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Living in Øygarden

In Øygarden, unemployment is 2% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 2% in June 2026. Car density was 415 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. For Øygarden, the foreign population count was 6,156 at the start of 2026. There were 450 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 4.5 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population40,641people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.
Median gross salary (region)4,644EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no
Unemployment rate2%country median 1.7% — 18% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime3,750incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 16% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Higher unemployment than 66% of Norwegian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 71% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Øygarden. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83
Mobile plan, 10 GB€28
Net rent across major citiesØygarden highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Øygarden 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
Dwellings18,473 dwellings31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)10Official

Is Øygarden 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 employee70%strong on work, weak on housing · range 60–80%
Student46%strong on education, weak on housing · range 35–57%
Family61%strong on family, weak on housing · range 51–71%
Retirement46%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 34–58%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Øygarden?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20267

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Øygarden is 2.0%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,644 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.ssb.no2Official
Unemployment rate2 %country median 1.7%30 Jun 2026NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20267Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International schools5 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; Øygarden's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents4.5 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Helsedirektoratet15Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents450 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)18Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Øygarden 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 residents4.5 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Øygarden?

Police recorded 3,750 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.no3

Recorded crime across major citiesØygarden highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Øygarden 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
Øygarden3,750
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,750 incidents per 100,000country median 4,46031 Dec 2024data.ssb.no3Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Øygarden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

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 mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average January temperature1.5 °C28 Aug 2026MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KRISTIANSUND_LUFTHAVN14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 177.9 · Feb 162.2 · Mar 154.2 · Apr 96.7 · May 87.7 · Jun 112.7 · Jul 93.7 · Aug 129.6 · Sep 185.2 · Oct 165.9 · Nov 156.8 · Dec 186.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HALSAFJORD_II13Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 315 km² in 2026. Population density was 129 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Øygarden?

The published population was 40,641 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
Area315 km²1 Jan 2026Kartverket5Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents415 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Independent · fylke observation
City area315 km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm29Official
Foreign residents6,156 people1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons8Official
Population density129 people/km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm29Official
Population40,641 people1 Jan 2026SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.9Official

International community in Øygarden

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 groupPeopleShare
Total9722.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions5681.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand4041.0%
Poland1390.3%
Lithuania1050.3%
Eritrea600.1%
Syria460.1%
Romania440.1%
Afghanistan440.1%
Latvia260.1%
Germany260.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Chile260.1%
Congo250.1%
Iran250.1%
Vietnam250.1%
China240.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina230.1%
Russia200.1%
Iraq190.1%
Philippines170.0%
Ethiopia150.0%
Sri Lanka150.0%
India150.0%
Somalia140.0%
Pakistan140.0%
Ukraine130.0%
Serbia120.0%
Morocco110.0%
Palestine110.0%
Türkiye100.0%
Lebanon90.0%
Croatia80.0%
Estonia70.0%
Thailand70.0%
Bulgaria60.0%
Albania50.0%
Kosovo50.0%
Angola50.0%
Sudan50.0%
Portugal40.0%
Spain40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Sierra Leone40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
United States40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Iceland30.0%
Sweden30.0%
France30.0%
Greece30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Moldova30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Austria30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Libya30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Hong Kong30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Canada30.0%
Brazil30.0%
Venezuela30.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,15615.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions3,1407.7%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand3,0167.4%
Poland1,0052.5%
Lithuania5481.4%
Ukraine4951.2%
Syria3280.8%
Romania3010.7%
Thailand2120.5%
Germany2080.5%
Eritrea1950.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Philippines1890.5%
Latvia1590.4%
Afghanistan1290.3%
Russia1180.3%
United Kingdom1090.3%
Iran910.2%
Sweden880.2%
Chile880.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina760.2%
China750.2%
Türkiye740.2%
Congo740.2%
Spain700.2%
Iraq700.2%
Denmark630.2%
India600.1%
Vietnam600.1%
Somalia490.1%
Lebanon490.1%
United States490.1%
Estonia440.1%
Brazil440.1%
Croatia430.1%
Ethiopia410.1%
Sri Lanka390.1%
Iceland340.1%
Sudan340.1%
Slovakia320.1%
Serbia320.1%
Bulgaria310.1%
Pakistan290.1%
Kosovo280.1%
Netherlands270.1%
Czech Republic250.1%
Jordan250.1%
Palestine250.1%
Portugal240.1%
Hungary240.1%
Morocco240.1%
South Africa220.1%
France210.1%
Peru200.1%
Italy190.1%
Angola190.1%
Finland180.0%
Albania160.0%
Uganda160.0%
Colombia160.0%
Libya150.0%
Australia150.0%
Bangladesh130.0%
Greece120.0%
Mexico120.0%
Belarus110.0%
Ghana110.0%
Kenya110.0%
Canada110.0%
Venezuela110.0%
Moldova100.0%
Burundi100.0%
Egypt100.0%
Kazakhstan100.0%
South Korea100.0%
Sierra Leone80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Austria70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Switzerland60.0%
Algeria60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Japan60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Argentina60.0%
New Zealand60.0%
Gambia50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
North Macedonia40.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Israel40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Honduras40.0%
Nicaragua40.0%
Trinidad and Tobago40.0%
Bolivia40.0%
Greenland30.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Luxembourg30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Congo-Brazzaville30.0%
Madagascar30.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Hong Kong30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Cyprus30.0%
Laos30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Curaçao30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Tonga30.0%

