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Living in Drammen

In Drammen, unemployment is 2.6% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2.6% in June 2026. Car density was 500 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €80 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €259 in December 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-1733 sources

Population106,013people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026
Median gross salary (region)4,638EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no
Unemployment rate2.6%country median 1.7% — 53% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime6,870incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 54% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Backeparken)

Higher unemployment than 94% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Drammen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Drammen recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€312
Utilities, 85 m² flat€259
Transport pass€81
Internet, 60 Mbps€80
Fitness club€42
Mobile plan, 10 GB€28

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesDrammen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Drammen highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79
Bergen€20.40
Stavanger€19.55
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly41.97 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited80.03 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly311.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant12.62 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB27.94 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Drammen. Jun 2026. Prices in Drammen27Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass80.54 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home259.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings391 dwellings31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)19Official

Is Drammen 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–74%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on housing · range 59–75%
Student45%strong on education, weak on housing · range 37–53%
Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 42–58%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Drammen?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 202611

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Drammen is 2.6%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre coverage93 %31 Dec 2025Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)12Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,638 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.ssb.no1Official
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 1.7%30 Jun 2026NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 202611Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Drammen. 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)

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Children aged 3–6 enrolled in childcare94 %31 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)20Official
International schools2 schools31 Dec 2025Utdanningsdirektoratet22Official
Schools26 schools31 Dec 2025Utdanningsdirektoratet23Official

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; Drammen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents3.8 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Helsedirektoratet7Official
General practitioners per 1,000 people0.85 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Helsedirektoratet7Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents380 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)21Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Drammen 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 residents3.8 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-27
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Drammen?

Police recorded 6,870 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 citiesDrammen highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Drammen highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790
Kristiansand8,170
Trondheim6,890
Drammen6,870
Stavanger6,540
Bergen6,410
Fredrikstad6,280
Sandefjord6,140
Lillestrøm5,790
Sandnes5,270
Bærum5,170
Asker4,500
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,870 incidents per 100,000country median 4,46031 Dec 2024data.ssb.no2Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents770 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024NO-SSB-08487-2024-202513Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public transport score70 (0–100)27 Aug 2026Entur (derived)5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Drammen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Backeparken)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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Backeparken)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Backeparken)4Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature-4 °C31 Dec 1991MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.1 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 10.2 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 4 · Dec 0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASKER24Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.1 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -2.6 · Apr 1.3 · May 6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 3.6 · Nov -0.4 · Dec -4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ASKER24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 6.1 · May 11.2 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 18 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -2.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station DRAMMEN_-_BERSKOG25Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 66.6 · Feb 45.5 · Mar 48.2 · Apr 54.2 · May 71.6 · Jun 91.2 · Jul 88.2 · Aug 105.7 · Sep 88.5 · Oct 101.9 · Nov 97.7 · Dec 75.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SANDE_-_GALLEBERG26Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Kristiansand ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±0.8 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.8 °C, Bad Camberg (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Bad Soden am Taunus (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Eppstein (Germany) ±0.9 °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 318 km² in 2026. Population density was 333 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Drammen?

The published population was 106,013 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 202617

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents500 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2025SSB 07849 Personbil1 sum / SSB 11342 population15Official
City area318 km²1 Jan 2026SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.18Official
Foreign-resident share32.87 %1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons16Official
Foreign residents34,845 people1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons16Official
Population density333 people/km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm218Official
Population106,013 people1 Jan 2026SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 202617Official

