Living in Ålesund

In Ålesund, unemployment is 1.7% (2026).

Car density was 544 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-0323 sources

Population59,663people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026

Median gross salary (region)4,661EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.7%country median 1.7% — about the sameOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime6,130incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 37% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Ålesund?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in NorwayNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ålesund.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ålesund. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€288

Utilities, 85 m² flat€205

Transport pass€59

Fitness club€46

Internet, 60 Mbps€37

Mobile plan, 10 GB€35

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesÅlesund highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79

Bergen€20.40

Stavanger€19.55

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	45.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954)²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	36.56 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954)²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	288.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954)²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	35.42 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954)²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	59.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954)²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	205.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954)²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	322 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁶Official

Is Ålesund a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–72%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–71%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 29–45%

Family44%strong on family, weak on housing · range 36–52%

Retirement42%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–53%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ålesund?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Ålesund is 1.7%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

0.5–11–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.5

Ålesund 1.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre coverage	91 %	31 Dec 2025	Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,661 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.7 %country median 1.7% — about the same	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ålesund. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

NAV employment service — Public employment service

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ålesund. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Children aged 3–6 enrolled in childcare	92 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Official
International schools	1 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁹Official
Schools	15 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²⁰Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: særskilt norskopplæring (adapted Norwegian language education). How to enrol a child (regjeringen.no).

A country-wide rule for Norway; Ålesund's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.5 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁵Official
General practitioners per 1,000 people	0.82 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁵Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	350 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ålesund when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Doctors per 1,000 residents3.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ålesund?

Police recorded 6,130 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no²

Recorded crime across major citiesÅlesund highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Fredrikstad6,280

Ålesund6,130

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,130 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public transport score	60 (0–100)	27 Aug 2026	Entur (derived)⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ålesund. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Approved providers for Norwegian and social studies training — State Language Course

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)

For adult immigrants needing Norwegian and social studies training.

Norwegian

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Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ålesund.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

5°1°

6°1°

9°3°

12°6°

14°9°

16°11°

17°12°

15°10°

11°6°

8°4°

6°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

147

129

127

126

154

169

150

177

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM109WHO 15 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Grimmerhaugen)³Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature	0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.2 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 8.8 · May 11.7 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 5.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 3.3 · May 6.1 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 5.9 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 146.9 · Feb 128.8 · Mar 127.2 · Apr 77 · May 73.8 · Jun 83.6 · Jul 81.7 · Aug 126 · Sep 153.7 · Oct 169.2 · Nov 150.3 · Dec 176.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALESUND_IV²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Stavanger ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Heide (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 371 km² in 2026. Population density was 161 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Ålesund?

The published population was 59,663 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.6%
Foreign residents18.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	544 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2025	SSB 07849 Personbil1 sum / SSB 11342 population¹²Official
City area	371 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	11,002 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons¹³Official
Population density	161 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹⁵Official
Population	59,663 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁴Official

