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Municipality card for Farsund (Agder · 9,949 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 1). Median household income after tax: 668,600 kr; Change in jobs 2018–2022: −3.8%; Life expectancy at birth: 82.6 years; Net debt, share of operating revenue: 74.6%; Largest industry: Produksjon av metaller: 14.6%. Slower job growth than 8 in 10 comparable municipalities.
Data as of 27 October 2026.

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Agder · 9,949 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 1

Slower job growth than 8 in 10 comparable municipalities.

Median household income after tax
668,600 kr Source: SSB, table 06944, 2024 · higher than 4 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (40 municipalities)
Change in jobs 2018–2022
−3.8% Source: SSB, table 07984, 2022 · higher than 2 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (39 municipalities)
Life expectancy at birth
82.6 years Source: FHI, table 508, 2025 · higher than 4 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (40 municipalities)
Net debt, share of operating revenue
74.6% Source: SSB (KOSTRA), table 12143, 2025 · higher than 3 in 10 in the KOSTRA group (40 municipalities)
Largest industry: Produksjon av metaller
14.6% 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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