Living in Fredrikstad

In Fredrikstad, unemployment is 2.9% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2.9% in June 2026. For Fredrikstad, the foreign population was 19,598 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1928 sources

Population86,243people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026

Median gross salary (region)4,425EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate2.9%country median 1.7% — 71% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime6,280incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 41% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean6.29µg/m³country median 6.3 — about the sameOfficial source · Official PM2.5 2025 calendar-year station aggregate for exact in-kommune background station input(s).

Higher unemployment than 97% 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 Fredrikstad?

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 Fredrikstad.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Fredrikstad. 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 citiesFredrikstad 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 plan⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	417 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁸Official

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.

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–73%

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

Student38%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 30–46%

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

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–59%

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 2026¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Fredrikstad is 2.9%. 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

Fredrikstad 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre coverage	91 %	31 Dec 2025	Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)¹¹Official
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 2026¹⁰Official

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.

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 Fredrikstad. 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)¹⁹Official
International schools	1 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²²Official
Schools	20 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; Fredrikstad's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.8 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁵Official
General practitioners per 1,000 people	0.85 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁵Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	380 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²⁰Official

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.

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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 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

Recorded crime across major citiesFredrikstad highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,280 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 Fredrikstad. 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 Fredrikstad.

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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).¹³

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

0°

1°-4°

2°-4°

5°-2°

11°2°

16°7°

20°11°

22°14°

21°13°

16°9°

10°5°

6°1°

2°-2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

108

101

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

PM2.56.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂17WHO 10 · EU 40

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).¹³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.29 µg/m³country median 6.3 — about the same	2025	Official PM2.5 2025 calendar-year station aggregate for exact in-kommune background station input(s).¹³Official
Average January temperature	-2 °C	31 Dec 1991	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁸Official · 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 SARPSBORG²⁴Official · 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 SARPSBORG²⁴Official · 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_FYR²⁵Official · 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 SARPSBORG²⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Drammen ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.8 °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 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 2026¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport77.3%
Foreign residents22.7%

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 population¹⁴Official
City area	293 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	19,598 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons¹⁵Official
Population density	294 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹⁷Official
Population	86,243 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁶Official

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%

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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 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	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%

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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 source¹⁵

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 source¹⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public electric-vehicle charging points	800 points	31 Dec 2025	NOBIL¹²Official
Electric vehicles, share of vehicles	65 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁴Official
Children aged 1–5 enrolled in kindergarten	91 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁹Official
Registered cars	45,768 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁴Official
Public transport operators	Østfold kollektivtrafikk · Vy list	27 Aug 2026	Entur AS⁴Official
Universities	1 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Fredrikstad

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 Fredrikstad alternative in the same region

59 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.8% Asker vs 2.9% Fredrikstad−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,500 Asker vs 6,280 Fredrikstad−28%
Median gross pay, region: €4,743 Asker vs €4,425 Fredrikstad+7%
Residents: 101,509 Asker vs 86,243 Fredrikstad+18%

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Bærum as a Fredrikstad alternative in the same country

79 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.9% Bærum vs 2.9% Fredrikstad−34%
Median gross pay, region: €5,576 Bærum vs €4,425 Fredrikstad+26%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,170 Bærum vs 6,280 Fredrikstad−18%
Residents: 133,228 Bærum vs 86,243 Fredrikstad+54%

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Cities near Fredrikstad

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Norway

Other cities in Norway to compare with Fredrikstad, nearest in population first.

All Norway cities

Sandnes85,785 residents Lillestrøm96,771 residents Asker101,509 residents Drammen106,013 residents Sandefjord67,062 residents Nordre Follo65,381 residents

How does Fredrikstad compare?

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Fredrikstad in rankings

#10 of 30 in Largest cities in Norway #15 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Norway

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Common questions

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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 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.

Which cities are near Fredrikstad?

Råde, Sarpsborg are near Fredrikstad. 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 Fredrikstad?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 10,301 people (11.9%) 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). Fredrikstad, Norway: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cc08062b4f98af3d8aa96aa3814f2fb5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/fredrikstad/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_fredrikstad-norway-population-salary-cost-of-living_1ab49ec3953d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Fredrikstad, Norway: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cc08062b4f98af3d8aa96aa3814f2fb5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/fredrikstad/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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