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Tromsø

Troms · Norway
City population
41,915
#17
in Norway
#1
in Troms
#13,389
worldwide
OsloTromsø
69.649, 18.955 · 1,148 km from Oslo
City population
41,915
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Norway
#17
of 40 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,389
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Norway
0.7%
of the national population

About Tromsø

Tromsø is a city in Troms, Norway with a population of 41,915. It is the 17th largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Norway, and the 13,389th largest worldwide. It lies 1,148 km from Oslo.

Position in Norway
#17of 40
LargestSmallest
Position in Troms
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Norway
Region
Troms
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
1,148 km
to Oslo
Time zone
Europe/Oslo
Coordinates
69.649, 18.955
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.

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