International community in Drammen

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 groupPeopleShare
Total8,8448.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions7,4287.0%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1,4161.3%
Türkiye1,1771.1%
Iraq6780.6%
Pakistan6120.6%
Poland5530.5%
Afghanistan5280.5%
Somalia5080.5%
Kosovo4570.4%
Eritrea3820.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India3630.3%
Vietnam3630.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina2620.3%
Iran2480.2%
Lithuania2390.2%
Syria2160.2%
Russia1430.1%
Ethiopia1420.1%
Sri Lanka1120.1%
Morocco780.1%
Sudan750.1%
Serbia720.1%
Denmark710.1%
Philippines680.1%
Congo660.1%
Sweden630.1%
Germany620.1%
Romania610.1%
Palestine540.1%
China530.1%
Thailand520.1%
Bulgaria510.1%
Ukraine500.1%
Chile500.1%
Myanmar470.0%
Latvia460.0%
Burundi370.0%
North Macedonia340.0%
Croatia330.0%
Iceland320.0%
Lebanon320.0%
Liberia280.0%
Spain220.0%
Ghana220.0%
Nigeria220.0%
Estonia200.0%
United Kingdom200.0%
Gambia190.0%
Moldova180.0%
Saudi Arabia180.0%
Albania170.0%
Netherlands160.0%
Portugal160.0%
Dominican Republic160.0%
Algeria150.0%
Brazil150.0%
Tanzania140.0%
Finland130.0%
Hungary130.0%
Sierra Leone130.0%
Tunisia130.0%
Italy120.0%
Belarus110.0%
France100.0%
Greece100.0%
Montenegro100.0%
Rwanda100.0%
United States100.0%
Belgium90.0%
Côte d'Ivore90.0%
Egypt90.0%
Kenya90.0%
Bangladesh90.0%
Jordan90.0%
Nepal90.0%
Angola80.0%
United Arab Emirates80.0%
Georgia80.0%
Uzbekistan80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Slovakia70.0%
Azerbaijan70.0%
Yemen70.0%
Libya60.0%
Hong Kong60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Czech Republic50.0%
Djibouti50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Cape Verde40.0%
Congo-Brazzaville40.0%
Senegal40.0%
Togo40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Mongolia40.0%
Peru40.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Austria30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Malawi30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Israel30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Tajikistan30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Dominica30.0%
El Salvador30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total34,84532.9%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions24,45823.1%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand10,3879.8%
Poland4,0073.8%
Türkiye2,7972.6%
Afghanistan1,8241.7%
Iraq1,8131.7%
Lithuania1,3921.3%
Pakistan1,3831.3%
Syria1,3441.3%
Somalia1,3151.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Eritrea1,3121.2%
Kosovo1,1051.0%
Iran1,0471.0%
India9840.9%
Vietnam9140.9%
Bosnia-Herzegovina8400.8%
Ukraine8360.8%
Sweden7100.7%
Russia6560.6%
Thailand5300.5%
Philippines5010.5%
Denmark4850.5%
Latvia4440.4%
Germany4300.4%
Ethiopia4300.4%
Romania3740.3%
Serbia3620.3%
Bulgaria3360.3%
Sri Lanka3070.3%
United Kingdom3020.3%
China2560.2%
Congo2490.2%
Sudan2410.2%
Croatia2310.2%
Iceland2080.2%
Morocco2080.2%
Palestine1870.2%
Chile1870.2%
Spain1770.2%
Brazil1600.1%
Myanmar1480.1%
United States1450.1%
Finland1210.1%
Greece1210.1%
Lebanon1190.1%
Italy1110.1%
Netherlands1110.1%
Estonia1080.1%
North Macedonia1080.1%
Moldova1030.1%
Portugal1010.1%
Nigeria1010.1%
Ghana910.1%
Burundi900.1%
Hungary870.1%
France860.1%
Liberia840.1%
Colombia800.1%
Albania790.1%
Gambia690.1%
Kenya660.1%
Saudi Arabia660.1%
Belarus640.1%
Uganda510.1%
Bangladesh500.1%
Dominican Republic490.1%
Tunisia480.1%
Egypt450.0%
Slovakia430.0%
Uzbekistan420.0%
Canada410.0%
Algeria400.0%
Sierra Leone400.0%
Nepal400.0%
Czech Republic380.0%
Libya380.0%
Rwanda380.0%
Switzerland340.0%
Tanzania340.0%
Yemen340.0%
Mexico330.0%
Côte d'Ivore320.0%
Malaysia320.0%
Belgium310.0%
Ireland310.0%
Kazakhstan310.0%
Montenegro300.0%
Jordan300.0%
Argentina300.0%
Angola290.0%
Venezuela290.0%
Peru270.0%
South Africa260.0%
United Arab Emirates260.0%
Cameroon250.0%
Georgia250.0%
Cape Verde230.0%
South Korea230.0%
Austria220.0%
Hong Kong220.0%
Australia220.0%
Slovenia180.0%
Zambia180.0%
Azerbaijan180.0%
Indonesia180.0%
Singapore180.0%
Cuba180.0%
Kuwait160.0%
Japan150.0%
Senegal140.0%
Malawi130.0%
Israel130.0%
Uruguay120.0%
Guinea110.0%
Congo-Brazzaville100.0%
Mozambique100.0%
South Sudan100.0%
Armenia100.0%
Mongolia100.0%
El Salvador100.0%
Bolivia100.0%
Djibouti90.0%
Togo90.0%
Kyrgyzstan90.0%
Ecuador90.0%
New Zealand90.0%
Tajikistan80.0%
Guatemala70.0%
Central African Republic60.0%
Turkmenistan60.0%
Qatar50.0%
Benin40.0%
Taiwan40.0%
Cambodia40.0%
Dominica40.0%
Nicaragua40.0%
Greenland30.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Laos30.0%
Macao30.0%
Oman30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Panama30.0%
Trinidad and Tobago30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total26,00124.5%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions17,03016.1%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand8,9718.5%
Poland3,4543.3%
Türkiye1,6201.5%
Afghanistan1,2961.2%
Lithuania1,1531.1%
Iraq1,1351.1%
Syria1,1281.1%
Eritrea9300.9%
Somalia8070.8%
Show 141 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iran7990.8%
Ukraine7860.7%
Pakistan7710.7%
Kosovo6480.6%
Sweden6470.6%
India6210.6%
Bosnia-Herzegovina5780.6%
Vietnam5510.5%
Russia5130.5%
Thailand4780.5%
Philippines4330.4%
Denmark4140.4%
Latvia3980.4%
Germany3680.3%
Romania3130.3%
Serbia2900.3%
Ethiopia2880.3%
Bulgaria2850.3%
United Kingdom2820.3%
China2030.2%
Croatia1980.2%
Sri Lanka1950.2%
Congo1830.2%
Iceland1760.2%
Sudan1660.2%
Spain1550.1%
Brazil1450.1%
Chile1370.1%
United States1350.1%
Palestine1330.1%
Morocco1300.1%
Greece1110.1%
Finland1080.1%
Myanmar1010.1%
Italy990.1%
Netherlands950.1%
Estonia880.1%
Lebanon870.1%
Portugal850.1%
Moldova850.1%
Nigeria790.1%
France760.1%
Hungary740.1%
North Macedonia740.1%
Colombia720.1%
Ghana690.1%
Albania620.1%
Kenya570.1%
Liberia560.1%
Belarus530.1%
Burundi530.1%
Gambia500.1%
Uganda490.1%
Saudi Arabia480.1%
Bangladesh410.0%
Canada390.0%
Slovakia360.0%
Egypt360.0%
Tunisia350.0%
Uzbekistan340.0%
Czech Republic330.0%
Dominican Republic330.0%
Mexico330.0%
Libya320.0%
Nepal310.0%
Switzerland290.0%
Rwanda280.0%
Kazakhstan280.0%
Malaysia280.0%
Sierra Leone270.0%
Yemen270.0%
Venezuela270.0%
Ireland260.0%
Algeria250.0%
Argentina250.0%
South Africa240.0%
Côte d'Ivore230.0%
South Korea230.0%
Peru230.0%
Belgium220.0%
Australia220.0%
Angola210.0%
Cameroon210.0%
Jordan210.0%
Montenegro200.0%
Tanzania200.0%
Austria190.0%
Cape Verde190.0%
United Arab Emirates180.0%
Indonesia180.0%
Georgia170.0%
Singapore170.0%
Zambia160.0%
Hong Kong160.0%
Cuba160.0%
Japan150.0%
Kuwait150.0%
Slovenia140.0%
Azerbaijan110.0%
Israel110.0%
Malawi100.0%
Senegal100.0%
South Sudan100.0%
Bolivia100.0%
Kyrgyzstan90.0%
Uruguay90.0%
New Zealand90.0%
Guinea80.0%
Mozambique80.0%
Armenia80.0%
Ecuador80.0%
El Salvador70.0%
Congo-Brazzaville60.0%
Central African Republic60.0%
Mongolia60.0%
Tajikistan60.0%
Togo50.0%
Guatemala50.0%
Djibouti40.0%
Taiwan40.0%
Cambodia40.0%
Turkmenistan40.0%
Nicaragua40.0%
Greenland30.0%
Benin30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Namibia30.0%
Niger30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Bhutan30.0%
Brunei30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Macao30.0%
Oman30.0%
Qatar30.0%
Dominica30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Curaçao30.0%
Panama30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public electric-vehicle charging points1,100 points31 Dec 2025NOBIL14Official
Electric vehicles, share of vehicles70 %31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)15Official
Children aged 1–5 enrolled in kindergarten93 %31 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)20Official
Registered cars53,019 vehicles31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)15Official
Public transport operatorsBrakar · Vy list27 Aug 2026Entur AS5Official
Universities1 institutions31 Dec 2025HK-dir (DBH)8Official

