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Molvær

Molvær (Sula) had 1,055 residents on 1 January 2026. 15% of residents were 67 or over, against 16% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 31 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 8.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 15310103 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,055residents1 January 2026
15%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
172residents per km² of landdensity
15%green within 500 maverage
Molvær · SulaMolvær highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Sula with Molvær 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 Sula.

22%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016975
2017991
20181,002
20191,025
20201,014
20211,012
20221,016
20231,022
20241,031
20251,046
20261,055

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 Sula as a whole.

NOK 743,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 31,634/m²average price per m²2025
78%of households own their home2025
72%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds4
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries1
Kindergartens8
Bus stops10
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
172residents per km² of land6.1 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.

Molvær and the nearest neighbourhoods in Sula, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bratthaug37618%19%62739%35
Eikrem32312%25%3564%4
Fiskerstrand78115%17%6357%13
Holen1,06714%23%1,16042%17
Langevåg sentrum87021%19%1,89115%43
Mauseidvåg70416%24%28755%14
Molvær1,05515%22%17215%31
Rørstad71613%22%75478%18
Sandvik30815%22%970%1

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

More neighbourhoods in Sula.