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Bykle

Bykle had 1,057 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 588,400 in 2024, 11% below the county level. 39% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 9.5% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4222 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,057residents1 January 2026
NOK 588,400median income after taxper household, 2024
1resident per km² of landdensity
41%green within 500 maverage
Bykle by neighbourhood
Map of Bykle: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 4 neighbourhoods.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bykle28422%13%952%14
Hoslemo8028%4%075%0
Hovden64712%18%428%33
Trydal4129%17%1100%0

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Agder.

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020965
2021930
2022935
2023995
20241,011
20251,039
20261,057

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 588,400
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school18%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short26%
University or college, long9%
Unknown or none completed1%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

768 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner61%
Renting39%

Homes by type of building

Detached house58%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats7%
Communal housing13%
Other buildings5%

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 41% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land1,254.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

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

Fjellfly Helikopter Hovden
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Fjellfly Helikopter Hovden
Photo: Inge Bakken · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Agder.