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Ranking of the counties of Norway by community and public organisations per inhabitant

How many community and public organisations there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every county of Norway and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 189.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 528 inhabitants.

189.3
community and public organisations per 100,000 inhabitants — Norway
one for every 528 inhabitants
238.4
the most — Agder
one for every 419 inhabitants
150.7
the fewest — Buskerud
one for every 663 inhabitants
5.6M
inhabitants
SSB, 1.1.2025 (avrundet)
How we count. Businesses — the active community and public organisations of our base on the date of the update. Population — SSB, 1.1.2025 (avrundet). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the counties: community and public organisations per 100,000 inhabitants

Community and public organisations per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕County ↕Population ↕Community ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Agder 323,000 770
238.4
419
02 Telemark 177,000 405
228.8
437
03 Finnmark 75,000 168
224.0
446
04 Oslo 724,000 1,525
210.6
475
05 Trøndelag 483,000 984
203.7
491
06 Rogaland 504,000 1,025
203.4
492
07 Vestfold 260,000 526
202.3
494
08 Nordland 243,000 479
197.1
507
09 Troms 170,000 325
191.2
523
10 Vestland 651,000 1,191
182.9
547
11 Østfold 313,000 559
178.6
560
12 Møre og Romsdal 271,000 467
172.3
580
13 Innlandet 376,000 616
163.8
610
14 Akershus 740,000 1,116
150.8
663
15 Buskerud 272,000 410
150.7
663
Average of Norway — 189.3 per 100,000 inhabitants10,566 community and public organisations · 5,582,000 inhabitants

Towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Community and public organisations per 100,000 inhabitants in the large towns. Population of the towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕Town ↕Population ↕Community ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 KristiansandAgder 117,237 277
236.3
423
02 StavangerRogaland 151,669 324
213.6
468
03 TrondheimTrøndelag 216,518 450
207.8
481
04 DrammenBuskerud 106,013 167
157.5
635
05 OsloOslo 1,082,575 1,523
140.7
711
06 BergenVestland 294,029 397
135.0
741

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