Skien has a population of 50,595, making it the 15th largest place we list in Norway. It is in Telemark.
Skien holds 0.90% of Norway's 5,652,989 people. Oslo, the largest place we list there, is 21 times its size.
50,595
population
#15
in Norway
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Sarpsborg | Østfold | 59,038 |
| Tønsberg | Vestfold | 55,387 |
| Ålesund | Møre og Romsdal | 52,626 |
| Moss | Østfold | 49,668 |
| Tromsø | Troms | 41,915 |
| Haugesund | Rogaland | 40,321 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.