Living in Sandefjord

In Sandefjord, unemployment is 2.3% (2026).

Monthly precipitation was 94.5 mm in January and 83.3 mm in July. Car density was 586 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 2.3% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1931 sources

Population67,062people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026

Median gross salary (region)4,572EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate2.3%country median 1.7% — 35% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime6,140incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 38% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nedre Langgate)

Higher unemployment than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 83% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Sandefjord.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sandefjord. 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 citiesSandefjord 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 broadband²²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	202 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁹Official

Is Sandefjord a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 57–73%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 32–48%

Family47%strong on family, weak on housing · range 39–55%

Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sandefjord?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026¹²

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Sandefjord is 2.3%. 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

Sandefjord 2.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fibre coverage	92 %	31 Dec 2025	Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	4,572 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.3 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Children aged 3–6 enrolled in childcare	93 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²⁰Official
International schools	1 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²³Official
Schools	16 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²⁴Official

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; Sandefjord's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.6 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁷Official
General practitioners per 1,000 people	0.85 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Helsedirektoratet⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	360 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sandefjord 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 residents3.6 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Sandefjord?

Police recorded 6,140 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 citiesSandefjord highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Fredrikstad6,280

Sandefjord6,140

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,140 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public transport score	60 (0–100)	27 Aug 2026	Entur (derived)⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sandefjord?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nedre Langgate)⁵

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

3°-1°

2°-1°

4°1°

8°4°

14°9°

17°13°

20°16°

16°13°

11°8°

7°4°

4°1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

113

112

134

127

100

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂11WHO 10 · EU 40

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Nedre Langgate)³Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Nedre Langgate)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Nedre Langgate)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature	-1 °C	31 Dec 1991	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 8.2 · May 13.5 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 11 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FAERDER_FYR²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.5 · Feb -1 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 9.1 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.9 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 12.5 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FAERDER_FYR²⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.6 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 5.9 · May 11.1 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.1 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MELSOM²⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 94.46 · Feb 63.17 · Mar 59.81 · Apr 53.97 · May 65.39 · Jun 71.47 · Jul 83.27 · Aug 113.2 · Sep 111.9 · Oct 134.3 · Nov 126.8 · Dec 100.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — SANDEFJORD — 1991-2020 observational normal²⁷Independent

Similar climate. In Norway: Stavanger ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Gdynia (Poland) ±1.1 °C, Fehmarn (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Bad Doberan (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Wismar (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Norden (Germany) ±1.5 °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 422 km² in 2026. Population density was 159 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Sandefjord?

The published population was 67,062 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport77.7%
Foreign residents22.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	586 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2025	SSB 07849 Personbil1 sum / SSB 11342 population¹⁵Official
City area	422 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	14,923 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons¹⁶Official
Population density	159 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹⁸Official
Population	67,062 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026¹⁷Official

