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Gol

Gol had 4,902 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 599,900 in 2024, 9% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,543/m² on average in 2025 (47 sales). 36% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 1.7% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3324 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
4,902residents1 January 2026
NOK 599,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,543/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Gol by neighbourhood
Map of Gol: 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 12 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
Engene12223%20%899%0
Gol sentrum1,51626%14%26914%44
Gol tettstad aust48315%14%6019%37
Gol tettstad vest78716%18%13427%46
Golreppen50118%16%6628%6
Granli9628%15%396%0
Hatten16019%16%280%4
Herad38919%15%225%3
Rotneim14220%13%487%0
Tuppeskogen10320%12%982%0
Åsgardane34419%14%233%3
Øygardane26423%16%3470%1

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20244,986
20254,888
20264,902

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 599,900
median household income after tax
73%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long7%
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.

2,996 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner61%
Co-operative or share owner4%
Renting36%

Homes by type of building

Detached house64%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats10%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings6%
NOK 20,329/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 37,037/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
47sales2025

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.

26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
10residents per km² of land514.0 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 Gol, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Nachbildung der Stabkirche von Gol. Das Original steht in Oslo, im Volksmuseum.
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Nachbildung der Stabkirche von Gol. Das Original steht in Oslo, im Volksmuseum.
Photo: H.-N. Meiforth · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Buskerud.