About Stavanger
Stavanger is a city in Rogaland, Norway with a population of 151,669. It is the 4th largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Norway, and the 3,745th largest worldwide. It lies 302 km from Oslo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Oslo
Coordinates
58.970, 5.733
Record updated
2026-06-17
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 40 in NorwayClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.