Living in Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad is a city in Norway. The unemployment rate was 2.9% in June 2026. For Fredrikstad, the foreign population was 19,598 at the start of 2026.
Higher unemployment than 97% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it.
Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Fredrikstad?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Fredrikstad yet. Norway has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwellings Count | 417 dwellings | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Official |
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Fredrikstad?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20269
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber Coverage Pct | 91 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,425 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | data.ssb.no1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 %country median 1.7% | 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 Fredrikstad. 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 Fredrikstad. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 3.8 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Helsedirektoratet5Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 380 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)19Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fredrikstad 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 Fredrikstad?
Police recorded 6,280 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 | 6,280 incidents per 100,000country median 4,455 | 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 Fredrikstad. 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
Annual PM2.5 was 6.29 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 9.99 µg/m³ in 2025.
Is the air quality good in Fredrikstad?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.29 µg/m³ · Official PM2.5 2025 calendar-year station aggregate for exact in-kommune background station input(s).12
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — NO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station St.Croix)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 9.99 µg/m³ | 2025 | Official PM10 2025 calendar-year station aggregate for exact in-kommune background station input(s).12Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.29 µg/m³country median 6.6 | 2025 | Official PM2.5 2025 calendar-year station aggregate for exact in-kommune background station input(s).12Official |
| Average January temperature | -2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.2 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 11 · May 16.4 · Jun 20 · Jul 22 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.4 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 2.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SARPSBORG22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.7 · Feb -3.9 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 2.4 · May 7.2 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SARPSBORG22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 6 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station STROMTANGEN_FYR23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 72.4 · Feb 50.6 · Mar 48.8 · Apr 50.3 · May 55.2 · Jun 71.2 · Jul 69.5 · Aug 92.8 · Sep 85.4 · Oct 107.5 · Nov 100.8 · Dec 87.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SARPSBORG22Official · nearest-station reading |
Cities of a similar size in Norway
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 293 km² in 2026. Population density was 294 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Fredrikstad?
The published population was 86,243 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 202615
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 531 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2025 | SSB 07849 Personbil1 sum / SSB 11342 population13Official |
| City area | 293 km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.16Official |
| Foreign residents | 19,598 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons14Official |
| Population density | 294 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 11342 ArealKm216Official |
| Population | 86,243 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 202615Official |
International community in Fredrikstad
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Ancestry or ethnicity
Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,925 | 17.3% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 10,301 | 11.9% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 4,624 | 5.4% |
| Iraq | 1,564 | 1.8% |
| Poland | 1,376 | 1.6% |
| Syria | 1,338 | 1.6% |
| Somalia | 1,139 | 1.3% |
| Sweden | 726 | 0.8% |
| Kosovo | 563 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 526 | 0.6% |
| Iran | 498 | 0.6% |
Show 127 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 479 | 0.6% |
| Afghanistan | 434 | 0.5% |
| Lithuania | 381 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 314 | 0.4% |
| Eritrea | 291 | 0.3% |
| Germany | 283 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 277 | 0.3% |
| Philippines | 266 | 0.3% |
| Denmark | 258 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 225 | 0.3% |
| Türkiye | 160 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 155 | 0.2% |
| Iceland | 153 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 135 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 135 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 125 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 125 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 120 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 115 | 0.1% |
| China | 112 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 111 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 111 | 0.1% |
| United States | 109 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 97 | 0.1% |
| India | 92 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 85 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 84 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 83 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 82 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 72 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 72 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 69 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 68 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 66 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 64 | 0.1% |
| Congo | 59 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 58 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 50 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 50 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 45 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 45 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 41 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 39 | 0.1% |
| France | 38 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 36 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 34 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 31 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 29 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 29 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 28 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 24 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 24 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 24 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 23 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 23 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 23 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 22 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 19 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 19 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 18 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 18 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 17 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 16 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 16 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 16 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 15 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 13 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 12 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 10 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 9 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 7 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 7 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 6 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 5 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 4 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 4 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 3 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
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 | 4,673 | 5.4% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 3,971 | 4.6% |
| Iraq | 886 | 1.0% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 702 | 0.8% |
| Somalia | 681 | 0.8% |
| Syria | 361 | 0.4% |
| Kosovo | 356 | 0.4% |
| Poland | 242 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 200 | 0.2% |
| Eritrea | 151 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 150 | 0.2% |
