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Municipality card for Sortland (Nordland · 10,748 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 8). Median household income after tax: 656,100 kr; Change in jobs 2018–2022: +0.9%; Life expectancy at birth: 82.4 years; Net debt, share of operating revenue: 94.3%; Largest industry: Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner: 11.0%. Lower median income than 8 in 10 comparable municipalities.
Data as of 1 November 2026.

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Nordland · 10,748 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 8

Lower median income than 8 in 10 comparable municipalities.

Median household income after tax
656,100 kr Source: SSB, table 06944, 2024 · higher than 2 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (13 municipalities)
Change in jobs 2018–2022
+0.9% Source: SSB, table 07984, 2022 · higher than 4 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (13 municipalities)
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years Source: FHI, table 508, 2025 · higher than 7 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (13 municipalities)
Net debt, share of operating revenue
94.3% Source: SSB (KOSTRA), table 12143, 2025 · higher than 4 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (13 municipalities)
Largest industry: Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner
11.0% 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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