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Loppa

Loppa had 846 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 544,000 in 2024, 17% below the county level. 36% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 2.1% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5614 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
846residents1 January 2026
NOK 544,000median income after taxper household, 2024
1resident per km² of landdensity
29%green within 500 maverage
Loppa by neighbourhood
Map of Loppa: 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 3 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
Bergsfjorden5725%12%247%3
Nuvsvåg9648%6%19%3
Øksfjord58819%14%2133%8

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

People.

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

12%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
27%
aged 67 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2024864
2025864
2026846

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 544,000
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school39%
Upper secondary33%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short16%
University or college, long7%
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.

706 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner64%
Renting36%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings4%

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

Everyday life.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land671.0 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 Loppa, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tverrfjord Loppa
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Tverrfjord Loppa
Photo: HenrikJ · CC BY 3.0
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Øksfjord, Loppa
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Øksfjord, Loppa
Photo: HenrikJ · CC BY 3.0
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Øksfjord, Nórsko, 2013
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Øksfjord, Nórsko, 2013
Photo: Koco C. · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Finnmark.