The Oslo region:

Area: 5 370 sq. km

Population: 1 169 539 (1 January 2012) - 23% of Norway's total population

Population growth: 24 700 in 2011. 31.2% population growth from 1990-2011

Age structure: 25% < 19 ▪ 38% 20-44 ▪ 26% 45-66 ▪ 11% > 67 (1/1 2011)

GDP per empolyed person: NOK 824 756 in 2009 (NOK 846 051 in Oslo, NOK 788 000 in Akershus)

GDP per capita: NOK 529 942 in 2009 (NOK 659 330 in Oslo, NOK 388 612 in Akershus)

Labour force: 639 000 (2010)

Unemployment: 2.4% in November 2011 (2.8% in Oslo, 2.0% in Akershus)

Companies: 118 607 registered in January 2012 - 24% of all companies in Norway

R&D: 45% of Norway's R&D activity 

Higher education: 47.4% of population (aged 25-64) has completed tertiary education (2009), ranking the Oslo region no. 3 in Europe (Eurostat)

15 public and private universities and university colleges (2011)

Students: 75 000 (2010)

Source: Statistics Norway and Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2011

The Norwegian Economy:

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2011: NOK 2 711 billion

GDP growth from 2010: 1.6% in constant prices

GDP per capita 2011: NOK 547 268. Only Luxembourg has a higher GDP in Europe, when adjusted for differences in price levels between countries.

Export surplus 2011: NOK 377 billion. This made up 14% of GDP

Household spending on goods and services 2011: NOK 1074 billion

Source: Statistics Norway