Municipality

Haram

Municipality no. 1580 · Møre og Romsdal · 9,460 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 1

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Municipality index · based on 2025

52 of 100

Between rank 12 and 26 of 40 in KOSTRA group 1 (rank 17 with the default weights). Between 88 and 223 of 357 in Norway (154 with the default weights).

The rank is shown as a range when it moves a lot with other weights, normalisations and handling of missing data. The range covers 90 per cent of 1,000 draws. Methodology

Sub-indices for the municipality against the group median
Part	Score (0–100)	Group median	Development (0–100)	Score as a bar
Work and business	67	55	–
Economy	24	50	–
Population and growth	56	51	–
Work, education and housing	61	51	–
Health and living conditions	Second quarter of the group			Shown as a quarter, not as a score or rank
Local economy (our company data)	52	53	78

The score is the percentile rank in the group: 50 means middle of the pack among municipalities like it. The index does not measure the quality of services.

Summary analysis

Haram has a municipality index of 52 of 100 against its KOSTRA group.

Strongest: Work and business: 67 of 100 (group 55). Work, education and housing: 61 of 100 (group 51).

Weakest: Economy: 24 of 100 (group 50).

Worth a closer look

Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group): −1.8% against 1.8% in the group (2025).

Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made

Key figures from Statistics Norway

Work and business

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Employed, share of age 20–66 (high scores high)	79.1% 2025	77.6%	76.7%	table 11618
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index)	86.4% 2025	73.6%	90.0%	table 11618
Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high)	1.2% 2025	1.4%	1.3%	table 13563
New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	– 2024	–	–	table 13701
Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high)	0.5 2025	0.5	0.5	table 07165

Economy

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Household income after tax, median (high scores high)	NOK 701,100 2024	NOK 687,900	NOK 657,600	table 06944 some years withheld by SSB
Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high)	−1.8% 2025	1.8%	1.3%	table 12143 some years withheld by SSB
Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high)	1.7% 2025	5.5%	10.4%	table 12143 some years withheld by SSB
Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high)	119.4% 2025	87.8%	84.9%	table 12143 some years withheld by SSB
Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 86,018 2025	NOK 85,568	NOK 96,691	table 12137 some years withheld by SSB
Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 110,924 2025	NOK 124,597	NOK 141,010	table 12137 some years withheld by SSB

Population and growth

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Population on 1 January (shown, not in the index)	9,460 2026	7,130	5,447	table 11342
Population growth, last year (high scores high)	0.5% 2026	0.3%	0.3%	table 06913
Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	3.9 2025	3.3	4.1	table 06913 some years withheld by SSB
Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index)	6.4% 2026	5.8%	6.3%	table 07459
Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high)	0.9% 2026	1.2%	1.1%	table 14746
Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index)	3.2% 2026	4.5%	3.6%	table 14746

Work, education and housing

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Net in-commuting, share of employed residents (shown, not in the index)	−13.1% 2025	−24.9%	−10.2%	table 11616
Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high)	96.4% 2025	94.4%	94.1%	table 13502 some years withheld by SSB
Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high)	26.5% 2025	27.5%	27.5%	table 09429
Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high)	5.3% 2025	5.7%	6.9%	table 14902
Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index)	73.8% 2026	73.4%	75.1%	table 06265
Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 2,674 2025	NOK 2,506	NOK 3,310	table 13135 some years withheld by SSB

Health and living conditions

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high)	83.9 years 2025	82.7 years	82.4 years	FHI table 508
Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high)	7.5% 2024	7.4%	8.1%	FHI table 403
Completed upper secondary education (standardised) (high scores high)	86.4% 2025	80.7%	80.5%	FHI table 623
Young people satisfied with their health (Ungdata, latest survey) (high scores high)	56.2% 2025	64.8%	64.7%	FHI table 349
Disability benefit recipients aged 20–66 (standardised) (low scores high)	8.4% 2024	11.2%	11.2%	FHI table 787

Local economy (our company data)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Limited companies we follow per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	12.3 2026	16.2	16.7	Our data
Median operating margin, companies we follow (shown, not in the index)	2.0% 2025	3.5%	3.2%	Our data
New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high)	0.0 2025	11.5	13.5	Our data

Public contracts

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Trend	Source
Share of the municipality's contracts (Doffin) won by local companies (shown, not in the index)	11.1% 2024	5.6%	12.1%		Our data

Education (shown, not counted)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Share with lower secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	24.9% 2025	25.4%	25.1%	table 09429
Share with upper secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	43.4% 2025	42.0%	42.0%	table 09429
Share with tertiary vocational education as highest (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	5.0% 2025	3.9%	3.8%	table 09429
Municipal primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	5 2025	4	3	table 11971 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils per municipal school (shown, not in the index)	194 2025	208	177	table 11971 some years withheld by SSB
Primary and lower secondary schools in operation (public and private) (shown, not in the index)	7 2026	4	4	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Share of private primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	28.6% 2026	0.0%	0.0%	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Pupils per primary school (median, public and private) (shown, not in the index)	115 2026	174	146	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Upper secondary schools in operation (shown, not in the index)	1 2026	1	1	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Average lower secondary school points (shown, not in the index)	39 2025	41	42	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national reading test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	62.3% 2025	61.9%	62.0%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national numeracy test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	63.6% 2025	58.9%	62.5%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB

Each key figure is for the year shown beside it. Municipalities that merged or were renumbered get the figures from the old number where Statistics Norway has not recalculated them.