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
Total5,18412.8%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand2,6126.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions2,5726.3%
Poland8662.1%
Ukraine4821.2%
Lithuania4431.1%
Syria2820.7%
Romania2570.6%
Thailand2050.5%
Germany1820.5%
Philippines1720.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Eritrea1350.3%
Latvia1330.3%
United Kingdom1070.3%
Russia980.2%
Sweden850.2%
Afghanistan850.2%
Spain660.2%
Iran660.2%
Türkiye640.2%
Chile620.1%
Denmark610.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina530.1%
Iraq510.1%
China510.1%
Congo490.1%
India450.1%
United States450.1%
Brazil410.1%
Lebanon400.1%
Estonia370.1%
Croatia350.1%
Somalia350.1%
Vietnam350.1%
Iceland310.1%
Slovakia290.1%
Sudan290.1%
Ethiopia260.1%
Bulgaria250.1%
Netherlands250.1%
Sri Lanka240.1%
Kosovo230.1%
Hungary220.1%
Jordan220.1%
Czech Republic210.1%
South Africa210.1%
Portugal200.1%
Serbia200.1%
Peru200.1%
France190.1%
Italy180.0%
Finland170.0%
Uganda160.0%
Pakistan150.0%
Colombia150.0%
Australia150.0%
Angola140.0%
Palestine140.0%
Morocco130.0%
Libya120.0%
Albania110.0%
Belarus110.0%
Mexico110.0%
Greece100.0%
Egypt100.0%
South Korea100.0%
Canada100.0%
Kenya90.0%
Bangladesh90.0%
Kazakhstan90.0%
Venezuela90.0%
Moldova80.0%
Ghana80.0%
Burundi70.0%
Ireland60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Japan60.0%
Saudi Arabia60.0%
Argentina60.0%
New Zealand60.0%
Switzerland50.0%
Austria50.0%
Gambia50.0%
Indonesia50.0%
Rwanda40.0%
Sierra Leone40.0%
Israel40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Uzbekistan40.0%
Trinidad and Tobago40.0%
Bolivia40.0%
Greenland30.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
North Macedonia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Côte d'Ivore30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Congo-Brazzaville30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Brunei30.0%
Myanmar30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Cambodia30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Laos30.0%
Honduras30.0%
Nicaragua30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Tonga30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered cars22,582 vehicles31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Official
Universities6 institutions31 Dec 2025HK-dir (DBH)16Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Øygarden

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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 Øygarden?

The published population was 40,641 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Øygarden?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Øygarden?

Police recorded 3,750 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 Øygarden?

The unemployment rate is 2 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Øygarden?

The median gross salary is 4,644 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Øygarden?

6,156 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Øygarden a good place to live?

Øygarden 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 Øygarden?

Askøy is near Øygarden. 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 Øygarden?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 568 people (1.4%) 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). Øygarden, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5e4f542205f5e05b4e2513be646f7b4c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/oygarden/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Øygarden, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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