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Vanylven

Vanylven had 3,029 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 670,600 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 16,580/m² on average in 2025 (12 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 7.0% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1511 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,029residents1 January 2026
NOK 670,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 16,580/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
19%green within 500 maverage
Vanylven by neighbourhood
Map of Vanylven: 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 20 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
Eide14328%11%80%0
Eidså12833%15%216%3
Fiskå47323%18%683%10
Gusdal9729%11%277%0
Hakallestranda17834%14%812%2
Løset5831%17%82%0
Myklebust21733%15%614%6
Nordal5634%11%256%0
Nordstranda12627%13%70%0
Rovde15832%11%823%3
Skår-Eikrem8938%11%40%0
Slagnes12720%17%1838%0
Sundnes9033%10%517%0
Sylte14021%14%814%0
Sørbrandal6846%4%333%3
Thue14326%15%1221%8
Tunheim19420%17%1343%0
Vik17737%7%3352%0
Åheim29823%13%3516%8
Øyra8834%11%73%0

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.

14%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
28%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20163,256
20173,203
20183,187
20193,163
20203,117
20213,083
20223,045
20233,013
20243,026
20253,048
20263,029

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 670,600
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school25%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college6%
University or college, short20%
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.

1,957 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner76%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house88%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Block of flats0%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings2%
NOK 14,919/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
12sales2025

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.

4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land366.0 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 Vanylven, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sills at Oselva - Terskler ved Oselva (6301958587)
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Sills at Oselva - Terskler ved Oselva (6301958587)
Photo: NVE from Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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