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Living in Haram

In Haram, unemployment is 1.7% (2026).

There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The unemployment rate was 1.7% in June 2026. For Haram, car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population9,460people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.
Median gross salary (region)4,468EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no
Unemployment rate1.7%country median 1.7% — about the sameOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,170incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 51% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no

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

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 Haram.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83
Mobile plan, 10 GB€28
Net rent across major citiesHaram highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Haram 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 broadband12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB27.7 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ice 18GB mobile plan4Official · national market
Dwellings4,300 dwellings31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)10Official

Is Haram 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 housing · range 56–76%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on housing · range 61–81%
Student48%strong on education, weak on housing · range 37–59%
Family67%strong on family, weak on housing · range 57–77%
Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–61%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Haram?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20267

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Haram is 1.7%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,468 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.ssb.no1Official
Unemployment rate1.7 %country median 1.7% — about the same30 Jun 2026NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20267Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International schools4 schools31 Dec 2025Utdanningsdirektoratet19Independent · 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; Haram's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents3.97 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Helsedirektoratet15Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents400.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)18Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Haram 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 residents3.97 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Haram?

Police recorded 2,170 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 citiesHaram highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Haram 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
Haram2,170
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,170 incidents per 100,000country median 4,46031 Dec 2024data.ssb.no2Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

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 mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Grimmerhaugen)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature-1.53 °C28 Aug 2026MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 8.8 · May 11.7 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 5.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 3.3 · May 6.1 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 5.9 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VIGRA14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 154.6 · Feb 140.2 · Mar 127.6 · Apr 78.8 · May 75.5 · Jun 92.9 · Jul 79.6 · Aug 136.6 · Sep 160 · Oct 183.4 · Nov 162.9 · Dec 188.1 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HILDRE13Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Kristiansand ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Heide (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.1 °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 261 km² in 2026. Population density was 36 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Haram?

The published population was 9,460 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area261 km²1 Jan 2026Kartverket5Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents442 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Independent · fylke observation
City area261 km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm29Official
Foreign residents1,944 people1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons8Official
Population density36 people/km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm29Official
Population9,460 people1 Jan 2026SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.9Official

International community in Haram

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
Total1,94420.6%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1,15512.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions7898.3%
Poland5656.0%
Lithuania1631.7%
Ukraine1191.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina931.0%
Romania820.9%
Germany820.9%
Sri Lanka730.8%
Syria730.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand730.8%
Philippines640.7%
Eritrea510.5%
Latvia440.5%
Russia290.3%
Netherlands270.3%
Sweden260.3%
United Kingdom240.3%
Iceland180.2%
Vietnam180.2%
Brazil150.2%
Spain140.1%
Italy130.1%
Sudan130.1%
Denmark120.1%
Myanmar120.1%
Estonia110.1%
Slovakia110.1%
Türkiye100.1%
Congo100.1%
Finland90.1%
Czech Republic90.1%
India90.1%
Indonesia90.1%
China90.1%
Ethiopia80.1%
Iraq80.1%
Kazakhstan80.1%
United States80.1%
Nigeria70.1%
Somalia70.1%
Bulgaria50.1%
Moldova50.1%
Zimbabwe50.1%
Bangladesh50.1%
Colombia50.1%
Belgium40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
United Arab Emirates40.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Greece30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Kenya30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
Iran30.0%
Jordan30.0%
South Korea30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cayman Islands30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Suriname30.0%
Venezuela30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total2993.2%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1611.7%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions1381.5%
Poland880.9%
Bosnia-Herzegovina290.3%
Sri Lanka270.3%
Lithuania210.2%
Romania180.2%
Germany140.1%
Eritrea140.1%
Syria140.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Latvia90.1%
Philippines80.1%
Thailand70.1%
Russia50.1%
Spain40.0%
Congo40.0%
India40.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Türkiye30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
China30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Vietnam30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,64517.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand99410.5%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions6516.9%
Poland4775.0%
Lithuania1421.5%
Ukraine1181.3%
Germany680.7%
Thailand660.7%
Romania640.7%
Bosnia-Herzegovina640.7%
Syria590.6%
Show 61 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Philippines560.6%
Sri Lanka460.5%
Eritrea370.4%
Latvia350.4%
Sweden260.3%
Netherlands260.3%
Russia240.3%
United Kingdom230.2%
Iceland180.2%
Vietnam160.2%
Brazil150.2%
Italy130.1%
Denmark120.1%
Estonia110.1%
Sudan110.1%
Myanmar110.1%
Spain100.1%
Finland90.1%
Slovakia90.1%
Czech Republic90.1%
Indonesia90.1%
Türkiye80.1%
Somalia70.1%
China70.1%
United States70.1%
Congo60.1%
Iraq60.1%
Ethiopia50.1%
Nigeria50.1%
Bangladesh50.1%
India50.1%
Kazakhstan50.1%
Colombia50.1%
Belgium40.0%
Bulgaria40.0%
Moldova40.0%
Switzerland40.0%
Zimbabwe40.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Albania30.0%
Greece30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Croatia30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Uganda30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Iran30.0%
Jordan30.0%
South Korea30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Malaysia30.0%
Canada30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Peru30.0%
Suriname30.0%
Venezuela30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered cars5,699 vehicles31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Official
Universities3 institutions31 Dec 2025HK-dir (DBH)16Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Haram

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Cities near Haram

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

Alternative cities in Norway

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Lunner9,463 residentsFlekkefjord9,373 residentsStad9,616 residentsFauske9,707 residentsVindafjord9,181 residentsSula9,798 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Haram?

The published population was 9,460 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Haram?

Police recorded 2,170 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 Haram?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Haram?

The median gross salary is 4,468 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Haram?

1,944 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Haram a good place to live?

Haram 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 Haram?

Giske is near Haram. 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 Haram?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 1,155 people (12.2%) 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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  title = {Haram, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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