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Living in Gjerdrum

In Gjerdrum, unemployment is 1.9% (2026).

Car density was 463 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 1.9%. There were 382.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.83 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population7,478people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.
Median gross salary (region)4,381EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no
Average rent1,069EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 09895 Rental market survey: average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm, by price zone and number of rooms
Unemployment rate1.9%country median 1.7% — 12% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,280incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 49% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Gjerdrum recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83
Mobile plan, 10 GB€28
Net rent across major citiesGjerdrum highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Gjerdrum highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79
Bergen€20.40
Stavanger€19.55
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited83.29 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telenor fixed broadband15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB27.7 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ice 18GB mobile plan6Official · national market
Dwellings3,399 dwellings31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)13Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,069 EUR/month31 Dec 202509895 Rental market survey: average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm, by price zone and number of rooms1Official · regional context

Is Gjerdrum 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 56–76%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–81%
Student39%strong on cost, weak on work · range 28–50%
Family66%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–76%
Retirement40%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 28–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gjerdrum?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 202610

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Gjerdrum is 1.9%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,381 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.ssb.no3Official
Unemployment rate1.9 %country median 1.7%30 Jun 2026NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 202610Official

What does a salary buy in Gjerdrum?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,381 (data.ssb.no, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,143of €3,322 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,322
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 09895 Rental market survey: average monthly rents and annual rents per sqm, by price zone and number of rooms · 2025-12-31− €1,069
Internet€83 · official · Telenor fixed broadband · 2026-09-30− €83
Mobile plan€28 · official · ice 18GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €28
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,143
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Gjerdrum Salary needed to live in Gjerdrum

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gjerdrum. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International schools2 schools31 Dec 2025Utdanningsdirektoratet21Independent · fylke observation

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: særskilt norskopplæring (adapted Norwegian language education). How to enrol a child (regjeringen.no).

A country-wide rule for Norway; Gjerdrum's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents3.83 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Helsedirektoratet17Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents382.5 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)20Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gjerdrum 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 residents3.83 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Gjerdrum?

Police recorded 2,280 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.no4

Recorded crime across major citiesGjerdrum highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Gjerdrum highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790
Kristiansand8,170
Trondheim6,890
Drammen6,870
Stavanger6,540
Bergen6,410
Fredrikstad6,280
Lillestrøm5,790
Sandnes5,270
Bærum5,170
Asker4,500
Gjerdrum2,280
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,280 incidents per 100,000country median 4,46031 Dec 2024data.ssb.no4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

NorwegianIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gjerdrum.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gjerdrum?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu2

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

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
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average January temperature-3.5 °C28 Aug 2026MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -5.7 · Feb -4.8 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 4.7 · May 10.3 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 15 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 4.7 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLISA_II16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 45 · Feb 32.2 · Mar 30.1 · Apr 36.1 · May 64.5 · Jun 68.8 · Jul 75.3 · Aug 85.4 · Sep 60.5 · Oct 67.2 · Nov 63.2 · Dec 48.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLISA_II16Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 83 km² in 2026. Population density was 90 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Gjerdrum?

The published population was 7,478 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area83 km²1 Jan 2026Kartverket7Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents463 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)19Independent · fylke observation
City area83 km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm212Official
Foreign residents1,677 people1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons11Official
Population density90 people/km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm212Official
Population7,478 people1 Jan 2026SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.12Official

International community in Gjerdrum

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 groupPeopleShare
Total1,67722.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand88611.8%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions79110.6%
Poland3024.0%
Lithuania2042.7%
Ukraine1021.4%
Sweden861.1%
Pakistan721.0%
Iraq670.9%
Philippines660.9%
Romania460.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sri Lanka410.6%
Latvia390.5%
Thailand350.5%
Denmark330.4%
Bosnia-Herzegovina320.4%
Moldova280.4%
Eritrea280.4%
Germany260.3%
Kosovo260.3%
Iran260.3%
Syria230.3%
Türkiye210.3%
Russia190.3%
Iceland180.2%
Vietnam180.2%
Finland150.2%
India150.2%
Croatia140.2%
Hungary140.2%
Ethiopia140.2%
Portugal130.2%
Spain130.2%
Afghanistan130.2%
Serbia110.1%
Ghana110.1%
Morocco110.1%
Albania100.1%
Italy90.1%
Netherlands90.1%
China90.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Cameroon80.1%
Somalia80.1%
Chile70.1%
France60.1%
Slovakia60.1%
United States60.1%
Congo50.1%
Kyrgyzstan50.1%
Brazil50.1%
North Macedonia40.1%
Sudan40.1%
Malaysia40.1%
Dominican Republic40.1%
Belgium30.0%
Bulgaria30.0%
Greece30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Austria30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Djibouti30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Canada30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Peru30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,34518.0%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand76310.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions5827.8%
Poland2473.3%
Lithuania1742.3%
Ukraine1011.4%
Sweden751.0%
Philippines510.7%
Iraq420.6%
Romania380.5%
Pakistan380.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Latvia360.5%
Thailand310.4%
Denmark290.4%
Germany250.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina240.3%
Moldova220.3%
Iran210.3%
Syria210.3%
Sri Lanka200.3%
Kosovo170.2%
Iceland160.2%
Eritrea160.2%
Finland150.2%
Vietnam150.2%
Russia140.2%
Türkiye140.2%
Portugal130.2%
Spain130.2%
Hungary130.2%
Serbia100.1%
Croatia90.1%
Italy90.1%
Afghanistan90.1%
United Kingdom80.1%
Ethiopia80.1%
Morocco80.1%
Somalia80.1%
India80.1%
China80.1%
Albania70.1%
Netherlands70.1%
Ghana70.1%
France60.1%
Slovakia60.1%
United States60.1%
Chile60.1%
Cameroon50.1%
Brazil40.1%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Austria30.0%
North Macedonia30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Djibouti30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Japan30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Peru30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total3324.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions2092.8%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1231.6%
Poland550.7%
Pakistan340.5%
Lithuania300.4%
Iraq250.3%
Sri Lanka210.3%
Philippines150.2%
Eritrea120.2%
Sweden110.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo90.1%
Romania80.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina80.1%
Türkiye70.1%
India70.1%
Moldova60.1%
Ethiopia60.1%
Croatia50.1%
Russia50.1%
Iran50.1%
Denmark40.1%
Ghana40.1%
Afghanistan40.1%
Thailand40.1%
Albania30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Germany30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Congo30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Syria30.0%
Vietnam30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered cars4,328 vehicles31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)19Official
Universities1 institutions31 Dec 2025HK-dir (DBH)18Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Gjerdrum

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Cities near Gjerdrum

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

Oslo Commuting Zone · 24.6 km away
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Is Gjerdrum part of Oslo?

Gjerdrum 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. Source5

Common questions

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

How many people live in Gjerdrum?

The published population was 7,478 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Gjerdrum?

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: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Gjerdrum?

Police recorded 2,280 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 Gjerdrum?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Gjerdrum?

The median gross salary is 4,381 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Gjerdrum?

1,677 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Gjerdrum a good place to live?

Gjerdrum 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 Gjerdrum part of Oslo?

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

Which cities are near Gjerdrum?

Oslo, Nittedal, Ullensaker, Lillestrøm, Nannestad are near Gjerdrum. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ancestry or ethnicity group in Gjerdrum?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 886 people (11.8%) 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). Gjerdrum, Norway: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 12c8e19cc25b7bfb19ded9ea61d9dd11]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/gjerdrum/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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