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Lier

Lier had 28,797 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 761,700 in 2024, 15% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 45,491/m² on average in 2025 (496 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.1% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3312 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
28,797residents1 January 2026
NOK 761,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 45,491/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
28%green within 500 maverage
Lier by neighbourhood
Map of Lier: 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 63 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
Egge65222%14%6626%7
Eikenga99212%22%1,65311%62
Engersand1,35529%11%72110%4
Fagerliåsen32515%24%9548%1
Frogner25416%14%13011%9
Frydenlund nord52115%14%2,2658%50
Gifstad34512%17%13799%6
Gilhusodden17912%29%32031%23
Gjellebekk6925%15%1567%11
Gommerud3307%23%39816%54
Grette18610%22%5171%42
Grøtte1806%19%4127%1
Gullaug49014%19%19736%21
Haga3729%14%7295%49
Haskoll50021%18%3,1258%49
Hasselbakken1,05910%27%6057%43
Hennum4768%28%26064%12
Huseby1728%18%1273%24
Hørte943%18%2855%0
Kjellstad30113%17%4012%44
Kunterud32416%18%27037%20
Landfall23520%15%4537%2
Lier sykehus1,35120%15%1,33818%50
Lierbyen99228%19%2,06712%58
Lierstranda nord3587%20%1,4325%62
Linnes32022%13%39570%19
Meren38016%15%2239%1
Nøste 149718%20%1,8418%84
Nøste 23064%25%3,40011%81
Nøste 357514%25%3,1945%76
Oddevall14812%16%1146%11
Ovenstad1,5736%27%28921%21
Overn63315%20%53612%28
Reistad57116%17%92156%8
Reistadåsen784%27%1775%12
Renskaug29510%20%4730%16
Ringstad17613%15%34100%0
Rype48312%19%22447%12
Sagvolden23110%21%8021%25
Sjåstad26317%11%937%11
Solberg29517%19%882%0
Stoppen25217%22%1873%50
Sylling nord53116%18%37710%19
Sylling sør29017%18%7144%29
Sørsdal31014%17%22100%1
Sørum60215%22%12223%21
Tranby69114%21%36021%14
Tranby 259420%15%3,9609%29
Tranby 3a67919%15%2,05820%35
Tranby 3b89318%22%2,79125%35
Tranby 3c59712%18%2,98530%34
Tranby 3d30514%19%1,52559%34
Tranby senter97431%13%3,89636%34
Tveiten14420%10%6100%0
Utsikten80815%20%47351%20
Valle19314%17%673%30
Vefferstad18317%15%3161%5
Vestre Kjenner20213%23%7928%22
Viker15010%13%884%19
Vitbank nord1606%14%4006%31
Vivelstad6059%25%8439%27
Østre Kjenner32319%18%40437%23
Øverskogen29414%15%11100%0

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202428,470
202528,642
202628,797

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 761,700
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary35%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short27%
University or college, long13%
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.

11,890 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner60%
Co-operative or share owner17%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house52%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats20%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings2%
NOK 37,579/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 43,451/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 52,669/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
496sales2025

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.

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

18schoolsOpenStreetMap
36kindergartensOpenStreetMap
102residents per km² of land282.0 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 Lier, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-2
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Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-2
Photo: Hans A. Rosbach · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-3
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Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-3
Photo: Hans A. Rosbach · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-4
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Frogner kirke (Lier) 20080608-4
Photo: Hans A. Rosbach · CC BY-SA 3.0
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