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Among 6 NUTS 2 regions of Norway, Vestlandet ranks best in
life expectancy (1st) and lowest in high-tech jobs (4th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Vestlandet vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
59,300 €/inh.
+6,400 vs 2020
2nd of 6 in the country
Norway 83,860 €/inh. · -29%
Income per capita
27,200 €/inh.
−1,700 vs 2019
2nd of 6 in the country
Norway 27,200 €/inh.
Population
Population
1,432,119
+10,779 vs 2024
2nd of 7 in the country
Norway 5,627,400 · -75%
Life expectancy
1st of 6 in the country
Norway 83.2 years
Population change
3rd of 6 in the country
Norway 5.9 ‰ · +29%
Net migration
5th of 6 in the country
Norway 4.0 ‰ · +30%
Median age
4th of 6 in the country
Norway 40.9 years
Aged 65+
5th of 6 in the country
Norway 19.0 % · -2%
Fertility
1st of 6 in the country
Norway 1.45 · +6%
Labour
Unemployment
3rd of 6 in the country
Norway 4.5 % · -9%
Employment
1st of 6 in the country
Norway 79.5 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
4th of 4 in the country
Norway 4.8 % · -42%
Society
Tourist nights
7,373 per 1,000
+291 vs 2024
3rd of 6 in the country
Norway 7,256 per 1,000 · +2%
Road deaths
1st of 6 in the country
Norway 16 per mn · -31%
Tertiary educated
3rd of 6 in the country
Norway 50.2 % · -2%
Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 2 regions, only for the larger
region Vestlandet belongs to.
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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