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Närpiö

Närpiö had 9,554 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,307 in 2024, 6% below the regional level. 20% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has grown by 1.8% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 545 · in Swedish Närpes · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
9,554residents31 December 2024
€24,307median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
9%green within 500 maverage
Närpiö by postcode area
Map of Närpiö: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 12 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
64200 Närpiö Keskus3,302€22,76339%57%27%456.3%3%35
64210 Kalax434€29,6383%96%24%441.8%0%0
64220 Yttermark918€25,80310%87%26%453.7%0%3
64230 Närpiön Asemanseutu941€27,0089%89%24%443.1%7%23
64240 Böle257€26,1521%97%29%462.7%100%0
64250 Pjelax374€24,53311%86%26%454.5%0%2
64510 Nämpnäs421€26,4576%92%25%432.0%20%1
64530 Norrnäs274€26,0528%91%34%503.8%0%2
64550 Rangsby272€26,59312%87%28%464.4%30%2
64610 Övermark1,022€23,99212%85%31%493.3%2%12
66270 Pirttikylä-Sorvari748€24,03314%83%36%535.5%10%2
66295 Töjby351€22,85410%88%37%507.6%40%2

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for Ostrobothnia.

17%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
28%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed2%
Students5%
Pensioners29%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20159,387
20169,439
20179,507
20189,471
20199,479
20209,558
20219,562
20229,584
20239,621
20249,554

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€24,307
median income, adults
€28,028
mean income, adults
4.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education33%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification39%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree6%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

4,247 households and 5,204 homes at the end of 2024.

2.2
people per household
46.7 m²
floor area per person
98.8 m²
average home size
14%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented20%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households35%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children24%
Pensioner households42%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

4,666jobs located hereworkplaces
1,576summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
82%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

17 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 9% green space within 500 metres.

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²984.4 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Närpiö, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Närpes nybro 1
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Närpes nybro 1
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Närpes nybro 2
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Närpes nybro 2
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Närpes nybro 3
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Närpes nybro 3
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Ostrobothnia.