Living in Nord-Aurdal

In Nord-Aurdal, unemployment is 1.6% (2026).

There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. Car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 1.6% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 918 at the start of 2026. There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1916 sources

Population6,424people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,319EUR/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 crime5,000incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 12% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Lower unemployment than 62% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 64% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Nord-Aurdal?

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 Nord-Aurdal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Nord-Aurdal. 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 citiesNord-Aurdal 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	2,920 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)⁹Official

Is Nord-Aurdal a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on housing · range 59–79%

Student44%strong on education, weak on housing · range 33–55%

Family56%strong on family, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Retirement43%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nord-Aurdal?

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 Nord-Aurdal 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

Nord-Aurdal 1.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,319 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 Nord-Aurdal. 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 Nord-Aurdal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁶Independent · 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; Nord-Aurdal'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	Helsedirektoratet¹²Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	400.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nord-Aurdal 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 Nord-Aurdal?

Police recorded 5,000 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 citiesNord-Aurdal highlighted among comparable cities

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

Nord-Aurdal5,000

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,000 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 Nord-Aurdal. 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 Nord-Aurdal.

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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

Population and city profile

The city covered 906 km² in 2026. Population density was 7 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Nord-Aurdal?

The published population was 6,424 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 passport85.7%
Foreign residents14.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	907 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁴Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	442 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁴Independent · fylke observation
City area	906 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Foreign residents	918 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁷Official
Population density	7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Population	6,424 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸Official

International community in Nord-Aurdal

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	128	2.0%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	70	1.1%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	58	0.9%
Eritrea	29	0.5%
Romania	19	0.3%
Poland	14	0.2%
Lithuania	13	0.2%
Philippines	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Syria	5	0.1%
Türkiye	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Congo	4	0.1%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Russia	3	0.0%
Germany	3	0.1%
Ukraine	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Iraq	3	0.1%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Chile	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	918	14.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	483	7.5%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	435	6.8%
Ukraine	115	1.8%
Lithuania	93	1.4%
Eritrea	87	1.4%
Poland	86	1.3%
Syria	60	0.9%
Romania	58	0.9%
Germany	42	0.7%
Netherlands	29	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	25	0.4%
Russia	22	0.3%
Bulgaria	18	0.3%
China	18	0.3%
Denmark	16	0.3%
Philippines	16	0.3%
Iraq	16	0.3%
Sweden	15	0.2%
Thailand	14	0.2%
Türkiye	13	0.2%
Congo	13	0.2%
Pakistan	12	0.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	11	0.2%
Estonia	9	0.1%
Slovakia	9	0.1%
Ethiopia	8	0.1%
Serbia	7	0.1%
United States	6	0.1%
Chile	6	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Somalia	5	0.1%
Hungary	4	0.1%
Jordan	4	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
Iceland	3	0.1%
France	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.1%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Afghanistan	3	0.1%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.1%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Palestine	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.1%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Peru	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	790	12.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	413	6.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	377	5.9%
Ukraine	113	1.8%
Lithuania	80	1.3%
Poland	72	1.1%
Eritrea	58	0.9%
Syria	55	0.9%
Romania	39	0.6%
Germany	39	0.6%
Netherlands	26	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	23	0.4%
Russia	20	0.3%
Bulgaria	18	0.3%
Denmark	16	0.3%
Sweden	14	0.2%
Iraq	13	0.2%
China	13	0.2%
Thailand	13	0.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	11	0.2%
Philippines	11	0.2%
Pakistan	11	0.2%
Estonia	9	0.1%
Türkiye	9	0.1%
Congo	9	0.1%
Slovakia	7	0.1%
Serbia	6	0.1%
United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Ethiopia	5	0.1%
Somalia	5	0.1%
United States	5	0.1%
Hungary	4	0.1%
Chile	4	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
Iceland	3	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Afghanistan	3	0.1%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.1%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Palestine	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.1%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Venezuela	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	4,365 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁴Official
Universities	3 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹³Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Nord-Aurdal

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Bodø as a Nord-Aurdal alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 745 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 1.6% Nord-Aurdal−19%
Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,319 Nord-Aurdal+11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 5,000 Nord-Aurdal+4%

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Common questions

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How many people live in Nord-Aurdal?

The published population was 6,424 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Nord-Aurdal?

Police recorded 5,000 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 Nord-Aurdal?

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 Nord-Aurdal?

The median gross salary is 4,319 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Nord-Aurdal?

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

Is Nord-Aurdal a good place to live?

Nord-Aurdal 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 Nord-Aurdal?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 70 people (1.1%) 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). Nord-Aurdal, Norway: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ad7d4469b25f2a9a7812e04f32b6bed5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/nord-aurdal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nord-Aurdal, Norway: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ad7d4469b25f2a9a7812e04f32b6bed5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/nord-aurdal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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