There are 16 statistical metropolitan areas in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, of which six count as "Greater City Regions" (Storbyregioner) and ten as "City Regions" (Byregioner). The classification comes from Storbymeldingen (The Greater City Report) from the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and county administration and finances, and the conduct of elections...

. This report was composed in 2002–2003 to create a coherent policy for the development of metropolitan areas within Norwegian society. It was presented by then Minister of Local Government and Regional Development

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development (Norway)

The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development is a Norwegian minister that is head of the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development...

 Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician, and current leader of the Conservative Party of Norway. She was the Municipal and Regional Minister in Kjell Magne Bondevik's second government, 19 October 2001 until 17 October 2005. In 2005, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of St. Olav.-Early...

 on 12 March 2003. The Greater City Regions contain cities with numbers of inhabitants ranging from around 60,000 to 1,4 million, while the City Regions range from around 45 to 175 thousand. This is out of a national population of around 4,8 million citizens.

The three most populous regions are Greater Oslo Region

Greater Oslo Region

Greater Oslo Region is a statistical metropolitan region surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The region includes the city of Oslo , the entire county of Akershus and several municipalities in the counties of Buskerud , Oppland , Vestfold and Østfold .It is divided into...

, Greater Bergen Region and Greater Stavanger Region

Stavanger Region

Greater Stavanger Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the county of Rogaland in southwestern Norway. It is centered around the metro's economical and cultural centre Stavanger. The metropolitan area is the third most populous in Norway....

 respectively.

Greater City Regions

Six Norwegian cities are considered Greater Cities (Storbyer). This classification is the result of an overall evaluation of these cities' population and their importance as regional centres. The six cities are Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

, Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

, Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

, Kristiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

 and Tromsø

Tromsø

Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

. According to Storbymeldingen, these regions contained the following number of municipalities and inhabitants as of 1 July 2009 (the right-hand column shows the number of inhabitants in the main city, within the boundaries of its municipality):

Greater City Region	Municipalities	Inhabitants in region 2010	Inhabitants in region 2030	Inhabitants in municipality 2010
Greater Oslo Region Greater Oslo Region Greater Oslo Region is a statistical metropolitan region surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The region includes the city of Oslo , the entire county of Akershus and several municipalities in the counties of Buskerud , Oppland , Vestfold and Østfold .It is divided into...	46	1,422,443	1,835,191	590 041
Greater Bergen Region	14	382,165	478,926	255,490
Greater Stavanger Region Stavanger Region Greater Stavanger Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the county of Rogaland in southwestern Norway. It is centered around the metro's economical and cultural centre Stavanger. The metropolitan area is the third most populous in Norway....	13	297,569	403,907	122,602
Trondheim Region Trondheim Region The Trondheim Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag in Norway...	11	261,759	301,966	169,343
Kristiansand Region Kristiansand Region Kristiansand Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the counties of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder in southern Norway. It is centered around the city of Kristiansand.1/ km²2/ Population per km²- External link :*...	10	146,706	185,051	80,748
Tromsø Region Tromsø Region Tromsø Region is a region in Troms county, Norway. It is centered around the city of Tromsø and consists of only two municipalities: Tromsø and Karlsøy ....	2	69,264	83,869	66,901

City Regions

In addition to these six regions, there are ten lesser regions referred to as City Regions (Byregioner). The City Regions of Drammen

Drammen

Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

 and Moss

Moss, Norway

is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

 are for many purposes considered part of the Greater Oslo Region, bringing the number down to eight. The City Regions, according to the same report, are the following (these regions do not all contain one, main city, so here this category is not included):

City Region	Municipalities	Inhabitants in 2009	Inhabitants in 2030
Mjøsa Cities Mjøsa Cities Mjøsa Cities is the name of a metropolitan region around the lake Mjøsa in the counties of Oppland and Hedmark , Norway. Usually the name Mjøsbyene refers to Gjøvik, Hamar and Lillehammer but it is also used as a reference to the area in general. The largest of those cities is Hamar.1/ km²2/...	10	180,161	201,829
Drammen Region Drammen Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...	8	151,769	190,055
Lower Glomma Region Lower Glomma Region The Lower Glomma Region is a statistical metropolitan region in Østfold in southeastern Norway. It is centered on the cities of Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg near the Swedish border. It is located at the end of the Glomma River....	4	143,992	173,620
Haugesund/Stord Region Haugesund/Stord Region The Haugesund/Karmøy/Stord Region is a metropolitan region in the counties of Rogaland and Hordaland in western Norway, centered on the cities of Haugesund, Kopervik and Stord.1/ km²2/ Population per km²...	10	128,797	156,830
Tønsberg Region Tønsberg Region Tønsberg Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the county of Vestfold in southeastern Norway. It is centered on the city of Tønsberg.1/ km²2/ Population per km²-See also:*Metropolitan Regions of Norway...	7	114,868	140,742
Grenland Grenland Grenland is a traditional district in the county of Telemark, in the south of Norway. It is composed of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamble, Nome, and Siljan. Sometimes the municipalities Kragerø, and Drangedal are considered being part of the area...	5	109,075	121,312
Larvik/Sandefjord Region Larvik/Sandefjord Region Larvik/Sandefjord Region is a metropolitan region in the county of Vestfold in southeastern Norway. It is centered on the cities of Larvik and Sandefjord.1/ km²2/ Population per km²-External links:**...	3	87,531	100,897
Ålesund Region Ålesund Region The Ålesund Region is a metropolitan region in Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. It consists of a number of municipalities, centered around the city/municipality of Ålesund....	9	82,165	97,604
Moss Region Moss, Norway is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...	4	55,290	66,887
Bodø Region Bodø Region The Bodø Region is a metropolitan region in the county of Nordland in northern Norway, centered on the city of Bodø. Before January 1, 2005, there was also a separate municipality Skjerstad that was merged with Bodø.1/ km²2/ Population per km²...	3	48,878	60,557