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Hemsedal

Hemsedal had 2,707 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 631,100 in 2024, 5% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 38,984/m² on average in 2025 (21 sales). 37% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.5% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3326 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,707residents1 January 2026
NOK 631,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 38,984/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
28%green within 500 maverage
Hemsedal by neighbourhood
Map of Hemsedal: 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 8 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
Aalrust14320%18%378%4
Grøndalen6226%10%039%3
Lio6215%18%078%2
Lykkja3816%0%10%0
Thorset12916%13%20%0
Trøim1,16014%17%2127%28
Tuv37520%12%1325%2
Ulsåk72813%22%2424%5

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
36%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,666
20252,685
20262,707

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 631,100
median household income after tax
74%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school19%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short27%
University or college, long10%
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.

1,489 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner63%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting37%

Homes by type of building

Detached house72%
Two-dwelling house15%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats4%
Other buildings3%

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.

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

1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
4residents per km² of land712.0 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 Hemsedal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hemsedal, Norge (Unsplash)
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Hemsedal, Norge (Unsplash)
Photo: Jon Flobrant jonflobrant · CC0
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