Municipality

Lillestrøm

Municipality no. 3205 · Akershus · 96,771 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 12

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Municipality index · based on 2025

48 of 100

Rank 7 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12. Between 142 and 352 of 357 in Norway (204 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

Development index 18 of 100: how the key figures have changed over about the last three years, compared with the group. Profile: Lower level · weaker development.

Sub-indices for the municipality against the group median
Part	Score (0–100)	Group median	Development (0–100)
Work and business	40	50	22
Economy	40	60	20
Population and growth	100	60	0
Work, education and housing	13	50	27
Health and living conditions	Third quarter of the groupShown as a quarter, not as a score or rank
Local economy (our company data)	5	45	0

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.

Level and development in the group

Each dot is a municipality in the same group. The municipality you are viewing is the largest dot, with its name. Level largely reflects size and geography; development shows the direction.

Similar municipalities

Fredrikstad 86,243 inhabitants · index 13
Drammen 106,013 inhabitants · index 24
Moss 53,207 inhabitants · index 51
Nordre Follo 65,381 inhabitants · index 71
Sandnes 85,785 inhabitants · index 61
Lørenskog 51,511 inhabitants · index 63
Asker 101,509 inhabitants · index 68
Lier 28,797 inhabitants · index 55

Chosen by population, centrality, commuting and industry structure (employment by industry), not by the index.

Summary analysis

Lillestrøm has a municipality index of 48 of 100 against its KOSTRA group.

Strongest: Population and growth: 100 of 100 (group 60).

Weakest: Local economy (our company data): 5 of 100 (group 45). Work, education and housing: 13 of 100 (group 50).

Worth a closer look

New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies: 5.8 against 4.7 in the group (2025).
Share living in overcrowded homes: 12.3% against 9.9% 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)	78.0% 2025	78.0%	76.7%	table 11618 figures from an earlier municipality number
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index)	85.1% 2025	105.0%	90.0%	table 11618 figures from an earlier municipality number
Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high)	2.2% 2025	1.7%	1.3%	table 13563 figures from an earlier municipality number
New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	12.1 2023	11.1	9.2	table 13701 figures from an earlier municipality number
Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high)	1.0 2025	0.7	0.5	table 07165 figures from an earlier municipality number

Economy

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Household income after tax, median (high scores high)	NOK 723,500 2024	NOK 671,700	NOK 657,600	table 06944 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high)	2.3% 2025	2.9%	1.3%	table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number
Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high)	14.1% 2025	12.9%	10.4%	table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high)	103.0% 2025	90.3%	84.9%	table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 72,303 2025	NOK 77,191	NOK 96,691	table 12137 figures from an earlier municipality number
Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 99,528 2025	NOK 107,279	NOK 141,010	table 12137 figures from an earlier municipality number
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, mean (shown, not in the index)	NOK 626,500 2024	NOK 626,500	NOK 567,200	table 03068 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median (shown, not in the index)	NOK 559,800 2024	NOK 559,800	NOK 500,200	table 05671 figures from an earlier municipality number 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)	96,771 2026	106,013	5,447	table 11342 figures from an earlier municipality number
Population growth, last year (high scores high)	1.1% 2026	0.9%	0.3%	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	6.3 2025	5.1	4.1	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index)	4.4% 2026	4.5%	6.3%	table 07459 figures from an earlier municipality number
Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high)	4.1% 2026	2.4%	1.1%	table 14746
Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index)	21.1% 2026	11.8%	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)	−14.0% 2025	5.1%	−10.2%	table 11616 figures from an earlier municipality number
Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high)	89.9% 2025	94.3%	94.1%	table 13502 figures from an earlier municipality number
Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high)	36.5% 2025	46.8%	27.5%	table 09429
Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high)	12.3% 2025	9.9%	6.9%	table 14902
Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index)	34.8% 2026	36.9%	75.1%	table 06265 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 3,418 2025	NOK 3,594	NOK 3,310	table 13135 figures from an earlier municipality number

Health and living conditions

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high)	82.8 years 2025	82.9 years	82.4 years	FHI table 508
Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high)	9.7% 2024	9.7%	8.1%	FHI table 403
Completed upper secondary education (standardised) (high scores high)	84.8% 2025	82.6%	80.5%	FHI table 623
Young people satisfied with their health (Ungdata, latest survey) (high scores high)	64.0% 2025	66.3%	64.7%	FHI table 349
Disability benefit recipients aged 20–66 (standardised) (low scores high)	7.7% 2024	8.3%	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)	56.5 2026	61.4	61.4	Our data
Median operating margin, companies we follow (shown, not in the index)	4.8% 2026	4.4%	4.0%	Our data
New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high)	5.8 2025	4.7	3.6	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)	6.5% 2025	17.4%	10.0%		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	20.0%	25.1%	table 09429
Share with upper secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	35.0% 2025	30.6%	42.0%	table 09429
Share with tertiary vocational education as highest (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	3.1% 2025	3.2%	3.8%	table 09429
Municipal primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	29 2025	40	3	table 11971 figures from an earlier municipality number
Pupils per municipal school (shown, not in the index)	375 2025	342	177	table 11971 figures from an earlier municipality number
Primary and lower secondary schools in operation (public and private) (shown, not in the index)	31 2026	45	4	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Share of private primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	3.2% 2026	11.1%	0.0%	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Pupils per primary school (median, public and private) (shown, not in the index)	358 2026	316	146	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Upper secondary schools in operation (shown, not in the index)	5 2026	9	1	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Average lower secondary school points (shown, not in the index)	42 2025	43	42	table 12255 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national reading test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	61.9% 2025	66.7%	62.0%	table 12255 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national numeracy test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	61.9% 2025	67.4%	62.5%	table 12255 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	4,147 2025	7,796	2,020	table 03814 figures from an earlier municipality number
Students in higher education per 1,000 inhabitants, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	43.3 2025	73.4	60.1	table 03814 figures from an earlier municipality number

