Akershus is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold; it also has a short border with Sweden (Värmland). Akershus, with more than half a million inhabitants, is the second largest county by population after Oslo. The county is named after Akershus Fortress. The county administration is in Oslo, which is not part of the county per se.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 183,116 | — |
| 1961 | 234,323 | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 324,390 | +38.4% |
| 1981 | 369,193 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 418,114 | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 471,988 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 545,653 | +15.6% |
| 2021? | 641,848 | +17.6% |
| 2031? | 720,739 | +12.3% |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | ||
| Religion in Akershus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Christianity | 81.48% | |||
| Islam | 1.93% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.35% | |||
| Other | 16.24% | |||
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