Health in Bergen, Norway: official figures
Municipalities in Bergen had 13.2 doctor man-years per 10,000 residents in 2025, above the national figure of 13.0; that is the highest among Norway's three largest cities, up from 13.0 in 2024.
How much is spent on health care in Bergen?
Gross municipal spending on health and care services came to NOK 37,714 per resident in Bergen in 2025, below the national figure of NOK 39,253, up from NOK 35,800 in 2024; that is the highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many people work in health and care in Bergen?
There were 318.2 full-time health and care jobs in municipal services for every 10,000 people in Bergen in 2025, below the national figure of 325.2.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people get home care in Bergen?
Home-based care reached 23.1% of people aged 80 or older in Bergen in 2025, the highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many elderly people live in nursing homes in Bergen?
In 2025, 12.2% of residents aged 80 or older in Bergen lived in care institutions, the highest among Norway's three largest cities (Norway 9.0%).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyDo public health nurses visit newborns at home in Bergen?
In 2025, 89.8% of newborns in Bergen got a home visit from a public health nurse, the highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many physiotherapists are there in Bergen?
Municipal and contracted physiotherapists in Bergen amounted to 8.4 man-years per 10,000 people in 2025, the joint lowest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow much doctor time do nursing home residents get in Bergen?
Doctors spent 0.85 hours a week per nursing-home resident in Bergen in 2025, the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyAre nursing homes private in Bergen?
In 2025, 30.9% of nursing-home and other institution beds in Bergen were private, the 2nd highest among Norway's three largest cities.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyHow many school nurses are there in Bergen?
For every 10,000 residents aged 0 to 20, Bergen had 63.6 man-years of health-centre and school-nurse staff in 2025 (the highest among Norway's three largest cities).
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Bergen?
The infant mortality rate was 1.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Bergen?
Of 876 deaths in Bergen in 2021, 138 (16%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Bergen?
0 people were killed in road accidents in Bergen in 2021.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Bergen compares with other cities in Norway
Municipal doctor man-years per 10,000 residents (2025)
Bergen ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyGross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) (2025)
Bergen ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Gross municipal spending on health and care per resident (NOK) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | NOK 37,714 |
| 2 | Oslo | NOK 31,756 |
| 3 | Trondheim | NOK 30,722 |
Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents (2025)
Bergen ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Full-time equivalents in municipal health and care per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | 318.2 |
| 2 | Trondheim | 257.1 |
| 3 | Oslo | 247.4 |
Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) (2025)
Bergen ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents aged 80 and over living in institutions such as nursing homes (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bergen | 12.2% |
| 2 | Trondheim | 12.0% |
| 3 | Oslo | 10.4% |
Newborns visited at home by a public health nurse (%) (2025)
Bergen ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) · saved copyInfant deaths per 1,000 live births (2021)
Bergen ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore on Bergen: overview · poverty and living standards · all cities in Norway
Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
- Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 12209: Selected key figures for municipal health and care services by county and municipality (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 557815baf4f9…)
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