More figures: migration, age, housing and tourism (21 indicators)

Migration, births and immigration

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	11.0 2025	10.4	8.7	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Natural increase per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	4.1 2025	3.4	−1.5	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	67.3 2025	43.9	43.4	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Domestic out-migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	63.6 2025	42.7	42.7	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	3.7 2025	3.7	1.4	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Immigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	8.5 2025	7.6	6.1	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Emigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	5.9 2025	6.2	5.0	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net immigration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	2.6 2025	2.4	1.7	table 09588 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	1.4 2025	1.2	1.0	table 13255 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration aged 18–29 per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	−0.4 2025	−0.2	−2.4	table 13255 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	2.7 2025	1.7	2.5	table 13255 figures from an earlier municipality number

Age composition

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dependency ratio: aged 0–19 and 67+ per 100 aged 20–66 (shown, not in the index)	59 2025	63	73	table 11805 figures from an earlier municipality number
Share aged 0–15 (shown, not in the index)	18.0% 2025	18.0%	16.2%	table 11805 figures from an earlier municipality number
Share of young adults aged 18–39 (shown, not in the index)	29.5% 2025	29.5%	24.9%	table 11805 figures from an earlier municipality number
Share aged 67 and over (shown, not in the index)	13.9% 2025	15.1%	21.1%	table 11805 figures from an earlier municipality number

Housing, construction and tourism

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Dwellings started per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	1.7 2025	3.9	2.1	table 05940 figures from an earlier municipality number
Dwellings completed per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	2.2 2025	3.7	2.2	table 05940 figures from an earlier municipality number
Average price per square metre, second-hand dwellings (shown, not in the index)	NOK 58,789 2025	NOK 54,871	NOK 24,852	table 14545
Dwelling sales (with price per square metre) (shown, not in the index)	2,015 2025	2,107	49	table 14545
Overnight stays in commercial accommodation (shown, not in the index)	269,120 2024	752,892	112,130	table 12898 some years withheld by SSB
Overnight stays per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	2,856.9 2024	4,407.8	9,029.3	table 12898 some years withheld by SSB

These figures are context and do not count in the municipality index. Migration and immigration are per 1,000 inhabitants on 1 January. Housing construction varies a lot from year to year in small municipalities, and the price per square metre rests on few sales where there are few sales. Source: Statistics Norway, CC BY 4.0.

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 (43,792 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.

Industry (SN2007)	Employed	Share	Change since 2020	Change in Norway	Location quotient	Trend
Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46	4,431	10.1%	2.8%	4.4%	2.80	Stable
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84	3,842	8.8%	10.8%	8.7%	1.36	Stable
Undervisning 85	3,568	8.1%	11.6%	4.1%	1.01	Rising
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47	3,431	7.8%	2.4%	4.0%	1.13	Stable
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88	2,721	6.2%	3.8%	1.7%	0.98	Stable
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43	2,521	5.8%	2.2%	4.0%	1.21	Stable
Helsetjenester 86	2,321	5.3%	24.1%	13.3%	0.58	Rising
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87	2,052	4.7%	6.8%	6.4%	0.86	Stable
Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45	1,350	3.1%	6.5%	10.0%	1.66	Stable
Landtransport og rørtransport 49	1,348	3.1%	27.9%	7.8%	1.34	Rising
Serveringsvirksomhet 56	1,348	3.1%	33.6%	31.2%	1.14	Stable
Oppføring av bygninger 41	1,200	2.7%	3.9%	−3.4%	1.14	Stable

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

Lillestrøm is a home municipality: many residents work in other municipalities. The municipality has 43,793 jobs and 50,923 employed residents, and 36% of the residents work in the municipality.

Jobs (employed by workplace): 43,793
Employed residents: 50,923
Jobs per employed resident: 0.86
Commute in: 25,528
Commute out: 32,658

Where the residents work (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of employed residents
Oslo	19,291	37.9%
Lørenskog	4,204	8.3%
Ullensaker	2,073	4.1%
Bærum	1,274	2.5%
Nittedal	838	1.6%

Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of jobs
Oslo	6,133	14.0%
Lørenskog	2,723	6.2%
Ullensaker	2,266	5.2%
Rælingen	2,226	5.1%
Nes	1,563	3.6%

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

How did employment and unemployment in the municipality develop in two downturns, compared with the country?