Industries in the municipality · 2025

The largest industries by persons employed with their workplace in the municipality (4,123 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.

Industry (SN2007)	Employed	Share	Change since 2020	Change in Norway	Location quotient	Trend
Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30	632	15.3%	–	10.4%	27.96	New
Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28	403	9.8%	–	9.9%	15.87	New
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88	303	7.3%	–	1.7%	1.16	New
Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10	298	7.2%	–	10.5%	4.33	New
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87	278	6.7%	–	6.4%	1.23	New
Undervisning 85	269	6.5%	–	4.1%	0.81	New
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43	239	5.8%	–	4.0%	1.22	New
Helsetjenester 86	209	5.1%	–	13.3%	0.56	New
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47	160	3.9%	–	4.0%	0.56	New
Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr 27	119	2.9%	–	39.5%	8.65	New
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03	100	2.4%	–	17.8%	3.02	New
Sjøfart 50	95	2.3%	–	3.1%	3.79	New

A location quotient above 1 means the industry is larger here than in the rest of Norway (2 = twice the share). “Rising” and “Falling” need both at least a 10% change over five years and a change at least 5 percentage points better or worse than in Norway. Industries with fewer than 20 employed are shown as a three-year moving average and are not classified. Source: Statistics Norway, table 13470 (employed by workplace, 4th quarter).

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Housing and labour market · 2025

Haram is a home municipality: many residents work in other municipalities. The municipality has 4,121 jobs and 4,743 employed residents, and 62% of the residents work in the municipality.

Jobs (employed by workplace): 4,121
Employed residents: 4,743
Jobs per employed resident: 0.87
Commute in: 1,173
Commute out: 1,795

Where the residents work (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of employed residents
Ålesund	1,299	27.4%
Vestnes	47	1.0%
Molde	42	0.9%
Oslo	39	0.8%
Bergen	38	0.8%

Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of jobs
Ålesund	772	18.7%
Vestnes	87	2.1%
Giske	56	1.4%
Sula	38	0.9%
Molde	33	0.8%

Employed persons aged 15–74 in the 4th quarter, by home and work municipality (SSB 03321). Job municipality: at least 10% more jobs than employed residents. Home municipality: at least 10% fewer. Flows under 10 people are counted but not shown. Work on the continental shelf is shown as its own workplace.

Stress test: the oil downturn and the pandemic

The stress test has not been computed yet.

Cost and quality of services · 2025

Cost per user and one quality measure for three services, compared with the median of the municipality group (KOSTRA).

Service	Cost	Group median	Quality measure	Group median	Position against the group
Kindergarten cost per child in municipal kindergartens, share of qualified kindergarten teachers	NOK 291,291 −1% against the median	NOK 293,282	37%	43%	Lower cost, lower quality measure (40 municipalities in the group)
Primary school net expenditure per inhabitant aged 6–15, lower secondary school points	NOK 156,906 −10% against the median	NOK 175,142	39.4	41.2	Lower cost, lower quality measure (40 municipalities in the group)
Nursing homes expenditure per resident day, share of care staff with health education	NOK 6,367 +8% against the median	NOK 5,874	65%	75%	Higher cost, lower quality measure (40 municipalities in the group)

KOSTRA (SSB 12379, 13502, 12255 and 12209). One measure is not the whole quality of a service, and school points also reflect the pupils' background. Cost depends on settlement patterns and distances. The figures are a starting point for questions, not a grade.

Companies registered in the municipality

Limited companies we follow: 116
With accounts 2025: 113
Turnover 2025 (NOK): 3,064 MNOK
Median operating margin 2025: 2.6%

Only limited companies in the sectors we follow, by business address. The head office can be elsewhere than the activity. Companies reporting in another currency than NOK are left out of turnover.

Largest companies in the municipality

HAVBRYN AS 353 MNOK (2025)
ACO ANLEGG AS 346 MNOK (2025)
KARSTEN FLEM AS 306 MNOK (2025)
GRYTESTRANDA FISKEINDUSTRI AS 262 MNOK (2025)
INGOLF ENGESET AS 230 MNOK (2025)
GRYTAFJORD AS 174 MNOK (2025)
KOWI AS 167 MNOK (2025)
BRA ELEKTRO AS 146 MNOK (2025)
SEIR AS 103 MNOK (2025)
GJENDEMSJØ SEAFOOD AS 98 MNOK (2025)
KORALHAV AS 88 MNOK (2025)
KALLAND BLØ AS 66 MNOK (2025)
MØRE HUS BUSTAD AS 65 MNOK (2025)
H P HOLMESET AS 65 MNOK (2025)
BRUSDAL TRANSPORT AS 59 MNOK (2025)

116 limited companies in the sectors we follow have their business address here.

Latest awards from buyers in the municipality

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From Doffin. The buyer's address decides the municipality; state agencies are often where their head office is.

Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0

Earlier municipalities

Ålesund (1507) · split 2024

Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03321, table 06265, table 06913, table 06944, table 07165, table 07459, table 09429, table 11342, table 11616, table 11618, table 11971, table 12137, table 12143, table 12209, table 12255, table 12379, table 13135, table 13470, table 13502, table 13563, table 13701, table 14746, table 14902, table kartverket:grunnskole, table kartverket:vgs, municipality map and KOSTRA groups from Klass. CC BY 4.0.

Source for health and living conditions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Folkehelsestatistikk, FHI table 349, FHI table 403, FHI table 508, FHI table 623, FHI table 787. NLOD 2.0.