NUTS-3 NO071 · Norway
Nordland/Nordlánnda
Nordland/Nordlánnda generates €13bn of GDP across 243.6k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 41.8/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by livability and economic scale. Its economy has grown +1.5%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate up 1.4pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (95th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (48th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader90 → 93 EU percentile since 1995 (+4 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
Governance95
Digital readiness91
Demographic outlook87
Freight intensity85
Talent & skills73
Economic base70
Quality of life69
Resilience66
Air quality62
Labour market53
Connectivity51
Cost advantage37
Growth momentum24
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)
41.8
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth24
Livability69.1
Market access5
Economic scale69
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)
66
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability13
Labour stability98
Diversification97
Demographic stability56
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)
50.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density99
Airport access48
Market access5
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)
72.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary73
Lifelong learning87
Knowledge workers66
Scientists & engineers65
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)
62
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 2/3 pollutants
PM2.56.7 µg/m³
PM1015.3 µg/m³
NO2—
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)
69.1
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy66.5
Jobs63.5
Education73.5
Health74
Safety48
Connectivity95
Environment63.5
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
24
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+1.5%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+1.9%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.4 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.2 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.4 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
0.0 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 · 34.4%Diversified · HHI 1772
Agriculture 10.9%Construction 7.5%Trade · transport · ICT 13.8%Finance · real estate · prof. 14.8%Public · health · education 34.4%
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)
€12,910M2021
14.5% 1y 1.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 69
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€15,042M2025
1.1% 1y 2.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 78
Population
243,5822025
0.2% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 48
Unemployment rate
3.5%2025
9.4% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 28
Employment
123,0002021
1.7% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 52
Productivity / employee
€108,8222025
1.1% 1y 2.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 88
Gross value added
€11,628M2021
16.7% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 69
All indicators · 79 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€11,628M
2021 · EU pctl 69
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€1,269M
2021 · EU pctl 99
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€999M
2021 · EU pctl 41
GVA — construction (F)
€875M
2021 · EU pctl 76
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,605M
2021 · EU pctl 55
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€26,600
2020 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
38,800 PPS
2021 · EU pctl 70
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€53,800
2021 · EU pctl 87
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€7,085M
2020 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€357M
2020 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€12,839M
2020 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€872M
2021 · EU pctl 48
GVA — information & communication (J)
€191M
2021 · EU pctl 55
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,720M
2021 · EU pctl 56
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€4,006M
2021 · EU pctl 82
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€15,042M
2025 · EU pctl 78
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€108,822
2025 · EU pctl 88
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€4,355M
2025 · EU pctl 81
Labour market
Employment, total persons
123,000
2021 · EU pctl 52
Employment in manufacturing (C)
10,000
2021 · EU pctl 29
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
80.2%
2025 · EU pctl 66 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.5%
2025 · EU pctl 28
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
127,200
2025 · EU pctl 51
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.9%
2020 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
2.2%
2018 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.3%
2023 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
43.7%
2025 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
46.8%
2025 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
20.3%
2025 · EU pctl 87 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
26.1%
2025 · EU pctl 66 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
9.7%
2025 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
98.8%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
2,770,189
2025 · EU pctl 76
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
538 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 29 · 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.
4,092
CURRENT · EU pctl 94
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
11,829 kt
2025 · EU pctl 70
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
0 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,680
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
56
CURRENT · EU pctl 52
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)
151,765
2025 · EU pctl 49
Population aged 65+
55,117
2025 · EU pctl 46
Population aged under 15
36,700
2025 · EU pctl 52
Median age of population
43.9 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 26
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
36.3%
2025 · EU pctl 48
Crude rate of total population change
2.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 57
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Crude birth rate
8.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Crude death rate
9.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 18
Live births
2,067
2024 · EU pctl 55
Deaths
2,359
2024 · EU pctl 40
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.5%
2025 · EU pctl 60
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.42
2024 · EU pctl 54
Population density (persons per km²)
7 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 1
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
290,566
2100 · EU pctl 63
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
414 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 43 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
866 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
216 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.2 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 76
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
4.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 9
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
861 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 55
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
33 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 25 · 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)
34,152 NOK/m²
2025 · EU pctl 29
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
940 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 95
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 0
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
246 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 100
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
15 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 92
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
15
2024 · EU pctl 57
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
71
2024 · EU pctl 95
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
8.1%
2021 · EU pctl 81
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