Østfold

Level 3 statistical region NO083 Part of: Norway › Norge › Oslo og Viken

Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Norway →

How it compares with the other regions of Norway

Each dot is a NUTS 3 region of Norway, for the same period. Østfold in blue; the dark grey line marks Norway. Better values to the right.

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Norway17Europe1476

Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)2025

38.9%18.7% · better →

33.1%10 of 15

Regional economy

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Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Norway		Europe
					Value	Rank	Rank NUTS 3
Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights	2025	815,829	+6.8%		—	14 / 17	658 / 1249
Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants	2025	2,595	—		7,256	15 / 15	793 / 1247

Regional demography

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Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Norway		Europe
					Value	Rank	Rank NUTS 3
Population on 1 Januarypersons	2025	314,407	+0.7%		—	8 / 17	548 / 1338
Median age of populationyears	2025	43.6	+0.1		40.9	5 / 15	951 / 1336
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)%	2025	33.1%	+0.5 pp		29.2%	10 / 15	428 / 1336
Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants	2024	7.2	-2.4		7.9	6 / 15	206 / 1336
Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants	2024	8.2	-1.9		6.2	2 / 15	269 / 1336
Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants	2024	8.6	+0.1		9.7	11 / 15	375 / 1336

Unemployment rate (15–74), Long-term unemployment (12 months or more), Youth unemployment rate (15–24), Employment rate (20–64), Male employment rate (20–64), Female employment rate (20–64), Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29), Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education, Human resources in science and technology, R&D expenditure, Household disposable income per inhabitant, People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), Life expectancy at birth, Infant mortality rate. Available only at NUTS 2 level: see Oslo og Viken.