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In-migration minus out-migration per 1,000 inhabitants.

Ål has the highest net migration of Norway's municipalities at 58.32 per 1,000 (2025). The lowest is Sel at −22.23 per 1,000. Source: SSB, table 06913, processed by Morning Analytics 5 November 2026.

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58.32 per 1,000Highest: Ål
4.03 per 1,000Median of the municipalities
−22.23 per 1,000Lowest: Sel

The picture in figures

The bars show the ten highest and the ten lowest of 183 municipalities. The dashed line is the median of all municipalities.

Highest 10
ÅlÅl58.32 per 1,000HitraHitra29.55 per 1,000LørenskogLørenskog23.11 per 1,000LillehammerLillehammer21.82 per 1,000HoleHole20.24 per 1,000FrøyaFrøya19.98 per 1,000HareidHareid18.42 per 1,000UllensakerUllensaker17.15 per 1,000RælingenRælingen14.63 per 1,000EidskogEidskog14.19 per 1,000
Lowest 10
SelSel−22.23 per 1,000VoldaVolda−12.94 per 1,000SunndalSunndal−11.12 per 1,000MalvikMalvik−7.06 per 1,000FauskeFauske−7.04 per 1,000Midtre GauldalMidtre Gauldal−6.68 per 1,000StordStord−5.94 per 1,000Nord-FronNord-Fron−5.94 per 1,000HeimHeim−5.87 per 1,000Nord-AurdalNord-Aurdal−5.27 per 1,000
How 183 municipalities spread
−22.23 per 1,000 – −15.52 per 1,000: 1−15.52 per 1,000 – −8.80 per 1,000: 2−8.80 per 1,000 – −2.09 per 1,000: 22−2.09 per 1,000 – 4.62 per 1,000: 794.62 per 1,000 – 11.33 per 1,000: 6111.33 per 1,000 – 18.05 per 1,000: 1118.05 per 1,000 – 24.76 per 1,000: 524.76 per 1,000 – 31.47 per 1,000: 131.47 per 1,000 – 38.19 per 1,000: 038.19 per 1,000 – 44.90 per 1,000: 044.90 per 1,000 – 51.61 per 1,000: 051.61 per 1,000 – 58.32 per 1,000: 1−22.23 per 1,00058.32 per 1,000net migration →

Each bar is the number of municipalities in a range of values. The dashed line is the median. Hover over a bar to see the range.

Analysis: why are some at the top and others at the bottom?

We compared net migration with every other municipal figure we have, from Statistics Norway, NIPH and the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Below are the figures that go most closely together with net migration across the country, and what marks the municipalities at the top and bottom on those figures.

The pattern across the country

  • Municipalities that rank high on «Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants» most often also rank high on net migration (strong association, rank correlation 0.67 across 182 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 09588).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants» most often also rank high on net migration (strong association, rank correlation 0.55 across 183 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 13255).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants» most often also rank high on net migration (strong association, rank correlation 0.52 across 183 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 09588).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants» most often also rank high on net migration (moderate association, rank correlation 0.48 across 182 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 13255).

The highest and the lowest

  • No. 1 Ål (58.32 per 1,000) The municipality does not stand out on the figures that otherwise go together with the measure. The explanation probably lies in something we have no figures for. Goes against the pattern: «Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants» −1.65 per 1,000 (no. 284 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 13255). Most distinctive industry: oppføring av bygninger, 5% of the jobs, 2.1 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 2 Hitra (29.55 per 1,000) Fits the pattern: «Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants» 11.27 per 1,000 (no. 41 of 351 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588); «Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants» 3.14 per 1,000 (no. 44 of 289 from the top; Statistics Norway table 13255); «Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants» 52.83 per 1,000 (no. 71 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588). Most distinctive industry: produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, 21% of the jobs, 12.4 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 3 Lørenskog (23.11 per 1,000) Fits the pattern: «Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants» 97.93 per 1,000 (no. 1 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588); «Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants» 18.44 per 1,000 (no. 8 of 351 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588); «Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants» 10.06 per 1,000 (no. 25 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 13255). Most distinctive industry: post og distribusjonsvirksomhet, 6% of the jobs, 10.4 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 183 Sel (−22.23 per 1,000, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants» −10.31 per 1,000 (no. 277 of 289 from the top; Statistics Norway table 13255); «Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants» −29.70 per 1,000 (no. 334 of 351 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588); «Net domestic migration aged 30 and over per 1,000 inhabitants» −12.27 per 1,000 (no. 339 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 13255). Most distinctive industry: landtransport og rørtransport, 5% of the jobs, 2.2 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 182 Volda (−12.94 per 1,000, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants» −14.10 per 1,000 (no. 313 of 351 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588). Most distinctive industry: undervisning, 16% of the jobs, 2.0 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 181 Sunndal (−11.12 per 1,000, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Domestic in-migration per 1,000 inhabitants» 22.52 per 1,000 (no. 353 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588); «Net domestic migration aged 0–17 per 1,000 inhabitants» −5.84 per 1,000 (no. 267 of 289 from the top; Statistics Norway table 13255); «Net domestic migration per 1,000 inhabitants» −15.43 per 1,000 (no. 316 of 351 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09588). Most distinctive industry: produksjon av metaller, 26% of the jobs, 68.3 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).

The analysis describes what goes together, not what causes what. Two figures can follow each other because both depend on something else, such as size, location or industry. The figures are from the latest year available for each source, so the years can differ. Rank correlation runs from −1 to 1; values near 1 mean the municipalities lie in roughly the same order on both measures.

