Living in Bodø

In Bodø, unemployment is 1.3% (2026).

Population density was 38 people per km² in 2026. Car density was 512 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 1.3% in June 2026. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.5°C in January and 13.6°C in July. The city covered 1,395 km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population53,638people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026

Median gross salary (region)4,792EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.3%country median 1.7% — 24% belowOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime5,220incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 17% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean3µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)

Lower unemployment than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 69% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Bodø.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83

Mobile plan, 10 GB€28

Net rent across major citiesBodø highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79

Bergen€20.40

Stavanger€19.55

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	83.29 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telenor fixed broadband²¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	243 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁸Official

Is Bodø 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–70%

Student35%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 27–43%

Family45%strong on family, weak on housing · range 37–53%

Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bodø?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Bodø is 1.3%. 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

Bodø 1.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre coverage	88 %	31 Dec 2025	Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,792 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.3 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026¹¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bodø. 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 Bodø. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Children aged 3–6 enrolled in childcare	91 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁹Official
International schools	1 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²²Official
Schools	12 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²³Official

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; Bodø's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.6 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁶Official
General practitioners per 1,000 people	0.83 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	360 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bodø 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 residents3.6 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bodø?

Police recorded 5,220 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 citiesBodø highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Fredrikstad6,280

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bodø5,220

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,220 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public transport score	55 (0–100)	27 Aug 2026	Entur (derived)⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bodø. 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

Open official information

Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

NorwegianIn Person

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 104 mm in January and 65.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Bodø?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

0°

2°-3°

1°-3°

2°-2°

6°1°

10°5°

14°8°

17°11°

16°11°

13°8°

8°4°

5°1°

3°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

129

138

116

119

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

PM2.53WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature	-2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.69 · Feb 1.26 · Mar 2.49 · Apr 5.98 · May 10.22 · Jun 13.86 · Jul 16.86 · Aug 16.29 · Sep 12.77 · Oct 7.69 · Nov 4.63 · Dec 2.89 °C	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — BODØ VI — 1991-2020 observational normal²⁴Independent
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.76 · Feb -3.22 · Mar -2.03 · Apr 0.933 · May 4.64 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 10.81 · Aug 10.57 · Sep 7.77 · Oct 3.54 · Nov 0.537 · Dec -1.42 °C	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — BODØ VI — 1991-2020 observational normal²⁵Independent
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.51 · Feb -0.983 · Mar 0.203 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.36 · Jun 10.81 · Jul 13.59 · Aug 13.22 · Sep 10.14 · Oct 5.61 · Nov 2.64 · Dec 0.79 °C	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — BODØ VI — 1991-2020 observational normal²⁶Independent
Average precipitation by month	Jan 104 · Feb 78.54 · Mar 81.43 · Apr 71.06 · May 64.77 · Jun 64.87 · Jul 65.09 · Aug 84.7 · Sep 128.7 · Oct 138.3 · Nov 116.4 · Dec 119 mm	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — BODØ VI — 1991-2020 observational normal²⁷Independent

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bodø?

The published population was 53,638 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.3%
Foreign residents13.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	512 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2025	SSB 07849 Personbil1 sum / SSB 11342 population¹⁴Official
City area	1,395 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	7,358 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons¹⁵Official
Population density	38 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹⁷Official
Population	53,638 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁶Official

