NUTS-3 NO060 · Norway
Trøndelag/Trööndelage
Trøndelag/Trööndelage generates €26bn of GDP across 486.8k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 49/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic scale and livability. Its economy has grown +2.3%/yr over five years, with the employment rate down 0.5pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (98th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (47.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader91 → 94 EU percentile since 1995 (+3 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Energy cost100
Digital readiness97
Demographic outlook95
Governance95
Talent & skills92
Freight intensity89
Quality of life74
Economic base72
Resilience64
Air quality64
Connectivity57
Labour market49
Cost advantage38
Growth momentum22
Industrial base15
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
49
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth22.2
Livability73.9
Market access13
Economic scale87
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
64.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability25
Labour stability96
Diversification51
Demographic stability85
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
57
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density99
Airport access59
Market access13
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
92
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary89
Lifelong learning89
Knowledge workers95
Scientists & engineers95
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
64
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.54.6 µg/m³
PM1013.1 µg/m³
NO216.2 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
73.9
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy67
Jobs47.5
Education93.5
Health87.5
Safety59.3
Connectivity98
Environment64.7
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
22.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+2.3%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.4%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.6 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.8%
CAGR
Employment rate
-0.5 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+1.1 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 33.6%Diversified · HHI 2250
Agriculture 3.6%Industry 14.4%Construction 8.2%Trade · transport · ICT 16.6%Finance · real estate · prof. 23.6%Public · health · education 33.6%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2021
GDP (current prices)
€26,143M2021
11.5% 1y 2.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 87
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€30,460M2025
1.1% 1y 2.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 91
Population
486,8152025
0.8% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 76
Unemployment rate
4.7%2025
23.7% 1y 5.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 55
Employment
245,0002021
1.2% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
Productivity / employee
€110,6162025
1.1% 1y 1.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 89
Gross value added
€23,547M2021
13.7% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 87
All indicators · 81 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€23,547M
2021 · EU pctl 87
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€858M
2021 · EU pctl 96
GVA — industry (B–E)
€3,380M
2021 · EU pctl 77
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,974M
2021 · EU pctl 66
GVA — construction (F)
€1,926M
2021 · EU pctl 93
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€3,898M
2021 · EU pctl 82
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€26,500
2020 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
39,900 PPS
2021 · EU pctl 72
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€55,300
2021 · EU pctl 88
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€6,831M
2020 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€515M
2020 · EU pctl 11 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€13,207M
2020 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,934M
2021 · EU pctl 74
GVA — information & communication (J)
€974M
2021 · EU pctl 83
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€5,563M
2021 · EU pctl 85
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€7,922M
2021 · EU pctl 94
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€30,460M
2025 · EU pctl 91
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€110,616
2025 · EU pctl 89
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€8,490M
2025 · EU pctl 92
Labour market
Employment, total persons
245,000
2021 · EU pctl 80
Employment in manufacturing (C)
19,000
2021 · EU pctl 54
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
79.6%
2025 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
14.4%
2025 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.7%
2025 · EU pctl 55
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
265,700
2025 · EU pctl 81
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
4.8%
2020 · EU pctl 92 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.4%
2025 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
3.2%
2023 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
49.6%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
53.7%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
22.3%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
33.8%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
13.7%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
99.6%
2025 · EU pctl 97 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
3,049,214
2025 · EU pctl 78
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
507 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
8,139
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
25,833 kt
2025 · EU pctl 93
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,672
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
1 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
47
CURRENT · EU pctl 41
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
315,187
2025 · EU pctl 77
Population aged 65+
93,998
2025 · EU pctl 71
Population aged under 15
77,630
2025 · EU pctl 79
Median age of population
40.1 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 4
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
29.8%
2025 · EU pctl 13
Crude rate of total population change
8.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 87
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
6.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 63
Crude birth rate
9.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 94
Crude death rate
8.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Live births
4,680
2024 · EU pctl 83
Deaths
3,886
2024 · EU pctl 63
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
54.5%
2025 · EU pctl 19
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.43
2024 · EU pctl 56
Population density (persons per km²)
12 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 2
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
686,499
2100 · EU pctl 88
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
332 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
818 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
202 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 33
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
15.7 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,833 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 88
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
12 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.82
2022 · EU pctl 93
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.57
2022 · EU pctl 90
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.94
2022 · EU pctl 97
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
2.03
2022 · EU pctl 95
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.92
2022 · EU pctl 92
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.064/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 0
Housing market
Dwelling price per m² (NOK, all types, Statistics Norway)
45,219 NOK/m²
2025 · EU pctl 71
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
367 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 69
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 5
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
165 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 97
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
11 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 85
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 31
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
16
2024 · EU pctl 72
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
7.2%
2021 · EU pctl 78
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