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Aarborte - Hattfjelldal

Aarborte - