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Båtsfjord

Båtsfjord had 2,104 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 592,700 in 2024, 10% below the county level. 39% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5632 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,104residents1 January 2026
NOK 592,700median income after taxper household, 2024
1resident per km² of landdensity
11%green within 500 maverage
Båtsfjord by neighbourhood
Map of Båtsfjord: 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 6 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
Holmen18922%10%5258%34
Indre Båtsfjord11327%17%10%0
Neptun-Håbet16612%10%514%21
Neptunbukta28519%16%1512%29
Sentrum59716%14%8315%37
Været74716%16%1910%32

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,113
20252,107
20262,104

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 592,700
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school39%
Upper secondary36%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short16%
University or college, long5%
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.

1,202 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner61%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting39%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats8%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings5%

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

Everyday life.

31 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land1,417.0 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 Båtsfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Båtsfjord - Fish carriers at the quay (2015)
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Båtsfjord - Fish carriers at the quay (2015)
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Båtsfjord - Trawler "Zvezda Murmana" (2015)
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Båtsfjord - Trawler "Zvezda Murmana" (2015)
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Båtsfjord (June 2015)
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Båtsfjord (June 2015)
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Finnmark.

 

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