🌆 Largest Cities in Norway
Cities of Norway with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Oslo33%
Bergen8.9%
Trondheim6.6%
Stavanger4.6%
Kristiansand3.6%
Drammen3.2%
Lillestrøm2.7%
Sandnes2.6%
Fredrikstad2.5%
Sandefjord
Asker
Sarpsborg
Tønsberg
Ålesund
Skien
Moss
Tromsø
Haugesund
Åsane
Nesttun
Porsgrunn
Bodø
Arendal
Sola
Hamar
Lillehammer
Horten
Ytrebygda
Grimstad
Kristiansund
Larvik
Levanger
Time
Mo i Rana
2 others
1
OsloOslo
1,082,575
2
BergenVestland
294,029
3
TrondheimTrøndelag
216,518
4
StavangerRogaland
151,669
5
KristiansandAgder
117,237
6
DrammenBuskerud
106,013
7
LillestrømAkershus
89,684
8
SandnesRogaland
85,386
9
FredrikstadØstfold
83,761
10
SandefjordVestfold
64,345
11
AskerAkershus
61,906
12
SarpsborgØstfold
59,038
13
TønsbergVestfold
55,387
14
ÅlesundMøre og Romsdal
52,626
15
SkienTelemark
50,595
16
MossØstfold
49,668
17
TromsøTroms
41,915
18
HaugesundRogaland
40,321
19
ÅsaneVestland
40,146
20
NesttunVestland
35,638
21
PorsgrunnTelemark
34,377
22
BodøNordland
34,073
23
ArendalAgder
30,916
24
SolaRogaland
29,541
25
HamarInnlandet
29,479
26
LillehammerInnlandet
29,011
27
HortenVestfold
27,178
28
YtrebygdaVestland
24,044
29
GrimstadAgder
24,017
30
KristiansundMøre og Romsdal
24,013
31
LarvikVestfold
23,113
32
MoldeMøre og Romsdal
22,410
33
HaldenØstfold
21,970
34
HarstadTroms
20,953
35
LevangerTrøndelag
20,171
36
TimeRogaland
19,781
37
Mo i RanaNordland
18,866
38
TromsdalenTroms
18,291
39
KongsbergBuskerud
17,667
40
GjøvikInnlandet
17,596
41
StjørdalshalsenTrøndelag
15,693
42
AltaFinnmark
15,094
Highlights
Within Norway, Oslo ranks first in 2026 with 1,082,575, followed by Bergen (294,029) and Trondheim (216,518).
Oslo is 3.7 times higher than Bergen, the runner-up.
Across 42 entries, values run from 1,082,575 (Oslo) to 15,094 (Alta), with a median of 34,225.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.