Giske

Giske had 8,828 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 810,000 in 2024, 18% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 30,099/m² on average in 2025 (117 sales). 18% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 9.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1532 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

8,828residents1 January 2026

NOK 810,000median income after taxper household, 2024

NOK 30,099/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025

15%green within 500 maverage

Giske by neighbourhood

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 15 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Neighbourhood	Residents	67+	Under 16	Per km²	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Alnes	192	24%	21%	85	0%	3
Blindheim	307	19%	17%	71	6%	2
Giske	358	20%	20%	437	100%	8
Giskeødegård-Giskegjerde	477	16%	23%	274	100%	8
Godøy-Dyb	403	13%	22%	78	3%	10
Godøy-Valkvæ	628	20%	23%	213	1%	9
Molnes-Roald	379	24%	15%	157	35%	5
Nordstrand	1,081	14%	22%	858	13%	14
Oksnes-Gjøsundsæther	593	15%	23%	260	4%	4
Roald	758	17%	20%	611	2%	4
Rørvik-Gjøsund	306	20%	17%	43	4%	8
Skjong-Ytterland	1,049	17%	21%	555	1%	9
Synnes-Røsvik	505	15%	21%	104	11%	2
Valderhaug	841	15%	20%	945	1%	11
Valderhaugstrand	935	16%	20%	1,533	3%	12

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.

21%

aged under 16

11%

aged 16–24

32%

aged 25–49

20%

aged 50–66

17%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20168,094

20178,176

20188,292

20198,398

20208,462

20218,506

20228,597

20238,692

20248,691

20258,773

20268,828

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 810,000

median household income after tax

72%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%

Upper secondary38%

Vocational college6%

University or college, short25%

University or college, long7%

Unknown or none completed0%

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.

3,708 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner82%

Co-operative or share owner1%

Renting18%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%

Two-dwelling house13%

Terraced and other small houses13%

Block of flats3%

Communal housing1%

Other buildings1%

NOK 23,169/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025

NOK 33,984/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025

NOK 40,150/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025

117sales2025

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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap

10kindergartensOpenStreetMap

221residents per km² of land40.0 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.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Giske, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Other municipalities in Møre og Romsdal.

Aukra Aure Averøy Fjord Gjemnes Haram Hareid Herøy (Møre og Romsdal)Hustadvika Kristiansund Molde Rauma Sande Smøla Stranda Sula Sunndal Surnadal Sykkylven Tingvoll Ulstein Vanylven Vestnes Volda Ålesund Ørsta