International community in Bodø

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

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	7,358	13.7%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	4,723	8.8%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	2,635	4.9%
Ukraine	1,012	1.9%
Poland	628	1.2%
Eritrea	434	0.8%
Somalia	318	0.6%
Syria	313	0.6%
Sweden	279	0.5%
Thailand	264	0.5%
Philippines	260	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	254	0.5%
Lithuania	243	0.5%
Russia	225	0.4%
Germany	195	0.4%
Afghanistan	163	0.3%
Romania	119	0.2%
Spain	119	0.2%
United Kingdom	116	0.2%
Denmark	115	0.2%
Latvia	102	0.2%
Ethiopia	97	0.2%
India	90	0.2%
Pakistan	87	0.2%
Sudan	83	0.1%
Finland	78	0.1%
Türkiye	73	0.1%
United States	71	0.1%
Bangladesh	64	0.1%
Estonia	63	0.1%
Brazil	61	0.1%
Hungary	57	0.1%
Congo	54	0.1%
Iran	51	0.1%
Slovakia	49	0.1%
Bulgaria	48	0.1%
China	48	0.1%
Serbia	45	0.1%
Netherlands	42	0.1%
Portugal	41	0.1%
Italy	40	0.1%
Morocco	40	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	38	0.1%
Ghana	36	0.1%
France	33	0.1%
Croatia	32	0.1%
Czech Republic	30	0.1%
Sri Lanka	29	0.1%
Iceland	27	0.1%
Nigeria	27	0.1%
Moldova	25	0.1%
Colombia	24	0.0%
Greece	23	0.0%
Kosovo	23	0.0%
Canada	21	0.0%
Liberia	18	0.0%
Uganda	18	0.0%
Nepal	18	0.0%
North Macedonia	17	0.0%
Kenya	17	0.0%
Rwanda	17	0.0%
Albania	16	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	16	0.0%
Vietnam	15	0.0%
Mexico	15	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Palestine	13	0.0%
Chile	13	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Japan	12	0.0%
Kazakhstan	12	0.0%
Lebanon	12	0.0%
Burundi	11	0.0%
Jordan	11	0.0%
Australia	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Libya	10	0.0%
Zambia	10	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
Argentina	10	0.0%
Peru	10	0.0%
Tunisia	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Cameroon	7	0.0%
Central African Republic	7	0.0%
Hong Kong	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Venezuela	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Yemen	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Montenegro	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Tanzania	4	0.0%
Myanmar	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Greenland	3	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,386	11.9%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	3,972	7.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	2,414	4.5%
Ukraine	990	1.9%
Poland	569	1.1%
Eritrea	303	0.6%
Syria	283	0.5%
Thailand	255	0.5%
Sweden	249	0.5%
Philippines	246	0.5%
Lithuania	222	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	211	0.4%
Russia	198	0.4%
Germany	179	0.3%
Iraq	156	0.3%
Spain	119	0.2%
Afghanistan	118	0.2%
United Kingdom	110	0.2%
Denmark	107	0.2%
Romania	107	0.2%
Latvia	93	0.2%
Finland	72	0.1%
United States	69	0.1%
India	68	0.1%
Ethiopia	67	0.1%
Sudan	66	0.1%
Pakistan	61	0.1%
Estonia	60	0.1%
Bangladesh	56	0.1%
Brazil	56	0.1%
Türkiye	49	0.1%
Hungary	48	0.1%
Iran	46	0.1%
Slovakia	44	0.1%
China	43	0.1%
Congo	42	0.1%
Bulgaria	41	0.1%
Netherlands	37	0.1%
Serbia	37	0.1%
Italy	36	0.1%
Portugal	35	0.1%
France	33	0.1%
Croatia	31	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	31	0.1%
Ghana	27	0.1%
Morocco	27	0.1%
Iceland	25	0.1%
Czech Republic	25	0.1%
Colombia	24	0.0%
Greece	23	0.0%
Moldova	23	0.0%
Nigeria	23	0.0%
Canada	21	0.0%
Uganda	18	0.0%
Sri Lanka	18	0.0%
Kosovo	16	0.0%
Rwanda	16	0.0%
Nepal	16	0.0%
Kenya	15	0.0%
Albania	14	0.0%
Switzerland	14	0.0%
North Macedonia	14	0.0%
Liberia	14	0.0%
Palestine	13	0.0%
Belarus	12	0.0%
South Africa	12	0.0%
Japan	12	0.0%
Kazakhstan	12	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	12	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Belgium	10	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Burundi	10	0.0%
Zambia	10	0.0%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Cuba	10	0.0%
Argentina	10	0.0%
Chile	10	0.0%
Jordan	9	0.0%
Peru	9	0.0%
Australia	9	0.0%
Libya	8	0.0%
Indonesia	8	0.0%
Vietnam	8	0.0%
Hong Kong	7	0.0%
Israel	7	0.0%
Venezuela	7	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
Central African Republic	6	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
Ireland	5	0.0%
Algeria	5	0.0%
Azerbaijan	5	0.0%
Myanmar	4	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	4	0.0%
Yemen	4	0.0%
Ecuador	4	0.0%
Greenland	3	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	3	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Chad	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

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	972	1.8%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	751	1.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	221	0.4%
Eritrea	131	0.2%
Somalia	107	0.2%
Iraq	98	0.2%
Poland	59	0.1%
Afghanistan	45	0.1%
Sweden	30	0.1%
Ethiopia	30	0.1%
Syria	30	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Russia	27	0.1%
Pakistan	26	0.1%
Türkiye	24	0.0%
Ukraine	22	0.0%
India	22	0.0%
Lithuania	21	0.0%
Sudan	17	0.0%
Germany	16	0.0%
Philippines	14	0.0%
Morocco	13	0.0%
Romania	12	0.0%
Congo	12	0.0%
Sri Lanka	11	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Hungary	9	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Thailand	9	0.0%
Denmark	8	0.0%
Serbia	8	0.0%
Bangladesh	8	0.0%
Bulgaria	7	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	7	0.0%
Kosovo	7	0.0%
Vietnam	7	0.0%
Finland	6	0.0%
Portugal	6	0.0%
United Kingdom	6	0.0%
Netherlands	5	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Iran	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Brazil	5	0.0%
Italy	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Nigeria	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Moldova	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
South Sudan	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public electric-vehicle charging points	500 points	31 Dec 2025	NOBIL¹³Official
Electric vehicles, share of vehicles	60 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁴Official
Children aged 1–5 enrolled in kindergarten	90 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁹Official
Registered cars	27,475 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁴Official
Public transport operators	Nordland fylkeskommune · Vy list	27 Aug 2026	Entur AS⁵Official
Universities	1 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)⁷Official

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bodø?

The published population was 53,638 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026.

Is the air quality good in Bodø?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate).

How safe is Bodø?

Police recorded 5,220 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 Bodø?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Bodø?

The median gross salary is 4,792 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Bodø?

7,358 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Bodø a good place to live?

Bodø 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 Bodø?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 4,723 people (8.8%) 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). Bodø, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version edafb06f88004b40f911ef8843892c8f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/bodo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bod-norway-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_7a10642e7c66,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bodø, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {edafb06f88004b40f911ef8843892c8f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/bodo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Bodø, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/bodo/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version edafb06f88004b40f911ef8843892c8f; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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