Living in Arendal
In Arendal, unemployment is 2.3% (2026).
There were 4 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.3% in June 2026. Car density was 460 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. There were 400 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Higher unemployment than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 84% of Norwegian cities that publish it.
Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Arendal?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Arendal. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Arendal 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Arendal?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20266
Arendal 2.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Arendal. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
NAV employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Arendal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| International schools | 3 schools | 31 Dec 2025 | Utdanningsdirektoratet18Independent · fylke observation |
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; Arendal's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 4 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Helsedirektoratet14Independent · fylke observation |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 400 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Independent · fylke observation |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arendal 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Arendal?
Police recorded 6,230 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,230 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 | 31 Dec 2024 | data.ssb.no2Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Arendal. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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 municipal introduction programme — Integration course
Municipalities under the national IMDi framework
For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average January temperature | 0 °C | 28 Aug 2026 | MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.7 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 8.4 · May 13.1 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORUNGEN_FYR13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -0.3 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 3.7 · May 8 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORUNGEN_FYR13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.6 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 5.8 · May 10.4 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORUNGEN_FYR13Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 118.4 · Feb 77.9 · Mar 72.4 · Apr 56.4 · May 76.2 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 75.6 · Aug 112.1 · Sep 128.6 · Oct 154.3 · Nov 145 · Dec 117.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ARENDAL_BRANNSTASJON_II12Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Norway: Stavanger ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.2 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.4 °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 270 km² in 2026. Population density was 173 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Arendal?
The published population was 46,603 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.8
By nationality
National passport82%Foreign residents18%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 270 km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Kartverket4Official · kommune observation |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 460 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)16Independent · fylke observation |
| City area | 270 km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 11342 ArealKm28Official |
| Foreign residents | 8,381 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons7Official |
| Population density | 173 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 11342 ArealKm28Official |
| Population | 46,603 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.8Official |
International community in Arendal
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 | 1,559 | 3.4% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 1,099 | 2.4% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 460 | 1.0% |
| Poland | 183 | 0.4% |
| Syria | 134 | 0.3% |
| Afghanistan | 99 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 90 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 85 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 79 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 70 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 61 | 0.1% |
Show 70 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 50 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 50 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 48 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 41 | 0.1% |
| Congo | 30 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 29 | 0.1% |
| Ukraine | 22 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 21 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 21 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 20 | 0.0% |
| India | 20 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 19 | 0.0% |
| Ethiopia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 17 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 0.0% |
| Türkiye | 14 | 0.0% |
| China | 14 | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 14 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 13 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 13 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 12 | 0.0% |
| United States | 11 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 10 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 10 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 9 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 8 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 7 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 7 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 6 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 6 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 5 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 4 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 4 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
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 | 8,381 | 18.0% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 5,169 | 11.1% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 3,212 | 6.9% |
| Poland | 1,020 | 2.2% |
| Syria | 642 | 1.4% |
| Ukraine | 534 | 1.1% |
| Lithuania | 392 | 0.8% |
| Afghanistan | 347 | 0.7% |
| Eritrea | 289 | 0.6% |
| Germany | 257 | 0.6% |
| Iraq | 243 | 0.5% |
Show 119 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 215 | 0.5% |
| Iran | 214 | 0.5% |
| Philippines | 209 | 0.5% |
| Denmark | 200 | 0.4% |
| Kosovo | 186 | 0.4% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 179 | 0.4% |
| Russia | 176 | 0.4% |
| Somalia | 175 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 168 | 0.4% |
| Vietnam | 153 | 0.3% |
| India | 147 | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 143 | 0.3% |
| Romania | 114 | 0.2% |
| Congo | 114 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 108 | 0.2% |
| United States | 97 | 0.2% |
| Iceland | 92 | 0.2% |
| China | 91 | 0.2% |
| Türkiye | 86 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 86 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 75 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 71 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 68 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 63 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 62 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 55 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 55 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 55 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 52 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 50 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 45 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 37 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 35 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 34 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 28 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 0.1% |
| Libya | 24 | 0.1% |
| Zambia | 24 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 24 | 0.1% |
| France | 23 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 22 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 21 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 21 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 20 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 20 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 20 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 20 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 19 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 18 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 18 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 18 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 17 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 17 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 17 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 17 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 15 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 15 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 14 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 14 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 13 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 13 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 13 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 12 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 11 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 7 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 6 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 4 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 4 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macao | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 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 source7
Ancestry or ethnicity
Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,822 | 14.6% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 4,070 | 8.7% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 2,752 | 5.9% |
| Poland | 837 | 1.8% |
| Ukraine | 512 | 1.1% |
| Syria | 508 | 1.1% |
| Lithuania | 313 | 0.7% |
| Afghanistan | 248 | 0.5% |
| Germany | 216 | 0.5% |
| Sweden | 203 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 199 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 196 | 0.4% |
| Denmark | 190 | 0.4% |
| Iran | 166 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 159 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 158 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 147 | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 134 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 129 | 0.3% |
| India | 127 | 0.3% |
| Kosovo | 116 | 0.3% |
| Somalia | 114 | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | 103 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 95 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 94 | 0.2% |
| United States | 86 | 0.2% |
| Congo | 84 | 0.2% |
| Iceland | 79 | 0.2% |
| China | 77 | 0.2% |
| Türkiye | 72 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 70 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 61 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 56 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 51 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 51 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 51 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 48 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 48 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 42 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 41 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 38 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 35 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 34 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 25 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 24 | 0.1% |
| South Korea | 24 | 0.1% |
| France | 23 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 20 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 20 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 18 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 17 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 17 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 17 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 17 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 16 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 16 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 16 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 16 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 16 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 15 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 13 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 13 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 13 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 12 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 12 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 11 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 11 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 9 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 9 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 9 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 8 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 8 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 5 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 4 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Macao | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 3 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Arendal
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.
Grimstad as an Arendal alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,630 Grimstad vs 6,230 Arendal−26%
- Residents: 25,569 Grimstad vs 46,603 Arendal−45%
- Unemployment: 2.0% Grimstad vs 2.3% Arendal−13%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,562 Grimstad vs €4,656 Arendalsame level
Bodø as an Arendal alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1020 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 2.3% Arendal−43%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 6,230 Arendal−16%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,656 Arendalsame level
Cities near Arendal
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Norway
Other cities in Norway to compare with Arendal, nearest in population first.
How does Arendal compare?
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Arendal in rankings
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Arendal?
The published population was 46,603 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..
How safe is Arendal?
Police recorded 6,230 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 Arendal?
The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Arendal?
The median gross salary is 4,656 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.
How many foreign residents live in Arendal?
8,381 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.
Is Arendal a good place to live?
Arendal 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.
Which cities are near Arendal?
Froland, Grimstad, Tvedestrand are near Arendal. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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 Arendal?
The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 1,099 people (2.4%) 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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- SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year. data.ssb.no · checked 2026-07-14
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- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ARENDAL_BRANNSTASJON_II WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TORUNGEN_FYR WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- Helsedirektoratet helsedirektoratet.no · checked 2026-07-14
- HK-dir (DBH) dbh.hkdir.no · checked 2026-07-14
- Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) data.ssb.no · checked 2026-07-14
- Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) data.ssb.no · checked 2026-07-14
- Utdanningsdirektoratet udir.no · checked 2026-07-14
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q57919 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q88810 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q90590 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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