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Molde

Molde had 33,291 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 680,200 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 35,911/m² on average in 2025 (570 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.1% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 1506 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
33,291residents1 January 2026
NOK 680,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 35,911/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Molde by neighbourhood
Map of Molde: 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 77 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
Aasen16625%13%924%12
Bergmo50533%9%1,05212%38
Bersås16024%8%1664%1
Bjørset1,39523%16%2,40532%121
Bjørset utmark7727%17%2046%42
Bolsøya47110%19%9442%3
Bugge6224%19%262%0
Eide2389%25%2552%10
Eidsvåg sentrum34933%14%8515%12
Eidsøra22217%23%1831%1
Eikesdal5920%20%187%1
Eikrem77120%18%1,54242%33
Elvebakken51417%13%3,6715%154
Fuglset nedre52725%13%1,8178%57
Fuglset øvre45020%15%2,36827%63
Geitnes60912%24%8236%7
Gjerhaugen73311%25%76460%23
Granlia92919%18%3,57323%61
Groven57124%19%3031%4
Grønnes25118%20%2428%2
Hammervoll34314%18%83729%2
Hatlelia78434%11%69454%133
Hauan66315%21%3,68332%137
Hauglegda3927%26%59466%30
Hjelset25531%14%1817%5
Høgnakken9176%23%1,60940%59
Høvik12620%14%628%0
Kringsjå62618%18%94839%137
Kringstad49628%18%16333%11
Kviltorp1,10721%14%2,0899%38
Langmyra1,10218%17%3,5557%73
Lingedalen32419%17%7046%111
Meisalstranda7130%13%382%0
Mek1,23923%12%29458%17
Midsund37318%23%12121%14
Midsund Indre24639%13%10542%11
Mjelvehagen13817%15%939%0
Mordal15224%18%1423%0
Myklebostad12530%14%16%7
Nerland8527%12%167%0
Nerland8426%21%318%0
Nesje67522%22%5364%5
Nord - Heggdal - Tautra7928%18%53%0
Nordre Midøy16215%21%300%0
Osen7327%8%382%0
Raknes15021%17%410%0
Rakvåg15518%11%1143%0
Ranvik6920%13%395%0
Raudsand11319%12%1695%0
Risan17019%17%843%0
Roaldset26519%14%1392%0
Råkhaugen1,16718%21%14344%22
Ræstad4033%0%345%1
Rød20719%17%2854%2
Sekken15729%12%849%5
Sellanrå55123%15%1,83713%133
Sentrum 175826%8%2,3698%137
Sentrum 286825%9%3,9452%148
Sira22022%24%345%3
Skjevik52717%17%28842%10
Slenes13731%12%126%2
Solemdal17621%17%860%1
Stadionområdet46620%15%2,91220%141
Strande97211%25%5136%17
Strandheim90626%16%2,83123%39
Stubø19214%19%2786%0
Sølsnes23914%17%742%1
Sør-Heggdal16030%16%951%0
Søre Midøy19423%16%190%0
Tjelle8934%16%268%1
Tøndergård82728%9%2,06828%44
Ugelvik32517%22%527%0
Vorpenes9120%22%1173%1
Årø1,9389%25%58710%26
Ødegård20921%20%858%1
Øverland70822%16%2,52927%58
Øvre Berg52222%15%1,68430%43

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
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202031,967
202131,870
202232,002
202332,446
202432,816
202533,163
202633,291

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 680,200
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary36%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short27%
University or college, long12%
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.

17,264 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner59%
Co-operative or share owner15%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house46%
Two-dwelling house15%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats18%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings4%
NOK 26,602/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 31,701/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 42,280/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
570sales2025

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.

48 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

23schoolsOpenStreetMap
30kindergartensOpenStreetMap
23residents per km² of land1,435.0 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 Molde, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Accordion man
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Accordion man
Photo: Ernst Vikne · CC BY-SA 2.0
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DJ Food (3732930842)
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DJ Food (3732930842)
Photo: Ernst Vikne from Skien, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Molde kirke, Møre og Romsdal - Riksantikvaren-T331 01 0209
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Molde kirke, Møre og Romsdal - Riksantikvaren-T331 01 0209
Photo: Henry Rosling · Public domain
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