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Kristiansund

Kristiansund had 24,479 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 634,200 in 2024, 7% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 25,967/m² on average in 2025 (544 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1505 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
24,479residents1 January 2026
NOK 634,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,967/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
21%green within 500 maverage
Kristiansund by neighbourhood
Map of Kristiansund: 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 54 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
Allanenga49628%13%6,2006%149
Amundøy5824%5%16615%0
Bjerkestrand35019%17%3663%2
Bjønnahaugen32622%11%2,71713%107
Blixhammeren70523%8%8,8125%136
Bolga27016%17%2951%2
Brunsvika55329%14%75817%46
Buhamndalen6519%17%1,30021%70
Bukta46834%12%3,9005%72
Christie Minde38219%10%3,8207%156
Clausenenga38135%9%5,4434%131
Dalabrekka66622%13%2,1486%107
Dalen20123%13%19930%84
Flatset15528%16%6095%10
Flatsetøy12616%17%1160%0
Frei76818%22%9154%15
Grendalenga1,02329%9%3,0097%93
Hollahaugen31445%5%5,2334%123
Juulenga38721%17%1,24814%64
Karihola77224%15%2,03219%70
Kvalvik61817%18%9262%4
Løkka34020%13%6,8005%139
Margrethes Fryd39320%9%3,27523%100
Marihaugen57520%16%3,3827%86
Melkvika40221%11%85529%76
Melkvikenga4328%7%1,07518%67
Meløya10628%9%1260%13
Minde58217%14%3,6388%99
Myra35220%15%1,17327%66
Møst23623%15%3474%1
Nerlandsdalen48625%12%3,7385%113
Nordkvalvåg31123%14%6772%5
Omsund7898%25%32646%15
Rensvik1,28815%18%43422%26
Rolighed16628%8%1,66011%149
Røsseren38223%15%1,66121%65
Røsslyngveien26216%14%81920%67
Sankthanshaugen25711%13%2,3367%128
Sjursvika44226%13%1,7008%130
Skjærahøgda45814%18%50317%26
Skjærva39517%20%1,4115%82
Smedvika50226%13%2,95312%65
Steinberget70125%11%3,68911%117
Storkaia51623%10%4,6913%151
Stortua67424%14%2,24713%113
Strand3811%16%9503%71
Tolåsenga34934%5%2,68510%123
Torvhaugen2,79310%26%53120%61
Valen7215%13%1247%0
Varden40318%11%64012%148
Vikan26819%13%3617%65
Vågen4912%6%5441%154
Ørnvik34121%22%21372%4
Øvrevågen34024%6%4,8577%150

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.

15%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201624,526
201724,442
201824,300
201924,274
202024,179
202124,099
202224,013
202324,159
202424,404
202524,578
202624,479

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 634,200
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long7%
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.

13,008 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner58%
Co-operative or share owner17%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house37%
Two-dwelling house17%
Terraced and other small houses27%
Block of flats13%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings5%
NOK 21,689/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 24,529/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 29,279/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
544sales2025

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.

77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
27kindergartensOpenStreetMap
284residents per km² of land86.0 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 Kristiansund, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Pepperkakebyen Kristiansund
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Pepperkakebyen Kristiansund
Photo: Harald Oppedal · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Festiviteten i Kristiansund, Southeast view 20150604 1
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Festiviteten i Kristiansund, Southeast view 20150604 1
Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nordlandet kirke (church) in Kristiansund
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Nordlandet kirke (church) in Kristiansund
Photo: Ala Kot · CC BY-SA 3.0
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