International community in Sandefjord

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 group	People	Share
Total	14,923	22.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	8,483	12.7%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	6,440	9.6%
Poland	1,624	2.4%
Lithuania	1,526	2.3%
Syria	1,068	1.6%
Iraq	866	1.3%
Vietnam	560	0.8%
Ukraine	531	0.8%
Germany	519	0.8%
Sweden	485	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Kosovo	457	0.7%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	423	0.6%
Eritrea	356	0.5%
Somalia	303	0.5%
Afghanistan	303	0.5%
Denmark	277	0.4%
Thailand	273	0.4%
Philippines	268	0.4%
Latvia	248	0.4%
Russia	246	0.4%
United Kingdom	239	0.4%
India	234	0.3%
Türkiye	229	0.3%
Iran	189	0.3%
Palestine	172	0.3%
Serbia	166	0.3%
Iceland	161	0.2%
United States	146	0.2%
Netherlands	145	0.2%
Romania	133	0.2%
Bulgaria	122	0.2%
Pakistan	108	0.2%
China	104	0.2%
Morocco	99	0.1%
Brazil	96	0.1%
Sudan	91	0.1%
North Macedonia	87	0.1%
Spain	80	0.1%
Hungary	80	0.1%
Portugal	77	0.1%
Ethiopia	75	0.1%
Lebanon	74	0.1%
Finland	68	0.1%
France	58	0.1%
Croatia	53	0.1%
Libya	51	0.1%
Chile	51	0.1%
Italy	48	0.1%
Canada	46	0.1%
Greece	40	0.1%
Slovakia	40	0.1%
Malaysia	38	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	38	0.1%
Estonia	37	0.1%
Switzerland	37	0.1%
Colombia	36	0.1%
South Africa	35	0.1%
South Korea	35	0.1%
Kenya	32	0.1%
Uganda	31	0.1%
Jordan	31	0.1%
Czech Republic	30	0.0%
Sri Lanka	30	0.0%
Mexico	30	0.0%
Egypt	28	0.0%
Japan	27	0.0%
Albania	26	0.0%
Congo	25	0.0%
Ireland	24	0.0%
Austria	23	0.0%
Ghana	23	0.0%
Tunisia	23	0.0%
Indonesia	22	0.0%
Uzbekistan	21	0.0%
Israel	20	0.0%
Kazakhstan	20	0.0%
Belarus	19	0.0%
Kuwait	19	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Gambia	18	0.0%
Argentina	17	0.0%
Australia	17	0.0%
Slovenia	16	0.0%
Burundi	16	0.0%
Nigeria	15	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	15	0.0%
Hong Kong	15	0.0%
Singapore	15	0.0%
Venezuela	14	0.0%
Belgium	13	0.0%
Liberia	13	0.0%
Myanmar	13	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
Dominican Republic	11	0.0%
Faroe Islands	10	0.0%
Moldova	10	0.0%
Algeria	10	0.0%
Nepal	10	0.0%
Tanzania	9	0.0%
Azerbaijan	8	0.0%
New Zealand	8	0.0%
Cameroon	7	0.0%
Rwanda	7	0.0%
Bangladesh	7	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	6	0.0%
Sierra Leone	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Qatar	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Panama	6	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Senegal	5	0.0%
Jamaica	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Cape Verde	4	0.0%
Zambia	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	4	0.0%
Andorra	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Malawi	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Martinique	3	0.0%
Aruba	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
Guyana	3	0.0%
Suriname	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Tonga	3	0.0%
New Caledonia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,971	17.9%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	6,431	9.6%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	5,540	8.3%
Poland	1,386	2.1%
Lithuania	1,223	1.8%
Syria	862	1.3%
Iraq	566	0.8%
Ukraine	499	0.7%
Sweden	455	0.7%
Germany	444	0.7%
Vietnam	361	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia-Herzegovina	290	0.4%
Kosovo	275	0.4%
Thailand	261	0.4%
Eritrea	250	0.4%
Philippines	247	0.4%
Denmark	241	0.4%
Afghanistan	239	0.4%
United Kingdom	223	0.3%
Latvia	216	0.3%
Russia	203	0.3%
India	189	0.3%
Türkiye	184	0.3%
Somalia	172	0.3%
Iran	160	0.2%
Iceland	145	0.2%
Netherlands	129	0.2%
Palestine	129	0.2%
United States	129	0.2%
Serbia	125	0.2%
Bulgaria	111	0.2%
Romania	110	0.2%
Brazil	89	0.1%
China	86	0.1%
Spain	73	0.1%
Portugal	66	0.1%
Pakistan	65	0.1%
Hungary	64	0.1%
Sudan	60	0.1%
Lebanon	58	0.1%
Finland	57	0.1%
France	57	0.1%
Morocco	57	0.1%
North Macedonia	52	0.1%
Ethiopia	49	0.1%
Italy	48	0.1%
Croatia	46	0.1%
Canada	42	0.1%
Chile	40	0.1%
Greece	39	0.1%
Estonia	36	0.1%
Libya	34	0.1%
Switzerland	33	0.1%
Malaysia	33	0.1%
Slovakia	32	0.1%
South Africa	32	0.1%
Colombia	30	0.0%
Kenya	29	0.0%
Uganda	29	0.0%
South Korea	29	0.0%
Mexico	28	0.0%
Japan	27	0.0%
Egypt	26	0.0%
Czech Republic	25	0.0%
Ireland	24	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	23	0.0%
Indonesia	21	0.0%
Austria	20	0.0%
Congo	19	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Albania	18	0.0%
Sri Lanka	18	0.0%
Tunisia	17	0.0%
Israel	17	0.0%
Kazakhstan	17	0.0%
Australia	17	0.0%
Jordan	16	0.0%
Argentina	16	0.0%
Belarus	15	0.0%
Singapore	15	0.0%
Uzbekistan	15	0.0%
Ghana	14	0.0%
Hong Kong	14	0.0%
Nigeria	13	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	13	0.0%
Belgium	12	0.0%
Slovenia	12	0.0%
Gambia	12	0.0%
Myanmar	12	0.0%
Dominican Republic	11	0.0%
Venezuela	11	0.0%
Burundi	10	0.0%
Liberia	10	0.0%
Kuwait	10	0.0%
Moldova	9	0.0%
Tanzania	9	0.0%
Algeria	8	0.0%
Nepal	8	0.0%
New Zealand	8	0.0%
Faroe Islands	7	0.0%
Montenegro	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	7	0.0%
Cameroon	6	0.0%
Rwanda	6	0.0%
Armenia	6	0.0%
Bangladesh	6	0.0%
Cuba	6	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	5	0.0%
Sierra Leone	5	0.0%
Panama	5	0.0%
Ecuador	5	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Cape Verde	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Zambia	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Qatar	4	0.0%
Jamaica	4	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	4	0.0%
Andorra	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Lesotho	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Brunei	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Barbados	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Curaçao	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
Guyana	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Tonga	3	0.0%
New Caledonia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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	2,952	4.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	2,052	3.1%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	900	1.3%
Lithuania	303	0.5%
Iraq	300	0.5%
Poland	238	0.3%
Syria	206	0.3%
Vietnam	199	0.3%
Kosovo	182	0.3%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	133	0.2%
Somalia	131	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	106	0.2%
Germany	75	0.1%
Afghanistan	64	0.1%
Türkiye	45	0.1%
India	45	0.1%
Russia	43	0.1%
Palestine	43	0.1%
Pakistan	43	0.1%
Morocco	42	0.1%
Serbia	41	0.1%
Denmark	36	0.1%
North Macedonia	35	0.1%
Latvia	32	0.1%
Ukraine	32	0.1%
Sudan	31	0.1%
Sweden	30	0.0%
Iran	29	0.0%
Ethiopia	26	0.0%
Romania	23	0.0%
Philippines	21	0.0%
China	18	0.0%
Libya	17	0.0%
United States	17	0.0%
Iceland	16	0.0%
Netherlands	16	0.0%
United Kingdom	16	0.0%
Hungary	16	0.0%
Lebanon	16	0.0%
Jordan	15	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	15	0.0%
Sri Lanka	12	0.0%
Thailand	12	0.0%
Finland	11	0.0%
Bulgaria	11	0.0%
Portugal	11	0.0%
Chile	11	0.0%
Ghana	9	0.0%
Kuwait	9	0.0%
Albania	8	0.0%
Slovakia	8	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Spain	7	0.0%
Brazil	7	0.0%
Burundi	6	0.0%
Gambia	6	0.0%
Congo	6	0.0%
Tunisia	6	0.0%
South Korea	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Colombia	6	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Malaysia	5	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Switzerland	4	0.0%
Slovenia	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
Rwanda	3	0.0%
Senegal	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public electric-vehicle charging points	700 points	31 Dec 2025	NOBIL¹⁴Official
Electric vehicles, share of vehicles	70 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Official
Children aged 1–5 enrolled in kindergarten	92 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²⁰Official
Registered cars	39,270 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Official
Public transport operators	Vestfold kollektivtrafikk · Vy list	27 Aug 2026	Entur AS⁶Official
Universities	0 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Sandefjord

