Living in Sandnes
Sandnes is a city in Norway. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.2%.
Higher unemployment than 79% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 72% of Norwegian cities that publish it.
Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Sandnes?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Sandnes yet. Norway has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwellings Count | 404 dwellings | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)18Official |
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sandnes?
The unemployment rate is 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 202611
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber Coverage Pct | 94 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,865 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | data.ssb.no1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2 %country median 1.7% | 30 Jun 2026 | NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 202611Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sandnes. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
NAV employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sandnes. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors per 1,000 residents | 3.6 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Helsedirektoratet7Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 360 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)20Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sandnes 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Sandnes?
Police recorded 5,270 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,270 incidents per 100,000country median 4,455 | 31 Dec 2024 | data.ssb.no2Official |
Mobility and administration
Car density was 520 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Transport Score | 70 (0–100) | 27 Aug 2026 | Entur (derived)6Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sandnes. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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 municipal introduction programme — Integration course
Municipalities under the national IMDi framework
For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Sandnes?
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: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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 | 20 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — NO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average January temperature | 2.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 4.8 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 10.4 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 19 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 8 · Dec 5.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SOLA23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0 · Feb -0.4 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 3.6 · May 6.8 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3 · Dec 0.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SOLA23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.6 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 6.9 · May 10.2 · Jun 13 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 3.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SOLA23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 118.5 · Feb 99.6 · Mar 80.5 · Apr 62.5 · May 62.1 · Jun 67.3 · Jul 91.2 · Aug 126.5 · Sep 132 · Oct 148.3 · Nov 135.2 · Dec 132.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SOLA23Official · nearest-station reading |
Cities of a similar size in Norway
Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
The city covered 1,041 km² in 2026. Population density was 82 people per km² in 2026.
How many people live in Sandnes?
The published population was 85,785 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 202616
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 520 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2025 | SSB 07849 Personbil1 sum / SSB 11342 population14Official |
| City area | 1,041 km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.17Official |
| Foreign residents | 23,357 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons15Official |
| Population density | 82 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB 11342 ArealKm217Official |
| Population | 85,785 people | 1 Jan 2026 | SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 202616Official |
International community in Sandnes
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 | 23,357 | 27.2% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 14,316 | 16.7% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 9,041 | 10.5% |
| Poland | 3,483 | 4.1% |
| Lithuania | 1,316 | 1.5% |
| India | 1,119 | 1.3% |
| Ukraine | 1,106 | 1.3% |
| Vietnam | 868 | 1.0% |
| Russia | 752 | 0.9% |
| Syria | 694 | 0.8% |
| Eritrea | 688 | 0.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 633 | 0.7% |
| Pakistan | 585 | 0.7% |
| Iraq | 555 | 0.7% |
| Romania | 532 | 0.6% |
| Thailand | 513 | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 499 | 0.6% |
| Afghanistan | 490 | 0.6% |
| Germany | 479 | 0.6% |
| Iran | 439 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 436 | 0.5% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 406 | 0.5% |
| Türkiye | 359 | 0.4% |
| Denmark | 324 | 0.4% |
| Sri Lanka | 310 | 0.4% |
| China | 304 | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 287 | 0.3% |
| Ethiopia | 280 | 0.3% |
| Somalia | 252 | 0.3% |
| Iceland | 241 | 0.3% |
| Bulgaria | 220 | 0.3% |
| Serbia | 216 | 0.3% |
| Latvia | 196 | 0.2% |
| United States | 188 | 0.2% |
| Myanmar | 184 | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 167 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 146 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 143 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 135 | 0.2% |
| Venezuela | 125 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 119 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 112 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 109 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 107 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 107 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 106 | 0.1% |
| Congo | 104 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 96 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 95 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 90 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 87 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 84 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 80 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 79 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 78 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 77 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 76 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 72 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 71 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 69 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 64 | 0.1% |
| France | 63 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 63 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 61 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 57 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 57 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 56 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 56 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 53 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 53 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 53 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 52 | 0.1% |
| Cameroon | 46 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 45 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 45 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 44 | 0.1% |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 0.1% |
| Nepal | 43 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 41 | 0.1% |
| Rwanda | 38 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 38 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 37 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 36 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 35 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 29 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 26 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 26 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 25 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 24 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 24 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 24 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 23 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 23 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 21 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 20 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 18 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 18 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 17 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 16 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 15 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 12 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 12 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 12 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 11 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 11 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 11 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 9 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 7 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 6 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 6 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 5 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 5 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 3 | 0.0% |
| Western Sahara | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brunei | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 3 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Ancestry or ethnicity
Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18,294 | 21.3% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 10,687 | 12.5% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 7,607 | 8.9% |
| Poland | 2,888 | 3.4% |
| Ukraine | 1,059 | 1.2% |
| Lithuania | 1,048 | 1.2% |
| India | 930 | 1.1% |
| Syria | 579 | 0.7% |
| Vietnam | 544 | 0.6% |
| Philippines | 533 | 0.6% |
| Russia | 520 | 0.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 468 | 0.6% |
| Thailand | 468 | 0.6% |
| United Kingdom | 452 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 422 | 0.5% |
| Germany | 410 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 360 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 352 | 0.4% |
| Pakistan | 347 | 0.4% |
