Living in Rana

In Rana, unemployment is 1.3% (2026).

There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. 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. For Rana, the unemployment rate was 1.3% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1917 sources

Population25,844people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,633EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.3%country median 1.7% — 24% belowOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime4,870incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 9% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

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

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 Rana.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Rana. 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 citiesRana 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 broadband¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan⁴Official · national market
Dwellings	11,747 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁰Official

Is Rana a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–75%

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 Rana?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁷

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Rana is 1.3%. 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

Rana 1.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,633 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no²Official
Unemployment rate	1.3 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rana. 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 Rana. 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; Rana'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 Rana 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 Rana?

Police recorded 4,870 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 citiesRana 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

Rana4,870

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,870 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Rana?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.eu¹

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average January temperature	-1.53 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 4,460 km² in 2026. Population density was 6 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Rana?

The published population was 25,844 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	4,460 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁵Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	442 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Independent · fylke observation
City area	4,460 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁹Official
Foreign residents	2,464 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁸Official
Population density	6 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁹Official
Population	25,844 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁹Official

International community in Rana

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	2,190	8.5%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	1,205	4.7%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	985	3.8%
Lithuania	280	1.1%
Ukraine	238	0.9%
Sweden	125	0.5%
Poland	123	0.5%
Syria	123	0.5%
Thailand	109	0.4%
Philippines	96	0.4%
Romania	94	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	92	0.4%
Russia	70	0.3%
Germany	55	0.2%
Afghanistan	54	0.2%
Somalia	40	0.1%
Serbia	39	0.1%
Bulgaria	33	0.1%
Iraq	31	0.1%
Finland	29	0.1%
Latvia	28	0.1%
Ethiopia	28	0.1%
Croatia	27	0.1%
United Kingdom	27	0.1%
Netherlands	26	0.1%
Sudan	25	0.1%
Iran	23	0.1%
Denmark	21	0.1%
Türkiye	21	0.1%
Hungary	16	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	16	0.1%
Congo	16	0.1%
United States	16	0.1%
India	15	0.1%
Spain	14	0.1%
Portugal	12	0.1%
Brazil	12	0.1%
Estonia	11	0.0%
Slovakia	10	0.0%
Iceland	9	0.0%
Uganda	9	0.0%
China	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
Greece	6	0.0%
South Sudan	6	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Italy	5	0.0%
Senegal	5	0.0%
Palestine	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Moldova	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
South Korea	4	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Mozambique	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	274	1.1%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	168	0.7%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	106	0.4%
Lithuania	40	0.1%
Eritrea	34	0.1%
Afghanistan	23	0.1%
Syria	19	0.1%
Philippines	14	0.1%
Romania	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
Iraq	11	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Sweden	10	0.0%
Russia	10	0.0%
Poland	9	0.0%
Germany	8	0.0%
Türkiye	7	0.0%
Slovakia	5	0.0%
Ethiopia	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Bulgaria	4	0.0%
Croatia	4	0.0%
Ukraine	4	0.0%
Serbia	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Sri Lanka	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.0%
Vietnam	3	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	2,464	9.5%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	1,373	5.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	1,091	4.2%
Lithuania	320	1.2%
Ukraine	242	0.9%
Syria	142	0.6%
Sweden	135	0.5%
Poland	132	0.5%
Eritrea	126	0.5%
Philippines	110	0.4%
Thailand	110	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	105	0.4%
Russia	80	0.3%
Afghanistan	77	0.3%
Germany	63	0.2%
Somalia	51	0.2%
Serbia	43	0.2%
Iraq	42	0.2%
Bulgaria	37	0.1%
Ethiopia	33	0.1%
Finland	31	0.1%
Croatia	31	0.1%
Latvia	30	0.1%
Sudan	29	0.1%
United Kingdom	28	0.1%
Türkiye	28	0.1%
Netherlands	26	0.1%
Iran	26	0.1%
Denmark	22	0.1%
Hungary	19	0.1%
Congo	19	0.1%
United States	17	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	16	0.1%
India	16	0.1%
Portugal	15	0.1%
Slovakia	15	0.1%
Spain	14	0.1%
China	14	0.1%
Estonia	12	0.1%
Brazil	12	0.1%
Iceland	9	0.0%
Uganda	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Greece	7	0.0%
Argentina	7	0.0%
South Sudan	6	0.0%
Sri Lanka	6	0.0%
Peru	6	0.0%
Belarus	5	0.0%
Italy	5	0.0%
Senegal	5	0.0%
Palestine	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Australia	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Moldova	4	0.0%
Guinea	4	0.0%
Azerbaijan	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
South Korea	4	0.0%
Venezuela	4	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Vietnam	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
French Polynesia	3	0.0%
New Zealand	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	15,340 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 Rana

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Nittedal26,032 residents Grimstad25,569 residents Harstad25,204 residents Stjørdal25,108 residents Bjørnafjorden26,753 residents Nes24,948 residents

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Rana in rankings

#4 of 30 in Least densely populated cities #11 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Norway #23 of 30 in Safest cities in Norway by recorded crime

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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 Rana?

The published population was 25,844 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Rana?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Rana?

Police recorded 4,870 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 Rana?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Rana?

The median gross salary is 4,633 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Rana?

2,464 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Rana a good place to live?

Rana 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 Rana?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 1,205 people (4.7%) 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). Rana, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ffd9c715b2307b20ffd430fda4f740a6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/rana/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Rana, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ffd9c715b2307b20ffd430fda4f740a6},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/rana/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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