The oil downturn (2014–2016)

The number of jobs changed by +2.3% from 2014 to 2016, against −1.3% in the country: a stronger development than the country.

Measure	Lillestrøm	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2014–2016	+2.3%	−1.3%	+3.6 pp
Change in jobs 2014–2018 (recovery)	+9.1%	+2.0%	+7.1 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2014–2016	−0.2 pp	+0.3 pp	−0.5 pp
Registered unemployment 2014	2.2%	2.1%	–
Share of jobs in oil and gas 2014 (extraction and services)	0.0%	–	–

The change in jobs is in the quarter of municipalities with the strongest development in the period.

The pandemic (2019–2020)

The number of jobs changed by +1.5% from 2019 to 2020, against −0.9% in the country: a stronger development than the country.

Measure	Lillestrøm	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2019–2020	+1.5%	−0.9%	+2.4 pp
Change in jobs 2019–2022 (recovery)	+8.3%	+4.2%	+4.1 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2019–2020	+1.4 pp	+1.1 pp	+0.3 pp
Registered unemployment 2019	1.9%	1.8%	–

The change in jobs is in the quarter of municipalities with the strongest development in the period.

Jobs are employed persons aged 15–74 by workplace in the 4th quarter (SSB 07984). Unemployment is registered unemployed as a share of the labour force (SSB 13563). The country is the sum of the municipalities, on today's municipality map. Within one percentage point counts as “about like the country”. Oil and gas is industry 05–09 (extraction and services), without the supply industry. pp = percentage points.

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 290,542 −4% against the median	NOK 304,107	37%	41%	Lower cost, lower quality measure (11 municipalities in the group)
Primary school net expenditure per inhabitant aged 6–15, lower secondary school points	NOK 154,430 +4% against the median	NOK 148,526	41.7	42.7	Higher cost, lower quality measure (11 municipalities in the group)
Nursing homes expenditure per resident day, share of care staff with health education	NOK 5,778 +12% against the median	NOK 5,158	74%	74%	Higher cost, quality measure at the median (11 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: 5,471
With accounts 2026: 11
Turnover 2026 (NOK): 947 MNOK
Median operating margin 2026: 4.8%

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

Byggmakker Handel AS 6,243 MNOK (2025)
Onninen AS 6,153 MNOK (2025)
Plantasjen Norge AS 2,860 MNOK (2025)
Eikmaskin AS 2,835 MNOK (2025)
Zeppelin Construction Equipment Norway AS 2,703 MNOK (2025)
Heidenreich AS 2,238 MNOK (2025)
Møller Bil Romerike AS 2,197 MNOK (2025)
Modino AS 2,165 MNOK (2025)
Bohus Logistikk AS 2,085 MNOK (2025)
Akershus Energi Kraft AS 2,032 MNOK (2025)
Nokian Dekk AS 1,799 MNOK (2025)
Thermo-Transit Norge AS 1,738 MNOK (2025)
DHL EXPRESS (NORWAY) AS 1,585 MNOK (2025)
Vianor AS 1,585 MNOK (2025)
Dynea AS 1,575 MNOK (2025)

5,471 limited companies in the sectors we follow have their business address here.

Latest awards from buyers in the municipality

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Earlier municipalities

Lillestrøm (3030) · renumbered 2024

In our articles

Commuter municipalities: where people live and where they workNo. 112 of 183 on net in-commuting, share of employed residents
Oslo starts the most firms, but small places show quieter ways to stay in businessNo. 12 of 181 on new enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants
Frøya holds Norway's biggest reserve yet posts a deficit; Hitra owes mostNo. 50 of 183 on unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue
Røros reads at the top and finishes school near the bottom of the tableNo. 81 of 183 on average lower secondary school points
Where Norway's oldest municipalities are also the ones projected to shrinkNo. 156 of 183 on share aged 80 and over
Ål grew 5.6% in a year while Sel lost 2.7%No. 32 of 183 on population growth, last year
Where do people earn most, and where are the gaps widest?No. 42 of 183 on household income after tax, median
Young in Norway: the municipalities best set up for children and young peopleNo. 127 of 183 on the overall score
In Frøya, three companies hold 92.9% of the jobsNo. 128 of 181 on the three largest companies' share of the jobs

All articles

Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03068, table 03321, table 03814, table 05671, table 05940, table 06265, table 06913, table 06944, table 07165, table 07459, table 07984, table 09429, table 09588, table 11342, table 11616, table 11618, table 11805, table 11971, table 12137, table 12143, table 12209, table 12255, table 12379, table 12898, table 13135, table 13255, table 13470, table 13502, table 13563, table 13701, table 14545, 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.