| Iran | 336 | 0.4% |
| Denmark | 299 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 285 | 0.3% |
| Kosovo | 269 | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 247 | 0.3% |
| Türkiye | 225 | 0.3% |
| China | 220 | 0.3% |
| Iceland | 214 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 190 | 0.2% |
| Ethiopia | 187 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 185 | 0.2% |
| Serbia | 171 | 0.2% |
| United States | 169 | 0.2% |
| Latvia | 164 | 0.2% |
| Somalia | 155 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 135 | 0.2% |
| Myanmar | 117 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 115 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 111 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 109 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 109 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 100 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 91 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 88 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 79 | 0.1% |
| Palestine | 74 | 0.1% |
| Congo | 73 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 73 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 71 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 69 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 69 | 0.1% |
| Lebanon | 67 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 66 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 65 | 0.1% |
| Malaysia | 65 | 0.1% |
| Egypt | 61 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 60 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 58 | 0.1% |
| France | 56 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 56 | 0.1% |
| Chile | 56 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 55 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 53 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 50 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 50 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 50 | 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | 48 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 45 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 44 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 43 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 42 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 40 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 39 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 39 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 38 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 34 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 33 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 32 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 31 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 31 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 30 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 29 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 29 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 28 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 27 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 24 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 22 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 22 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 22 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 20 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 19 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 18 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 18 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 18 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 17 | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 16 | 0.0% |
| Ireland | 16 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 16 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 14 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 13 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 12 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 11 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 9 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 7 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 6 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 5 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 5 | 0.0% |
| Greenland | 4 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mozambique | 4 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 3 | 0.0% |
| Western Sahara | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 3 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Fiji | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
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 | 5,063 | 5.9% |
| Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions | 3,629 | 4.2% |
| Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand | 1,434 | 1.7% |
| Poland | 595 | 0.7% |
| Vietnam | 324 | 0.4% |
| Lithuania | 268 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 238 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 232 | 0.3% |
| Eritrea | 220 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 203 | 0.2% |
| India | 189 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 167 | 0.2% |
| Türkiye | 134 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 130 | 0.1% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 121 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 120 | 0.1% |
| Syria | 115 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 110 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 103 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 100 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 97 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 93 | 0.1% |
| China | 84 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 69 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 67 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 58 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 47 | 0.1% |
| Ukraine | 47 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 45 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 45 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 41 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 40 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 38 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 35 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 33 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 32 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 32 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 31 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 28 | 0.0% |
| Lebanon | 28 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 27 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 25 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 25 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 24 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 24 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 21 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 19 | 0.0% |
| Belarus | 19 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 19 | 0.0% |
| United States | 19 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 17 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 17 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 15 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 14 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 13 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 13 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 12 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 11 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 10 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 10 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 9 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 9 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 8 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 8 | 0.0% |
| France | 7 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 7 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 7 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 6 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 6 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 6 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 5 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Côte d'Ivore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Brunei | 3 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 3 | 0.0% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Jamaica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Is Sandnes 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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ev Charging Points | 1,100 points | 31 Dec 2025 | NOBIL13Official |
| Ev Share Percent | 70 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)14Official |
| Gp Per 1000 | 0.85 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Helsedirektoratet7Official |
| Kindergarten Coverage 1 5 Pct | 92 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)19Official |
| Registered Cars Count | 44,567 vehicles | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)14Official |
| Transit Operators | Kolumbus · Vy list | 27 Aug 2026 | Entur AS6Official |
| Universities | 0 institutions | 31 Dec 2025 | HK-dir (DBH)8Official |
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sandnes?
The published population was 85,785 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 07459 — Population by region, 1 January 2026.
Is the air quality good in Sandnes?
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: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen).
How safe is Sandnes?
Police recorded 5,270 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 Sandnes?
The unemployment rate is 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Sandnes?
The median gross salary is 4,865 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.
How many foreign residents live in Sandnes?
23,357 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.
Is Sandnes a good place to live?
Sandnes 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 Denmark ancestry or ethnicity group in Sandnes?
The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 324 people (0.4%) 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, September 12). Sandnes, Norway: salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sandnes/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Sandnes, Norway: salary, jobs, safety},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-12},
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note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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[Sandnes, Norway: salary, jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sandnes/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
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