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Hareid

Hareid had 5,411 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 687,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,875/m² on average in 2025 (53 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1517 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
5,411residents1 January 2026
NOK 687,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,875/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
42%green within 500 maverage
Hareid by neighbourhood
Map of Hareid: 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 18 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
Bigset41219%17%9432%5
Bjåstad14125%17%280%0
Brandal-Indredal17514%21%1913%5
Brandal-Kvitnes15727%13%2439%5
Brubakken42111%17%13151%27
Geilane24912%23%29643%0
Grimstad8620%19%6748%2
Hjørungnes-Åsen-Overå16621%18%3848%6
Holstad-Gjerde6519%23%9338%28
Indre Hareid69014%18%79376%30
Korsnes-Håbakk46621%17%6380%0
Liavågen61013%20%38935%0
Plassane4626%13%660%0
Rise7319%12%1262%0
Røyset11922%20%2564%0
Snipsøyrdalen19719%20%1463%0
Ytre Hareid1,19322%19%68250%30
Øvrelid-Alme15414%23%143%0

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.

19%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20165,189
20175,185
20185,150
20195,155
20205,175
20215,140
20225,126
20235,159
20245,322
20255,320
20265,411

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 687,100
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college6%
University or college, short21%
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.

2,447 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house72%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses10%
Block of flats6%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings4%
NOK 13,001/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 24,973/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,505/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
53sales2025

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.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 42% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
7kindergartensOpenStreetMap
70residents per km² of land77.0 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 Hareid, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Hareid - Sulesund
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Hareid - Sulesund
Photo: Bernt_S · CC BY-SA 3.0
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