Show 82 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 139 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 87 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 76 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 74 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 73 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 73 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 66 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 66 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 61 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 45 | 0.1% |
| China | 44 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 43 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 39 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 38 | 0.0% |
| Türkiye | 36 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 31 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 30 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 27 | 0.0% |
| Philippines | 26 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 25 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 25 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 22 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 21 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 21 | 0.0% |
| India | 21 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 20 | 0.0% |
| Ukraine | 18 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 18 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 17 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 15 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 14 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 12 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 12 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 10 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 9 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 7 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 7 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 6 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 6 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 5 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 5 | 0.0% |
| France | 4 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 4 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 4 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 3 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
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 | 19,598 | 22.7% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 14,272 | 16.6% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 5,326 | 6.2% |
| Iraq | 2,450 | 2.8% |
| Somalia | 1,820 | 2.1% |
| Syria | 1,699 | 2.0% |
| Poland | 1,618 | 1.9% |
| Kosovo | 919 | 1.1% |
| Sweden | 799 | 0.9% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 679 | 0.8% |
| Iran | 648 | 0.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 573 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 544 | 0.6% |
| Lithuania | 468 | 0.5% |
| Eritrea | 442 | 0.5% |
| Russia | 343 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 339 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 326 | 0.4% |
| Serbia | 299 | 0.3% |
| Philippines | 292 | 0.3% |
| Denmark | 279 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 201 | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | 198 | 0.2% |
| Türkiye | 196 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 194 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 181 | 0.2% |
| Iceland | 178 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 177 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 162 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 160 | 0.2% |
| China | 156 | 0.2% |
| Palestine | 149 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 146 | 0.2% |
| India | 113 | 0.1% |
| United States | 111 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 109 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 105 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 105 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 100 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 100 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 94 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 90 | 0.1% |
| Congo | 89 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 86 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 84 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 81 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 76 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 71 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 64 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 55 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 54 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 53 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 50 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 48 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 47 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 44 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 43 | 0.1% |
| France | 42 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 42 | 0.1% |
| Bhutan | 42 | 0.1% |
| Kuwait | 35 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 34 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 33 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 31 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 30 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 30 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 29 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 29 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 28 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 26 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 23 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 22 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 22 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 21 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 20 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 20 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 18 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 18 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 18 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 18 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 16 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 16 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 14 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 14 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 13 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 12 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 11 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 9 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 8 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 7 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 7 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 6 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 6 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 5 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 5 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Is Fredrikstad 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ev Charging Points | 800 points | 31 Dec 2025 | NOBIL11Official |
| Ev Share Percent | 65 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)13Official |
| Gp Per 1000 | 0.85 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Helsedirektoratet5Official |
| Kindergarten Coverage 1 5 Pct | 91 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)18Official |
| Registered Cars Count | 45,768 vehicles | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)13Official |
| Transit Operators | Østfold kollektivtrafikk · Vy list | 27 Aug 2026 | Entur AS4Official |
| Universities | 1 institutions | 31 Dec 2025 | HK-dir (DBH)6Official |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Fredrikstad?
The published population was 86,243 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026.
Is the air quality good in Fredrikstad?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official PM2.5 2025 calendar-year station aggregate for exact in-kommune background station input(s)..
How safe is Fredrikstad?
Police recorded 6,280 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 Fredrikstad?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Fredrikstad?
The median gross salary is 4,425 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.
How many foreign residents live in Fredrikstad?
19,598 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.
Is Fredrikstad a good place to live?
Fredrikstad 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 Denmark ancestry or ethnicity group in Fredrikstad?
The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 258 people (0.3%) 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, September 12). Fredrikstad, Norway: salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/fredrikstad/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_fredrikstad-norway-salary-jobs-safety_21f8120309e1,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Fredrikstad, Norway: salary, jobs, safety},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-12},
version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/fredrikstad/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Fredrikstad, Norway: salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/fredrikstad/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
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