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Ørsta

Ørsta had 11,068 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 701,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 28,340/m² on average in 2025 (85 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.7% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1520 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
11,068residents1 January 2026
NOK 701,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,340/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Ørsta by neighbourhood
Map of Ørsta: 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 32 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
Bakkane29223%20%2,4339%45
Barstadvik26626%12%645%1
Bjørdal8211%22%477%0
Brautaset21021%19%1042%1
Grepalia48821%16%26831%31
Hovden 185916%20%39014%14
Hovden 2 - Flyplassen8023%11%2318%14
Hovdenakk-Vatne15824%20%1069%3
Liadal21224%15%1135%2
Lystad10425%17%756%1
Melsbygda10615%25%2370%0
Moe-Nupen1,80714%19%11139%25
Mork-Vinjevoll43819%17%12163%22
Nedre Follestaddal15325%19%849%1
Nedre Mork-Vik26525%11%1,76712%1
Nordre Vartdal16834%8%780%1
Ose1,23617%19%41111%35
Rekkedal12826%21%369%3
Stokke20822%21%4100%0
Sæbø28228%19%826%9
Sætre37919%21%13449%9
Søre Vartdal10225%15%770%9
Urke5250%12%147%3
Valla-Marka16043%3%4579%45
Vallabøen 11,14622%22%2,12226%42
Velle78423%17%2,24011%55
Vik18424%14%1,4155%42
Ytre Hovden15614%16%2647%9
Åmås31810%22%3336%6
Årsetdalen8832%11%396%6
Øvre Follestaddal6416%19%124%0
Øye-Stennes4637%0%145%1

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.

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201610,677
201710,744
201810,812
201910,857
202010,825
202110,830
202210,833
202310,929
202410,958
202511,055
202611,068

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 701,100
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long6%
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.

5,582 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house62%
Two-dwelling house17%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings5%
NOK 19,189/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 30,711/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 35,488/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
85sales2025

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.

23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
17residents per km² of land650.0 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 Ørsta, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

FV655P Ørsta
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FV655P Ørsta
Photo: Jan-Tore Egge · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mosmarka
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Mosmarka
Photo: PanoramioParagliding · CC BY 3.0
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Vallabøen 2011
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Vallabøen 2011
Photo: PanoramioParagliding · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Møre og Romsdal.