Living in Kristiansund

In Kristiansund, unemployment is 1.6% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 1.6% in June 2026. Car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1917 sources

Population24,479people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,570EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.6%country median 1.7% — 6% belowOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime6,330incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 42% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Lower unemployment than 62% 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 Kristiansund?

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 Kristiansund.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kristiansund. 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 citiesKristiansund 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 broadband¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	11,127 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)⁹Official

Is Kristiansund a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–74%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on housing · range 58–78%

Student42%strong on education, weak on housing · range 31–53%

Family52%strong on family, weak on housing · range 42–62%

Retirement41%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 29–53%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kristiansund?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Kristiansund is 1.6%. 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

Kristiansund 1.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,570 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.6 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁷Independent · 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; Kristiansund's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.97 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Helsedirektoratet¹³Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	400.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁶Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kristiansund 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 Kristiansund?

Police recorded 6,330 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 citiesKristiansund highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Kristiansund6,330

Fredrikstad6,280

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,330 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no²Official

Language courses and integration

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

NorwegianIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kristiansund.

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-1.53 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 5.6 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KRISTIANSUND_LUFTHAVN¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 87 km² in 2026. Population density was 281 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Kristiansund?

The published population was 24,479 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.8%
Foreign residents16.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	206 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁴Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	442 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Independent · fylke observation
City area	87 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Foreign residents	3,965 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁷Official
Population density	281 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Population	24,479 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸Official

International community in Kristiansund

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 group	People	Share
Total	528	2.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	312	1.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	216	0.9%
Poland	98	0.4%
Iraq	46	0.2%
Eritrea	45	0.2%
Lithuania	43	0.2%
Somalia	40	0.2%
Syria	20	0.1%
Romania	17	0.1%
Germany	15	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Sri Lanka	14	0.1%
Morocco	11	0.0%
Myanmar	11	0.0%
Afghanistan	10	0.0%
Latvia	9	0.0%
Spain	9	0.0%
Russia	9	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	9	0.0%
Türkiye	8	0.0%
Pakistan	8	0.0%
Bulgaria	7	0.0%
Ukraine	7	0.0%
Iran	6	0.0%
Palestine	6	0.0%
Philippines	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Netherlands	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Ethiopia	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Moldova	3	0.0%
United Kingdom	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Vietnam	3	0.0%
Cayman Islands	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

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	3,965	16.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	2,348	9.6%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	1,617	6.6%
Poland	611	2.5%
Ukraine	545	2.2%
Lithuania	217	0.9%
Eritrea	198	0.8%
Iraq	172	0.7%
Thailand	150	0.6%
Philippines	139	0.6%
Syria	135	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	132	0.5%
Romania	119	0.5%
Russia	114	0.5%
Germany	106	0.4%
Latvia	84	0.3%
Sweden	72	0.3%
Bulgaria	53	0.2%
United Kingdom	51	0.2%
Myanmar	51	0.2%
Spain	46	0.2%
Afghanistan	45	0.2%
Iran	42	0.2%
Denmark	41	0.2%
Brazil	41	0.2%
India	37	0.1%
Morocco	35	0.1%
Türkiye	34	0.1%
Serbia	32	0.1%
Congo	30	0.1%
Sri Lanka	28	0.1%
Portugal	27	0.1%
Sudan	27	0.1%
United States	26	0.1%
Iceland	24	0.1%
Netherlands	24	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	24	0.1%
Palestine	23	0.1%
Pakistan	23	0.1%
Rwanda	22	0.1%
Estonia	19	0.1%
Ethiopia	18	0.1%
Finland	15	0.1%
Faroe Islands	15	0.1%
Uganda	14	0.1%
Chile	14	0.1%
Italy	13	0.1%
Hungary	13	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Belarus	9	0.0%
Kenya	9	0.0%
China	9	0.0%
Venezuela	9	0.0%
Albania	8	0.0%
Burundi	8	0.0%
Malaysia	8	0.0%
Vietnam	8	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
Nigeria	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Croatia	6	0.0%
Moldova	6	0.0%
Egypt	6	0.0%
Ghana	6	0.0%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Kosovo	4	0.0%
Gambia	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
South Africa	4	0.0%
Bangladesh	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Cape Verde	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Cayman Islands	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	3,437	14.0%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	2,036	8.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	1,401	5.7%
Ukraine	538	2.2%
Poland	513	2.1%
Lithuania	174	0.7%
Eritrea	153	0.6%
Thailand	146	0.6%
Philippines	134	0.6%
Iraq	126	0.5%
Syria	115	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Russia	105	0.4%
Romania	102	0.4%
Somalia	92	0.4%
Germany	91	0.4%
Latvia	75	0.3%
Sweden	71	0.3%
United Kingdom	49	0.2%
Bulgaria	46	0.2%
Myanmar	40	0.2%
Brazil	40	0.2%
Denmark	39	0.2%
Spain	37	0.1%
India	36	0.1%
Iran	36	0.1%
Afghanistan	35	0.1%
Serbia	30	0.1%
Congo	27	0.1%
Türkiye	26	0.1%
Portugal	25	0.1%
Iceland	24	0.1%
Morocco	24	0.1%
Sudan	24	0.1%
United States	22	0.1%
Netherlands	20	0.1%
Rwanda	20	0.1%
Estonia	18	0.1%
Palestine	17	0.1%
Finland	15	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	15	0.1%
Pakistan	15	0.1%
Faroe Islands	14	0.1%
Ethiopia	14	0.1%
Uganda	14	0.1%
Sri Lanka	14	0.1%
Hungary	13	0.1%
Italy	12	0.1%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Kenya	9	0.0%
Chile	9	0.0%
Venezuela	9	0.0%
Albania	8	0.0%
Belarus	8	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Slovakia	7	0.0%
China	7	0.0%
Croatia	6	0.0%
Nigeria	6	0.0%
Jordan	6	0.0%
Malaysia	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Belgium	5	0.0%
Ghana	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Vietnam	5	0.0%
Mexico	5	0.0%
Peru	5	0.0%
Moldova	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Egypt	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Senegal	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Greece	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Angola	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Georgia	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Dominican Republic	3	0.0%
Jamaica	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	13,332 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Official
Universities	3 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁴Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Kristiansund

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.

Bodø as a Kristiansund alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 557 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 1.6% Kristiansund−19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 6,330 Kristiansund−18%
Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,570 Kristiansund+5%

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Alternative cities in Norway

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Kristiansund?

The published population was 24,479 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Kristiansund?

Police recorded 6,330 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 Kristiansund?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Kristiansund?

The median gross salary is 4,570 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Kristiansund?

3,965 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Kristiansund a good place to live?

Kristiansund 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 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 Kristiansund?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 312 people (1.3%) 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, October 16). Kristiansund, Norway: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f4381a6a60f7ef6ec300cde47ee0617d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/kristiansund/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Kristiansund, Norway: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/kristiansund/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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