NUTS-3 NO092 · Norway
Agder
Agder generates €15bn of GDP across 322.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 45.7/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic scale and livability. Its economy has grown +3.0%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 0.6pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (98.5th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (38th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader91 → 91 EU percentile since 1995 (+0 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 readiness98
Governance95
Freight intensity89
Talent & skills80
Resilience76
Air quality72
Quality of life68
Economic base61
Connectivity48
Cost advantage43
Labour market28
Growth momentum27
Industrial base26
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)
45.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth27.4
Livability68.4
Market access12
Economic scale75
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)
76
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability17
Labour stability97
Diversification98
Demographic stability92
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)
48.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density99
Airport access34
Market access12
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)
79.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary82
Lifelong learning88
Knowledge workers83
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)
72
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.57 µg/m³
PM1010.2 µg/m³
NO213 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)
68.4
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy59
Jobs38
Education70.5
Health81
Safety59.3
Connectivity98.5
Environment72.7
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
27.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.0%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+1.1%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.8 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+1.3 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+1.0%
CAGR
Employment rate
+0.6 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.3 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 · 31.7%Diversified · HHI 1724
Construction 9.3%Trade · transport · ICT 17.7%Finance · real estate · prof. 17.9%Public · health · education 31.7%
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)
€15,418M2021
18.9% 1y 3.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 75
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€17,964M2025
1.1% 1y 3.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 81
Population
322,1882025
0.7% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 61
Unemployment rate
4.6%2025
53.3% 1y 1.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 53
Employment
146,0002021
1.4% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 61
Productivity / employee
€109,4812025
1.1% 1y 3.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 89
Gross value added
€13,886M2021
21.3% 1y— 5y CAGR
EU percentile 75
All indicators · 78 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€13,886M
2021 · EU pctl 75
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,615M
2021 · EU pctl 59
GVA — construction (F)
€1,286M
2021 · EU pctl 86
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€2,459M
2021 · EU pctl 70
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€25,500
2020 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
35,900 PPS
2021 · EU pctl 61
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€49,700
2021 · EU pctl 83
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€8,238M
2020 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€632M
2020 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€17,442M
2020 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,122M
2021 · EU pctl 57
GVA — information & communication (J)
€384M
2021 · EU pctl 70
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€2,486M
2021 · EU pctl 69
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€4,401M
2021 · EU pctl 84
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€17,964M
2025 · EU pctl 81
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€109,481
2025 · EU pctl 89
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€4,399M
2025 · EU pctl 81
Labour market
Employment, total persons
146,000
2021 · EU pctl 61
Employment in manufacturing (C)
15,000
2021 · EU pctl 44
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
76.6%
2025 · EU pctl 39 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
13.4%
2025 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.6%
2025 · EU pctl 53
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
166,800
2025 · EU pctl 65
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.7%
2020 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.2%
2025 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.1%
2023 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
43.8%
2025 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
50.6%
2025 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
20.5%
2025 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
29.1%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
9.7%
2025 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
100.0%
2025 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
2,178,497
2025 · EU pctl 71
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
533 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 27 · 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.
5,849
CURRENT · EU pctl 98
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
16,884 kt
2025 · EU pctl 83
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
6 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
1,815
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
70
CURRENT · EU pctl 66
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)
205,991
2025 · EU pctl 62
Population aged 65+
62,152
2025 · EU pctl 53
Population aged under 15
54,045
2025 · EU pctl 69
Median age of population
41.0 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 7
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
30.2%
2025 · EU pctl 14
Crude rate of total population change
7.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 85
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
5.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 60
Crude birth rate
9.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 91
Crude death rate
8.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Live births
3,036
2024 · EU pctl 70
Deaths
2,580
2024 · EU pctl 43
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
56.4%
2025 · EU pctl 29
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.53
2024 · EU pctl 77
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
263 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
841 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
218 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 35 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 27
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
23.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 54
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
2,248 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 94
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
13 /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)
36,158 NOK/m²
2025 · EU pctl 36
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
809 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 92
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 0
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
191 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 98
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
18 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 94
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
10
2024 · EU pctl 8
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 54
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
63
2024 · EU pctl 84
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
6.3%
2021 · EU pctl 75
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