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Living in Vågan

In Vågan, unemployment is 1.6% (2026).

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

Last checked 2026-09-1919 sources

Population9,905people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.
Median gross salary (region)4,289EUR/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 crime3,860incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 13% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no
PM2.5, annual mean3µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)

Lower unemployment than 62% of Norwegian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Vågan.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vågan. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83
Mobile plan, 10 GB€28
Net rent across major citiesVågan highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vågan 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 broadband13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB27.7 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ice 18GB mobile plan5Official · national market
Dwellings4,502 dwellings31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)11Official

Is Vågan 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%
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 Vågan?

The unemployment rate is 1.6 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20268

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Vågan is 1.6%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,289 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.ssb.no1Official
Unemployment rate1.6 %country median 1.7%30 Jun 2026NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20268Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International schools4 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; Vågan's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents3.97 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Helsedirektoratet15Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents400.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)18Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vågan 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 Vågan?

Police recorded 3,860 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 citiesVågan highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vågan 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
Vågan3,860
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,860 incidents per 100,000country median 4,46031 Dec 2024data.ssb.no2Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vågan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)4

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
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
PM10 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate)4Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature-1.53 °C28 Aug 2026MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 6 · May 10.2 · Jun 13.8 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BODO_VI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.8 · Feb -3.2 · Mar -2 · Apr 0.9 · May 4.6 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 10.8 · Aug 10.6 · Sep 7.8 · Oct 3.5 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -1.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BODO_VI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.5 · Feb -1 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 3.4 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 2.6 · Dec 0.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BODO_VI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 103.6 · Feb 78.5 · Mar 81.4 · Apr 71.1 · May 64.8 · Jun 65.2 · Jul 65.7 · Aug 84.7 · Sep 128.7 · Oct 138.3 · Nov 116.4 · Dec 119 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BODO_VI14Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Stavanger ±2.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Bad Berleburg (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Brilon (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Frankenberg (Eder) (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Meschede (Germany) ±1.2 °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 479 km² in 2026. Population density was 21 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Vågan?

The published population was 9,905 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area478 km²1 Jan 2026Kartverket6Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents442 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Independent · fylke observation
City area479 km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm210Official
Foreign residents1,982 people1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons9Official
Population density21 people/km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm210Official
Population9,905 people1 Jan 2026SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.10Official

International community in Vågan

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 groupPeopleShare
Total1,98220.0%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1,00810.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions9749.8%
Ukraine3333.4%
Poland2732.8%
Lithuania1081.1%
Sweden1001.0%
Romania820.8%
Germany750.8%
Thailand730.7%
Syria640.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Latvia500.5%
Eritrea500.5%
Somalia450.5%
Denmark430.4%
Russia370.4%
Philippines340.3%
Spain310.3%
United Kingdom300.3%
Ethiopia290.3%
Sudan290.3%
Afghanistan270.3%
Finland220.2%
Sri Lanka220.2%
Croatia210.2%
Hungary200.2%
Netherlands190.2%
Italy180.2%
Congo180.2%
Lebanon180.2%
South Sudan170.2%
United States170.2%
Uganda150.1%
Czech Republic140.1%
China140.1%
Bulgaria130.1%
Argentina130.1%
France120.1%
Iceland100.1%
Jordan90.1%
Canada90.1%
Brazil90.1%
Slovakia80.1%
Serbia70.1%
Iran70.1%
Belgium60.1%
Estonia60.1%
Iraq60.1%
Guatemala60.1%
Belarus50.1%
Slovenia50.1%
India50.1%
Pakistan50.1%
Türkiye40.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Morocco40.0%
Myanmar40.0%
Chile40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Australia40.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Greece30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Austria30.0%
Angola30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
Georgia30.0%
Hong Kong30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Palestine30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Peru30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1661.7%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions880.9%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand780.8%
Poland240.2%
Sweden150.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Eritrea110.1%
Ethiopia80.1%
Somalia80.1%
Syria80.1%
Sri Lanka70.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania50.1%
Germany50.1%
Sudan50.1%
Afghanistan50.1%
Congo40.0%
South Sudan40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Russia30.0%
Ukraine30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Czech Republic30.0%
Serbia30.0%
India30.0%
Iraq30.0%
China30.0%
Canada30.0%
Peru30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,81618.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand9309.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions8868.9%
Ukraine3303.3%
Poland2492.5%
Lithuania951.0%
Sweden850.9%
Romania770.8%
Thailand720.7%
Germany700.7%
Syria560.6%
Show 69 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Latvia470.5%
Denmark420.4%
Eritrea390.4%
Somalia370.4%
Russia340.3%
Philippines340.3%
Spain300.3%
United Kingdom290.3%
Sudan240.2%
Afghanistan220.2%
Finland210.2%
Ethiopia210.2%
Croatia200.2%
Hungary190.2%
Italy180.2%
Netherlands180.2%
Lebanon180.2%
United States170.2%
Uganda150.1%
Sri Lanka150.1%
Congo140.1%
Bulgaria130.1%
South Sudan130.1%
Argentina130.1%
France120.1%
Czech Republic120.1%
China110.1%
Iceland100.1%
Brazil90.1%
Slovakia80.1%
Belgium60.1%
Estonia60.1%
Iran60.1%
Canada60.1%
Belarus50.1%
Slovenia50.1%
Serbia50.1%
Jordan50.1%
Guatemala50.1%
Türkiye40.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Myanmar40.0%
Pakistan40.0%
Chile40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Australia40.0%
Faroe Islands30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Austria30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Mauritius30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Hong Kong30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Japan30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Palestine30.0%
Singapore30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Puerto Rico30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered cars5,367 vehicles31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)17Official
Universities3 institutions31 Dec 2025HK-dir (DBH)16Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Vågan

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Alternative cities in Norway

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Nærøysund9,920 residentsSør-Varanger9,947 residentsFarsund9,949 residentsIndre Fosen10,006 residentsSula9,798 residentsFauske9,707 residents

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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 Vågan?

The published population was 9,905 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Vågan?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Olav V gate).

How safe is Vågan?

Police recorded 3,860 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 Vågan?

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 Vågan?

The median gross salary is 4,289 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Vågan?

1,982 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Vågan a good place to live?

Vågan 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 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ancestry or ethnicity group in Vågan?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 1,008 people (10.2%) 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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  title = {Vågan, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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