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Ringerike

Ringerike had 31,942 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 616,900 in 2024, 7% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 31,890/m² on average in 2025 (517 sales). 30% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.1% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3305 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
31,942residents1 January 2026
NOK 616,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 31,890/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
35%green within 500 maverage
Ringerike by neighbourhood
Map of Ringerike: 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 54 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
Aker13027%15%381%0
Arnegård60417%13%1,83028%33
Borglund36913%22%617%3
Busund8511%22%3863%0
Flaskerud21621%15%452%1
Follum90515%17%13443%0
Hallingby1,11120%18%3243%12
Heggen37418%16%1820%3
Hen43817%11%34100%0
Hengsle29125%14%1,94021%69
Heradsbygda2,02022%15%31024%19
Hval44821%18%12821%18
Høyby58919%17%1,37032%51
Kirkemoen97226%16%736%14
Lindelia3429%0%1100%0
Nakkerud41821%16%2497%0
Nedre Eikli1,29616%12%1,72816%97
Nedre Haug38117%20%8724%2
Norderhov1,23319%13%6646%19
Nordsida 167225%14%2,31710%83
Nordsida 290718%16%2,6689%87
Nyhus11318%6%241%2
Pjåkerud24917%21%899%0
Sandaker3915%23%1794%0
Semmen17720%15%1089%0
Skagnes8728%7%298%0
Skollerud27317%16%470%0
Somdalen18530%10%792%0
Stigsrud25321%13%1042%1
Stranden65020%14%1243%1
Strømsodd11421%12%2100%0
Sørsida 162428%13%1,5609%101
Sørsida 240826%12%2,55010%95
Sørsida 367527%8%2,41112%91
Tranby12914%15%4100%0
Tyristrand1,46517%16%10730%10
Ullerål 192310%23%4760%29
Ullerål 21,10323%16%1,19936%32
Ullerål 379927%15%1,24846%28
Ullerål 41,57422%13%2,28127%36
Ve52222%20%53836%20
Vegård54717%16%458%10
Veien 179025%13%47020%9
Veien 28833%15%1775%10
Vestern54313%20%36935%83
Vesterntangen64721%13%2,94112%86
Viker11923%17%1100%0
Viul32011%15%8438%0
Vågård34825%14%1797%0
vestre Nes24527%12%325%11
Åsbygda50420%17%2344%5
Østre Nes14231%12%225%11
Øvre Eikli1,22523%15%54719%15
Øvre Haug2,50718%19%7717%17

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202431,581
202531,793
202631,942

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 616,900
median household income after tax
64%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short22%
University or college, long8%
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.

16,682 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner59%
Co-operative or share owner12%
Renting30%

Homes by type of building

Detached house56%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats17%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings3%
NOK 21,137/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,186/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 43,110/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
517sales2025

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; 35% green space within 500 metres.

21schoolsOpenStreetMap
31kindergartensOpenStreetMap
22residents per km² of land1,422.0 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 Ringerike, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Glatved Brygge 01
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Glatved Brygge 01
Photo: T. Bjornstad · CC BY-SA 3.0
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1932 Packard 902 Convertible
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1932 Packard 902 Convertible
Photo: ChickenFalls · CC BY-SA 3.0
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1930 PIERCE ARROW 4 SETER TOURING
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1930 PIERCE ARROW 4 SETER TOURING
Photo: ChickenFalls · CC BY-SA 3.0
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