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Vågå

Vågå had 3,553 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 639,500 in 2024, in line with the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Municipality · Code 3435 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,553residents1 January 2026
NOK 639,500median income after taxper household, 2024
3residents per km² of landdensity
24%green within 500 maverage
Vågå by neighbourhood
Map of Vågå: 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 14 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
Finntryu51025%15%184%40
Holongsøy-Rusten6827%13%30%0
Lalm Bakside21121%15%1290%0
Lalm Solside10916%21%1379%0
Lalm tettsted-Ottadalen Solside24617%14%1070%9
Nordherad26017%19%50%0
Ottadalen Bakside8122%14%699%0
Sjårdalen26721%18%1431%2
Skårvangen-Skogbygda16526%13%117%0
Sveaholen40922%17%110%0
Synstlia-Randsverk12018%8%113%5
Tessand17921%16%838%7
Vistekleiven-Skottli16923%18%931%1
Vågåmo74032%14%3576%40

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
24%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20203,570
20213,564
20223,591
20233,532
20243,531
20253,529
20263,553

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 639,500
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary46%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long6%
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.

1,974 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%

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

Everyday life.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land1,252.0 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 Vågå, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vågåmo fra høyden i vest
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Vågåmo fra høyden i vest
Photo: Event · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vågå kirke 22072022
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Vågå kirke 22072022
Photo: The Soul Driver · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vaagaa bygdetun loft
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Vaagaa bygdetun loft
Photo: Erik den yngre · CC0
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Other municipalities in Innlandet.