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Leikong

Leikong (Herøy (Møre og Romsdal)) had 388 residents on 1 January 2026. 21% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 1 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 7.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15150307 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
388residents1 January 2026
21%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
32residents per km² of landdensity
43%green within 500 maverage
Leikong · Herøy (Møre og Romsdal)Leikong highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) with Leikong highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016418
2017404
2018389
2019383
2020378
2021398
2022401
2023403
2024405
2025397
2026388

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) as a whole.

NOK 737,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,367/m²average price per m²2025
80%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

1 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 43% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches1
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops4
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
32residents per km² of land12.2 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Leikong and the nearest neighbourhoods in Herøy (Møre og Romsdal), side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aurvåg17720%18%5539%1
Austre Moltustranda16817%20%450%2
Bø20924%13%6522%1
Dragsund53717%18%5714%8
Eggesbønes1,05420%15%42013%37
Elsebø67019%21%69127%46
Flusund32017%21%2760%1
Fosnavåg sentrum24826%12%2,2550%17
Leikong38821%17%3243%1

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

More neighbourhoods in Herøy (Møre og Romsdal).