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Ulstein

Ulstein had 8,958 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 736,500 in 2024, 7% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 28,346/m² on average in 2025 (141 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 6.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1516 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
8,958residents1 January 2026
NOK 736,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,346/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
18%green within 500 maverage
Ulstein by neighbourhood
Map of Ulstein: 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 16 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
Dimna35210%21%937%1
Eiksund29721%18%2420%1
Flø17023%15%862%2
Garnes7214%13%3326%0
Haddal37920%17%1938%5
Hasund44717%17%7430%3
Hofset1,01711%22%1,61413%66
Holsekre nedre5569%25%2,13821%72
Holsekre øvre - Hofsetmarka1,24316%21%22811%25
Osnes nedre56916%18%80121%50
Osnes øvre1,09015%18%58614%59
Saunes55528%14%8414%60
Skeide36415%21%7125%4
Sundgot98613%19%17834%7
Ulstein24917%12%290%0
Ulsteinvik59641%8%1,9233%60

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
12%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20168,430
20178,457
20188,555
20198,609
20208,571
20218,575
20228,557
20238,797
20248,861
20258,862
20268,958

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 736,500
median household income after tax
68%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college6%
University or college, short27%
University or college, long9%
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.

4,194 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner76%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house61%
Two-dwelling house12%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats9%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings3%
NOK 20,343/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 29,570/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,498/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
141sales2025

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.

35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
15kindergartensOpenStreetMap
94residents per km² of land95.0 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 Ulstein, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ulstein verft
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Ulstein verft
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Osnessanden 01
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Osnessanden 01
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Osnessanden 02
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Osnessanden 02
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Other municipalities in Møre og Romsdal.