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Municipality card for Kongsberg (Buskerud · 29,169 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 9). Median household income after tax: 686,900 kr; Change in jobs 2018–2022: +4.3%; Life expectancy at birth: 83.2 years; Net debt, share of operating revenue: 89.6%; Largest industry: Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr: 19.5%. Higher life expectancy than 7 in 10 comparable municipalities.
Data as of 4 November 2026.

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Buskerud · 29,169 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 9

Higher life expectancy than 7 in 10 comparable municipalities.

Median household income after tax
686,900 kr Source: SSB, table 06944, 2024 · higher than 4 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (27 municipalities)
Change in jobs 2018–2022
+4.3% Source: SSB, table 07984, 2022 · higher than 5 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (27 municipalities)
Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years Source: FHI, table 508, 2025 · higher than 7 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (27 municipalities)
Net debt, share of operating revenue
89.6% Source: SSB (KOSTRA), table 12143, 2025 · higher than 3 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (27 municipalities)
Largest industry: Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr
19.5% Source: SSB, table 13470, 2025

“Comparable municipalities” is the municipality's KOSTRA group at Statistics Norway. The sentence is chosen by fixed rules: the figure where the municipality is furthest from the middle of its group. No judgement of what is good or bad.

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