Greater Oslo Region

Greater Oslo Region
Oslo-regionen
Urban area
Skyline of Oslo
Skyline of Oslo
The Oslo region's levels - Oslo city, inner ring, middle ring and outer municipalities
The Oslo region's levels - Oslo city, inner ring, middle ring and outer municipalities
Country Norway
Largest cityOslo
Area
 • Metro
8,894 km2 (3,434 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
1,546,706
 • Metro density174/km2 (450/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metro€132.716 billion (2021)[2]

Greater Oslo Region ("Stor-Oslo-regionen" in Norwegian) is a statistical metropolitan region[3] surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo, with a total number of inhabitants of 1,546,706 as of 1 January 2023.[4]

The region includes the city proper of Oslo (population: 709,037), Akershus and Østfold county, parts of the county of Buskerud, as well as Holmestrand Municipality in the county of Vestfold.[4]

There is also another definition of the Greater Oslo Region, which excludes the Moss and Drammen regions. This definition has 34 municipalities and had a population of 1,323,244 on 1 January 2015.

  1. ^ Age and gender distribution in municipalities, counties and the entire country's population (K) 1986 - 2023
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions". ec.europa.eu.
  3. ^ regionaldepartementet, Kommunal-og (2003-05-09). "St.meld. nr. 31 (2002-2003)". 016001-040011 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "07459: Alders- og kjønnsfordeling i kommuner, fylker og hele landets befolkning (K) 1986 - 2023. Statistikkbanken". SSB (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.