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Smøla

Smøla had 2,141 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 625,200 in 2024, 9% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 17,114/m² on average in 2025 (15 sales). 25% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1573 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,141residents1 January 2026
NOK 625,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 17,114/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
26%green within 500 maverage
Smøla by neighbourhood
Map of Smøla: 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 15 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
Bremnes27321%18%521%2
Dyrnesvågen22023%16%840%14
Edøy5526%6%36%3
Frostafeltet8322%5%75%1
Gjelberg10026%18%723%1
Holmen13732%13%1729%2
Hopen22315%18%1736%18
Innveien22628%16%8810%12
Jøen3418%29%26%1
Rangnes17628%11%533%9
Rokstad18626%12%920%2
Skarpnes12724%17%1844%2
Stensøynes4333%14%318%1
Sætran16126%12%1751%7
Veiholmen9330%13%1634%12

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
9%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,141
20172,160
20182,172
20192,134
20202,150
20212,128
20222,120
20232,158
20242,159
20252,168
20262,141

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 625,200
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long5%
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.

1,231 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house86%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses2%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings6%
NOK 14,637/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
15sales2025

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.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land261.0 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 Smøla, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Eagles at Smøla
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Eagles at Smøla
Photo: Kurth Brekke · CC BY 3.0
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