International community in Ålesund

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	1,609	2.7%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	919	1.5%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	690	1.2%
Poland	221	0.4%
Lithuania	179	0.3%
Eritrea	84	0.1%
Sri Lanka	78	0.1%
Somalia	71	0.1%
Latvia	62	0.1%
Syria	62	0.1%
Türkiye	56	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Vietnam	53	0.1%
Myanmar	45	0.1%
Romania	42	0.1%
Germany	41	0.1%
Russia	33	0.1%
Thailand	33	0.1%
Philippines	30	0.1%
Iraq	29	0.1%
Ukraine	28	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	26	0.0%
Congo	21	0.0%
Morocco	20	0.0%
Bulgaria	19	0.0%
China	19	0.0%
Kosovo	18	0.0%
Iran	17	0.0%
Pakistan	17	0.0%
Afghanistan	15	0.0%
Palestine	15	0.0%
United Kingdom	14	0.0%
Sudan	14	0.0%
Sweden	13	0.0%
Netherlands	13	0.0%
Serbia	13	0.0%
India	13	0.0%
Iceland	11	0.0%
Hungary	9	0.0%
Estonia	8	0.0%
Spain	8	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Denmark	6	0.0%
Greece	6	0.0%
Moldova	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
United States	6	0.0%
Chile	6	0.0%
Italy	5	0.0%
Portugal	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	5	0.0%
Finland	4	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	4	0.0%
Tunisia	4	0.0%
El Salvador	4	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Hong Kong	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,002	18.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	5,560	9.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	5,442	9.1%
Poland	1,631	2.7%
Lithuania	1,057	1.8%
Ukraine	752	1.3%
Latvia	459	0.8%
Thailand	409	0.7%
Syria	396	0.7%
Germany	316	0.5%
Eritrea	314	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Philippines	307	0.5%
Romania	282	0.5%
Sweden	268	0.5%
Russia	249	0.4%
Sri Lanka	201	0.3%
Somalia	198	0.3%
Türkiye	190	0.3%
United Kingdom	177	0.3%
Myanmar	164	0.3%
Bulgaria	162	0.3%
Vietnam	159	0.3%
Afghanistan	138	0.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	135	0.2%
Denmark	125	0.2%
Brazil	125	0.2%
Netherlands	117	0.2%
Congo	109	0.2%
Italy	95	0.2%
Iran	95	0.2%
India	94	0.2%
Iraq	92	0.1%
United States	92	0.1%
China	91	0.1%
Pakistan	84	0.1%
Spain	83	0.1%
Iceland	82	0.1%
Estonia	76	0.1%
Croatia	70	0.1%
Morocco	66	0.1%
Portugal	65	0.1%
Serbia	65	0.1%
Sudan	63	0.1%
France	59	0.1%
Ethiopia	56	0.1%
Palestine	53	0.1%
Greece	52	0.1%
Hungary	48	0.1%
Kosovo	46	0.1%
Finland	45	0.1%
Moldova	37	0.1%
Chile	37	0.1%
Faroe Islands	34	0.1%
Nepal	33	0.1%
Lebanon	31	0.1%
Bangladesh	29	0.1%
Belarus	28	0.1%
Albania	27	0.1%
Kenya	27	0.1%
Uganda	27	0.1%
Canada	27	0.1%
Czech Republic	26	0.0%
Peru	26	0.0%
Ghana	25	0.0%
Venezuela	23	0.0%
Slovakia	22	0.0%
Nigeria	20	0.0%
Kazakhstan	20	0.0%
Japan	18	0.0%
North Macedonia	17	0.0%
Colombia	17	0.0%
Ireland	15	0.0%
Switzerland	15	0.0%
Australia	15	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
South Sudan	13	0.0%
Indonesia	13	0.0%
Argentina	13	0.0%
Austria	12	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Tunisia	11	0.0%
Malaysia	11	0.0%
Uzbekistan	11	0.0%
New Zealand	11	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	10	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Liberia	9	0.0%
Rwanda	9	0.0%
Cuba	9	0.0%
Dominican Republic	9	0.0%
Algeria	8	0.0%
Tanzania	8	0.0%
Zambia	8	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
Hong Kong	8	0.0%
South Korea	8	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	8	0.0%
Singapore	8	0.0%
Yemen	7	0.0%
Bolivia	7	0.0%
Bhutan	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Macao	6	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Burundi	5	0.0%
Kuwait	5	0.0%
El Salvador	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Mozambique	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Puerto Rico	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
French Polynesia	3	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,393	15.7%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	4,870	8.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	4,523	7.6%
Poland	1,410	2.4%
Lithuania	878	1.5%
Ukraine	724	1.2%
Latvia	397	0.7%
Thailand	376	0.6%
Syria	334	0.6%
Philippines	277	0.5%
Germany	275	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Sweden	255	0.4%
Romania	240	0.4%
Eritrea	230	0.4%
Russia	216	0.4%
United Kingdom	163	0.3%
Bulgaria	143	0.2%
Türkiye	134	0.2%
Somalia	127	0.2%
Afghanistan	123	0.2%
Sri Lanka	123	0.2%
Denmark	119	0.2%
Myanmar	119	0.2%
Brazil	118	0.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	109	0.2%
Vietnam	106	0.2%
Netherlands	104	0.2%
Italy	90	0.1%
Congo	88	0.1%
United States	86	0.1%
India	81	0.1%
Iran	78	0.1%
Spain	75	0.1%
China	72	0.1%
Iceland	71	0.1%
Estonia	68	0.1%
Pakistan	67	0.1%
Croatia	63	0.1%
Iraq	63	0.1%
Portugal	60	0.1%
France	56	0.1%
Serbia	52	0.1%
Ethiopia	51	0.1%
Sudan	49	0.1%
Greece	46	0.1%
Morocco	46	0.1%
Finland	41	0.1%
Hungary	39	0.1%
Palestine	38	0.1%
Faroe Islands	32	0.1%
Moldova	31	0.1%
Chile	31	0.1%
Lebanon	30	0.1%
Nepal	30	0.1%
Kosovo	28	0.1%
Uganda	27	0.1%
Belarus	26	0.0%
Bangladesh	26	0.0%
Canada	26	0.0%
Peru	25	0.0%
Albania	24	0.0%
Czech Republic	23	0.0%
Venezuela	22	0.0%
Slovakia	21	0.0%
Kenya	20	0.0%
Ghana	19	0.0%
Kazakhstan	18	0.0%
Colombia	17	0.0%
Japan	16	0.0%
Ireland	15	0.0%
North Macedonia	15	0.0%
Australia	15	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Nigeria	14	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Argentina	13	0.0%
Austria	12	0.0%
South Sudan	12	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Uzbekistan	11	0.0%
New Zealand	11	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Malaysia	9	0.0%
Cuba	9	0.0%
Rwanda	8	0.0%
Tanzania	8	0.0%
Zambia	8	0.0%
Singapore	8	0.0%
Liberia	7	0.0%
Tunisia	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	7	0.0%
Hong Kong	7	0.0%
Yemen	7	0.0%
Dominican Republic	7	0.0%
Algeria	6	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	6	0.0%
Bhutan	6	0.0%
South Korea	5	0.0%
Macao	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Mozambique	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Bolivia	4	0.0%
Greenland	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Antigua and Barbuda	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
Curaçao	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.0%
Puerto Rico	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
French Polynesia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public electric-vehicle charging points	650 points	31 Dec 2025	NOBIL¹¹Official
Electric vehicles, share of vehicles	65 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹²Official
Children aged 1–5 enrolled in kindergarten	91 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Official
Registered cars	32,476 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹²Official
Public transport operators	Fram · Vy list	27 Aug 2026	Entur AS⁴Official
Universities	1 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Ålesund