What explains the placing?

  • 1. Ål 58.32 per 1,000 1,349% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 2. Hitra 29.55 per 1,000 634% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 3. Lørenskog 23.11 per 1,000 474% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 181. Sunndal −11.12 per 1,000 376% below the median of the municipalities.
  • 182. Volda −12.94 per 1,000 421% below the median of the municipalities.
  • 183. Sel −22.23 per 1,000 652% below the median of the municipalities.
#Municipality County Inhabitants net migration
101 Karmøy Rogaland 43,990 3.25 per 1,000
102 Orkland Trøndelag 18,840 3.25 per 1,000
103 Gjerdrum Akershus 7,478 3.22 per 1,000
104 Tinn Telemark 5,515 3.07 per 1,000
105 Risør Agder 6,683 2.99 per 1,000
106 Lyngdal Agder 10,922 2.94 per 1,000
107 Molde Møre og Romsdal 33,291 2.92 per 1,000
108 Stryn Vestland 7,319 2.87 per 1,000
109 Birkenes Agder 5,447 2.77 per 1,000
110 Alta Finnmark 22,074 2.74 per 1,000
111 Lier Buskerud 28,797 2.72 per 1,000
112 Sunnfjord Vestland 22,804 2.69 per 1,000
113 Holmestrand Vestfold 27,086 2.67 per 1,000
114 Harstad Troms 25,204 2.66 per 1,000
115 Flekkefjord Agder 9,373 2.57 per 1,000
116 Grimstad Agder 25,569 2.56 per 1,000
117 Åsnes Innlandet 7,216 2.48 per 1,000
118 Vågan Nordland 9,905 2.43 per 1,000
119 Senja Troms 14,946 2.34 per 1,000
120 Sogndal Vestland 12,552 2.24 per 1,000
121 Alver Vestland 30,285 2.22 per 1,000
122 Vefsn Nordland 13,481 2.15 per 1,000
123 Alstahaug Nordland 7,489 2.14 per 1,000
124 Skien Telemark 56,906 1.97 per 1,000
125 Tromsø Troms 79,943 1.96 per 1,000
126 Arendal Agder 46,603 1.95 per 1,000
127 Midt-Telemark Telemark 11,157 1.62 per 1,000
128 Giske Møre og Romsdal 8,828 1.60 per 1,000
129 Jevnaker Akershus 7,040 1.28 per 1,000
130 Elverum Innlandet 21,937 1.14 per 1,000
131 Verdal Trøndelag 15,435 1.10 per 1,000
132 Gausdal Innlandet 6,147 0.97 per 1,000
133 Sykkylven Møre og Romsdal 7,626 0.92 per 1,000
134 Sør-Varanger Finnmark 9,947 0.90 per 1,000
135 Ullensvang Vestland 10,929 0.82 per 1,000
136 Nes Akershus 24,948 0.72 per 1,000
137 Bamble Telemark 14,267 0.42 per 1,000
138 Steinkjer Trøndelag 24,007 0.42 per 1,000
139 Øyer Innlandet 5,130 0.39 per 1,000
140 Bergen Vestland 294,860 0.39 per 1,000
141 Sula Møre og Romsdal 9,798 0.31 per 1,000
142 Nærøysund Trøndelag 9,920 0.10 per 1,000
143 Brønnøy Nordland 7,841 0.00 per 1,000
144 Nome Telemark 6,529 0.00 per 1,000
145 Rauma Møre og Romsdal 7,195 −0.14 per 1,000
146 Randaberg Rogaland 11,841 −0.25 per 1,000
147 Melhus Trøndelag 17,828 −0.34 per 1,000
148 Voss Vestland 16,438 −0.49 per 1,000
149 Tvedestrand Agder 6,430 −0.62 per 1,000
150 Røros Trøndelag 5,638 −0.88 per 1,000

Not ranked because the municipality has fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, where a few people can move the figure a lot (174): Alvdal (−5.18 per 1,000), Andøy (4.40 per 1,000), Aremark (11.14 per 1,000), Askvoll (3.75 per 1,000), Aukra (4.52 per 1,000), Aure (−5.01 per 1,000), Aurland (22.33 per 1,000), Austrheim (12.01 per 1,000), Bardu (8.33 per 1,000), Beiarn (−15.11 per 1,000), Berlevåg (−31.46 per 1,000), Bindal (1.46 per 1,000), Bjerkreim (−9.64 per 1,000), Bokn (14.56 per 1,000), Bremanger (9.82 per 1,000), Bygland (8.61 per 1,000), Bykle (12.51 per 1,000), Båtsfjord (1.42 per 1,000), Bø (10.32 per 1,000), Dovre (3.97 per 1,000), Drangedal (3.44 per 1,000), Dyrøy (14.97 per 1,000), Dønna (−1.38 per 1,000), Eidfjord (22.75 per 1,000), Engerdal (−22.62 per 1,000), Etne (7.82 per 1,000), Etnedal (275.12 per 1,000), Evenes (25.70 per 1,000), Evje og Hornnes (2.35 per 1,000), Fedje (21.11 per 1,000), Fitjar (5.61 per 1,000), Fjaler (6.84 per 1,000), Fjord (19.95 per 1,000), Flakstad (−16.59 per 1,000), Flatanger (−4.46 per 1,000), Flesberg (2.15 per 1,000), Flå (4.48 per 1,000), Folldal (−7.79 per 1,000), Frosta (6.76 per 1,000), Fyresdal (23.09 per 1,000) …