Alternatives for people set on Drammen

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.

Asker as a Drammen alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,500 Asker vs 6,870 Drammen−34%
  • Unemployment: 1.8% Asker vs 2.6% Drammen−31%
  • A meal out: €19 Asker vs €13 Drammen+54%
  • Foreign residents: 24.4% Asker vs 32.9% Drammen−26%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Asker vs 9.0 µg/m³ Drammen−11%
  • Basic utilities, 85 m²: €230 Asker vs €259 Drammen−11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,743 Asker vs €4,638 Drammensame level
Full comparisonMore about Asker

Bodø as a Drammen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 863 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 2.6% Drammen−50%
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Bodø vs 9.0 µg/m³ Drammen−67%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 6,870 Drammen−24%
  • Residents: 53,638 Bodø vs 106,013 Drammen−49%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,638 Drammen+3%
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Cities near Drammen

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Alternative cities in Norway

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Asker101,509 residentsLillestrøm96,771 residentsKristiansand119,287 residentsFredrikstad86,243 residentsSandnes85,785 residentsBærum133,228 residents

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Drammen in rankings

#7 of 30 in Largest cities in Norway #29 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Norway

Is Drammen part of Oslo?

Drammen is in the published commuting zone of Oslo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Oslo city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6

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Common questions

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How many people live in Drammen?

The published population was 106,013 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026.

Is the air quality good in Drammen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Backeparken).

How safe is Drammen?

Police recorded 6,870 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 Drammen?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Drammen?

The median gross salary is 4,638 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Drammen?

34,845 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Drammen a good place to live?

Drammen 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.

Is Drammen part of Oslo?

Drammen is in the published commuting zone of Oslo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Drammen?

Lier, Asker, Øvre Eiker, Bærum are near Drammen. 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 Drammen?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 7,428 people (7.0%) 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). Drammen, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8b9a16822a698ae47794e2e26bbcbeb2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/drammen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Drammen, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8b9a16822a698ae47794e2e26bbcbeb2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/drammen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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