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bodø as a Ålesund alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 1.7% Ålesund−24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 6,130 Ålesund−15%
Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,661 Ålesundsame level
Residents: 53,638 Bodø vs 59,663 Ålesund−10%

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#16 of 30 in Largest cities in Norway #18 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Norway

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How many people live in Ålesund?

The published population was 59,663 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026.

How safe is Ålesund?

Police recorded 6,130 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no.

What is the unemployment rate in Ålesund?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Ålesund?

The median gross salary is 4,661 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Ålesund?

11,002 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

How much is public transport in Ålesund?

A monthly transport pass is 59.4 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954).

Is Ålesund a good place to live?

Ålesund may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions ancestry or ethnicity group in Ålesund?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 919 people (1.5%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ålesund, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a36aef1d1900916e1f8953ae690fdbd6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/alesund/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_alesund-norway-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_34b8bdb629af,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ålesund, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a36aef1d1900916e1f8953ae690fdbd6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/alesund/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Helsedirektoratet helsedirektoratet.no · checked 2026-06-12
HK-dir (DBH) dbh.hkdir.no · checked 2026-06-12
MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt) frost.met.no · checked 2026-06-12
NAV nav.no · checked 2026-06-12
NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026 NAV HL301 · nav.no · checked 2026-07-26
Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet) nkom.no · checked 2026-06-12

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SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons data.ssb.no · checked 2026-07-15
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SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year. data.ssb.no · checked 2026-07-14
Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) data.ssb.no · checked 2026-06-12
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Utdanningsdirektoratet udir.no · checked 2026-06-12
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WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Numbeo — Cost of Living in Alesund (Wayback capture 20241214162954) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01

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