Statistics Norway

Families and households

2 Private households and persons per private household, by county. 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2001 and 2011
County Number of private households Persons per private household
1960 1970 1980 1990 2001 2011 1960 1970 1980 1990 2001 2011
The whole country 1 077 168 1 296 734 1 523 508 1 751 363 1 961 548 2 201 787 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.2
                         
Østfold 65 430 76 033 87 389 99 070  111 147  123 435 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2
Akershus 72 224  104 015  131 371  166 542  195 008  229 926 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.4
Oslo  169 648  196 463  222 291  244 440  266 856  312 967 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9
Hedmark 51 921 59 539 68 900 76 203 82 710 86 880 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.2
Oppland 48 536 56 708 64 897 72 988 79 437 83 716 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2
Buskerud 59 198 69 395 80 742 92 689  104 325  116 599 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2
Vestfold 50 952 59 650 69 736 81 866 94 339  105 419 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2
Telemark 46 820 53 734 60 506 66 982 72 796 76 615 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2
Aust-Agder 23 235 26 661 32 233 37 493 42 633 47 540 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3
Vest-Agder 32 136 40 097 48 101 56 521 65 059 74 347 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3
Rogaland1 69 035 84 555  105 155  130 239  153 026  182 720 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.4
Hordaland1 99 584  121 435  139 961  164 189  183 971  212 094 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3
Sogn og Fjordane 25 166 29 809 34 875 38 908 42 867 44 238 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.4
Møre og Romsdal 58 438 69 984 79 953 88 988 99 671  107 908 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3
Sør-Trøndelag 60 691 77 127 90 815  103 099  115 766  133 322 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.2
Nord-Trøndelag 31 799 36 307 42 873 47 983 52 550 56 124 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3
Nordland 62 644 73 669 85 858 95 358  102 229  105 095 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2
Troms Romsa 32 165 39 810 51 043 58 250 65 259 70 315 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 546 21 743 26 809 29 556 31 899 32 527 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.2
1  The municipality Ølen was transferred from Hordaland to Rogaland County 1 January 2002, but in this table this municipality is included in Rogaland even for 2001.

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