Map Facts

The map shows that the population increase took place in the more populated municipalities of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as in many coastal municipalities in southern Norway and southern Sweden. All the largest municipalities have seen an annual average increase between 1 and 2.3%. In absolute terms, the largest population increases for the period 2005-2015 were in the municipalities of Stockholm (+147 000 inhabitants), Oslo (+118 000) and Copenhagen (+78 000) followed by the other largest Nordic municipalities (Helsinki, Göteborg, Malmö, Espoo and Bergen). The surrounding suburban and peri-urban municipalities also witnessed population growth.

Map ID: 02213

Municipal population size in 2015 and change 2005-2015

February, 2016

Number of inhabitants in 2015 and annual average population change 2005-2015

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Julien Grunfelder
Head of GIS department