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Ålesund

Ålesund had 59,663 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 691,800 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 39,089/m² on average in 2025 (1,242 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 1508 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
59,663residents1 January 2026
NOK 691,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 39,089/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
29%green within 500 maverage
Ålesund by neighbourhood
Map of Ålesund: 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 80 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
Apalset13025%15%375%0
Apotekertorget61719%5%7,7125%117
Blindheim1,51921%17%35761%25
Bogneset40421%20%1,8365%6
Breivika47915%20%5515%49
Brunholmen69713%8%8,7128%119
Brusdal23116%15%3459%2
Bruvoll-Morsund13723%12%450%0
Emblem1,98012%25%10034%6
Engeset23923%18%949%0
Fagerlia1,31614%12%1,21924%63
Finnøy13323%17%7790%1
Fjelltun65212%17%1,59051%59
Furmyr1,94521%17%2,8199%65
Fylling6221%11%1089%0
Glomset22119%16%1435%0
Grimstad28517%18%8652%0
Grindvik3489%22%11564%0
Gåseid73512%17%83524%58
Hatlane63919%21%1,87924%35
Hatlaåsen43113%20%2,05241%30
Hatlehol3,20514%25%57146%7
Hatlevika1,04718%20%2,75520%34
Hessa1,71415%22%1,76719%15
Hoff9309%23%43510%9
Holen2,43729%14%68614%68
Huse10623%10%8133%11
Kipervika80611%6%7,32713%127
Klipra59321%12%2,69530%121
Lande31717%20%1027%1
Larsgård36921%15%2,05029%57
Larsgårdsvågen86920%20%2,34924%47
Lerstad87614%18%1,56441%30
Lerstadbakken5329%23%95054%41
Lorgja10120%20%3370%0
Moa1,03634%12%1,67112%58
Myklebost21133%13%529%1
Myrland2,03812%21%1,42521%28
Nakken1,14217%22%95219%22
Nes9212%23%3879%2
Nørve71114%18%1,18538%45
Olsvika79310%23%24226%6
Ratvik1,34412%19%1,40040%37
Røsok8620%13%210%0
Sjøholt70927%15%4215%19
Sjøholtstrand43814%19%8994%0
Skansen4549%5%2,6716%119
Skarbø28326%18%1589%0
Skarbøvika74212%16%61845%27
Skjerva46012%14%2,19010%33
Skodje indre1,00816%23%12910%15
Skodje ytre97324%15%25118%15
Skodjevåg38912%22%4768%2
Skutvika59721%7%9,9506%110
Spjelkavika1,72714%19%20318%71
Spjelkaviknes1,1618%21%1,27673%31
Steinshamn-Harnes41030%13%14625%14
Steinvågen50520%12%4,2089%46
Steinvågneset77620%14%97023%25
Stette5339%20%4456%4
Stokke86714%21%15236%7
Store-Nørve66516%19%1,54729%64
Storhaugen68314%10%5,6926%115
Storledbakken74712%8%4,15032%125
Sævollen84116%19%82537%18
Tørla-Humla41217%15%17732%0
Utvik15716%15%1483%0
Vaksvik15923%17%453%0
Valle88613%23%8745%4
Vegsund1,19910%22%1,49918%22
Verpingsvika98314%7%1,34715%124
Vik58213%21%10139%9
Volsdalen45717%18%1,20361%44
Volsdalsberga1,27726%6%2,83823%49
Volsdalsvågen69122%11%6,28241%82
Åse90218%12%1,43218%39
Åsehaugen33920%17%2,26025%27
Åsemulen99823%18%2,6268%62
Åsestranda68814%21%2,29326%37
Ørskog26520%16%11032%19

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Møre og Romsdal.

17%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202458,509
202559,198
202659,663

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 691,800
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary35%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short28%
University or college, long11%
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.

29,938 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner64%
Co-operative or share owner9%
Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house42%
Two-dwelling house11%
Terraced and other small houses17%
Block of flats24%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings2%
NOK 27,411/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,972/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 44,632/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
1,242sales2025

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.

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

39schoolsOpenStreetMap
56kindergartensOpenStreetMap
169residents per km² of land353.0 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)

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