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.

Færder as a Sandefjord alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,290 Færder vs 6,140 Sandefjord−30%
Unemployment: 1.8% Færder vs 2.3% Sandefjord−22%
Median gross pay, region: €4,490 Færder vs €4,572 Sandefjordsame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Færder vs 6.0 µg/m³ Sandefjordsame level

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Bodø as a Sandefjord alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 930 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 2.3% Sandefjord−43%
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Bodø vs 6.0 µg/m³ Sandefjord−50%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 6,140 Sandefjord−15%
Residents: 53,638 Bodø vs 67,062 Sandefjord−20%
Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,572 Sandefjord+5%

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Cities near Sandefjord

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

Alternative cities in Norway

Other cities in Norway to compare with Sandefjord, nearest in population first.

All Norway cities

Nordre Follo65,381 residents Sarpsborg60,614 residents Tønsberg60,246 residents Ålesund59,663 residents Skien56,906 residents Bodø53,638 residents

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Sandefjord in rankings

#12 of 30 in Largest cities in Norway #13 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Norway

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Common questions

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How many people live in Sandefjord?

The published population was 67,062 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026.

Is the air quality good in Sandefjord?

How safe is Sandefjord?

Police recorded 6,140 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 Sandefjord?

The unemployment rate is 2.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Sandefjord?

The median gross salary is 4,572 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Sandefjord?

14,923 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Sandefjord a good place to live?

Sandefjord 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 Sandefjord?

Larvik, Færder, Tønsberg are near Sandefjord. 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 Sandefjord?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 8,483 people (12.7%) 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). Sandefjord, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fdfcf8c8113f3fdb89774c8cad0e6069]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sandefjord/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sandefjord-norway-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_eff7b821b70b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sandefjord, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {fdfcf8c8113f3fdb89774c8cad0e6069},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sandefjord/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Sandefjord, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sandefjord/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version fdfcf8c8113f3fdb89774c8cad0e6069; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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