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Sirdal

Sirdal had 1,911 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 701,200 in 2024, 6% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,009/m² on average in 2025 (13 sales). 29% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.9% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4228 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,911residents1 January 2026
NOK 701,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,009/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
28%green within 500 maverage
Sirdal by neighbourhood
Map of Sirdal: 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 10 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
Bjørnestad4414%25%019%1
Fintland29111%23%1834%27
Hompland12222%23%283%1
Josdal775%16%226%0
Sinnes19715%18%913%7
Tjørhom12017%11%225%4
Tonstad65323%16%2312%27
Ådneram4122%15%040%2
Åmli10313%23%077%1
Øksendal17720%21%232%1

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

People.

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

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,822
20211,772
20221,810
20231,837
20241,873
20251,902
20261,911

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 701,200
median household income after tax
75%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long8%
Unknown or none completed0%

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.

1,206 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting29%

Homes by type of building

Detached house75%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses2%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing10%
Other buildings4%

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land1,373.0 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 Sirdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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