| 4New method for delimitation that may influence the comparability with previous figures. | ||||||
| 5From 1 January 1999 continuous urban settlements are merged to one settlement. | ||||||
| 6The population figure for 1990 is probably about 4 000 too low. | ||||||
| 7The urban settlement Ålesund/Spjelkavik was merged with Langevåg to form Ålesund urban settlement from 1 January 2002. | ||||||
| 8Urban settlement Moss was by 1 January 2007 unified with Son/Store Brevik to form Moss urban settlement. | ||||||
| 9The urban settlement Ski was by 1 January 2016 merged with Togrenda to form Ski urban settlement. | ||||||
| Oslo | 581 179 | 645 413 | 642 954 | 685 530 | 975 744 | 265.7 |
| Bergen | 152 121 | 182 265 | 180 959 | 187 382 | 252 772 | 86.5 |
| Stavanger/Sandnes5 | . | . | . | . | 213 313 | 73.6 |
| Stavanger,56 | 70 100 | 79 330 | 90 825 | 94 159 | . | . |
| Sandnes5 | 14 917 | 21 792 | 26 591 | 32 616 | . | . |
| Trondheim | 92 614 | 112 102 | 127 624 | 130 522 | 177 617 | 57.5 |
| Drammen | 50 169 | 56 521 | 56 863 | 58 717 | 115 137 | 51.0 |
| Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg5 | . | . | . | . | 109 907 | 58.2 |
| Fredrikstad5 | 45 228 | 51 141 | 51 284 | 50 179 | . | . |
| Sarpsborg5 | 31 888 | 36 449 | 39 889 | 39 772 | . | . |
| Porsgrunn/Skien5 | . | . | . | . | 92 001 | 52.7 |
| Porsgrunn5 | 25 257 | 32 613 | 35 304 | 35 172 | . | . |
| Skien5 | 27 807 | 29 592 | 28 151 | 29 328 | . | . |
| Kristiansand | 37 390 | 48 250 | 50 703 | 54 267 | 61 037 | 25.0 |
| Ålesund7 | . | . | . | . | 51 474 | 27.4 |
| Langevåg7 | 3 954 | 4 578 | 4 991 | 4 958 | . | . |
| Ålesund5 | 20 341 | 25 470 | 25 085 | 23 759 | . | . |
| Spjelkavik5 | 3 095 | 4 850 | 5 878 | 8 529 | . | . |
| Tønsberg | 31 641 | 36 374 | 36 788 | 38 333 | 51 061 | 26.4 |
| Moss8 | 21 328 | 27 430 | 29 665 | 29 363 | 46 158 | 21.8 |
| Haugesund | 26 700 | 29 277 | 30 170 | 32 647 | 44 536 | 20.6 |
| Sandefjord | 23 935 | 28 660 | 31 370 | 32 718 | 43 222 | 23.9 |
| Arendal | 18 082 | 21 228 | 23 078 | 24 985 | 42 788 | 30.9 |
| Bodø | 17 902 | 24 431 | 27 601 | 30 339 | 40 209 | 14.0 |
| Tromsø | 21 091 | 28 872 | 36 268 | 41 650 | 34 283 | 12.1 |
| Hamar | 18 263 | 25 138 | 27 022 | 27 569 | 26 828 | 13.7 |
| Halden | 18 929 | 20 650 | 20 740 | 20 156 | 25 113 | 14.2 |
| Larvik | 16 933 | 19 202 | 18 840 | 20 594 | 23 927 | 13.2 |
| Askøy | 2 089 | 9 970 | 13 341 | 14 366 | 22 777 | 14.6 |
| Kongsberg | 9 817 | 11 813 | 14 199 | 15 032 | 21 269 | 12.3 |
| Molde | 11 366 | 14 400 | 15 478 | 16 685 | 20 892 | 9.1 |
| Harstad | 11 281 | 13 904 | 14 786 | 15 635 | 20 793 | 11.2 |
| Horten | 15 804 | 17 246 | 16 678 | 16 043 | 20 301 | 8.6 |
| Lillehammer | 11 901 | 13 743 | 15 416 | 16 754 | 20 016 | 11.0 |
| Gjøvik | 13 302 | 14 781 | 15 681 | 15 514 | 19 982 | 12.6 |
| Ski9 | 5 453 | 9 773 | 10 733 | 11 299 | 18 960 | 9.4 |
| Mo i Rana | 14 137 | 21 033 | 20 702 | 19 298 | 18 555 | 11.9 |
| Kristiansund | 17 943 | 18 049 | 17 910 | 17 093 | 18 355 | 8.2 |
| Jessheim | 2 572 | 4 918 | 5 528 | 6 392 | 17 221 | 7.0 |
| Korsvik | 17 203 | 7.4 | ||||
| Tromsdalen | 16 483 | 5.2 | ||||
| Hønefoss | 10 490 | 12 219 | 11 316 | 10 582 | 15 438 | 9.0 |
| Elverum | 5 566 | 7 391 | 9 913 | 10 680 | 14 794 | 10.8 |
| Alta | 2 931 | 5 582 | 7 719 | 9 607 | 14 737 | 9.1 |
| Narvik | 15 818 | 16 228 | 14 998 | 13 873 | 14 279 | 6.8 |
| Askim | 7 210 | 8 413 | 10 302 | 11 330 | 14 137 | 7.3 |
| Leirvik | 2 994 | 7 485 | 9 040 | 9 824 | 14 085 | 9.7 |
| Drøbak | 3 719 | 5 588 | 7 111 | 8 508 | 13 431 | 6.1 |
| Osøyro | 1 466 | 3 122 | 7 208 | 8 373 | 13 282 | 8.7 |
| Vennesla | 6 150 | 7 296 | 7 908 | 8 335 | 12 816 | 7.3 |
| Råholt | 3 067 | 4 557 | 6 016 | 6 966 | 12 682 | 8.2 |
| Nesoddtangen | 1 930 | 5 944 | 6 720 | 9 212 | 12 599 | 6.2 |
| Grimstad | 3 387 | 5 303 | 6 722 | 7 558 | 12 522 | 9.4 |
| Steinkjer | 7 138 | 8 589 | 9 715 | 10 004 | 12 466 | 7.8 |
| Arna | 12 208 | 6.1 | ||||
| Kongsvinger | 4 108 | 6 393 | 10 289 | 10 784 | 11 972 | 7.9 |
| Stjørdalshalsen | 4 743 | 5 704 | 8 495 | 9 387 | 11 934 | 6.4 |
| Bryne | 3 164 | 4 759 | 5 995 | 5 307 | 11 832 | 5.2 |
| Egersund | 5 701 | 6 978 | 7 520 | 9 326 | 11 477 | 6.3 |
| Lommedalen | 11 383 | 3.9 | ||||
| Kopervik | 3 063 | 4 221 | 5 736 | 6 541 | 11 335 | 7.3 |
| Ålgård/Figgjo | 11 231 | 4.9 | ||||
| Knarrevik/Straume | 10 818 | 6.8 | ||||
| Mandal | 6 040 | 7 654 | 8 307 | 8 699 | 10 790 | 6.3 |
| Førde | 1 040 | 2 401 | 4 995 | 5 487 | 10 255 | 5.5 |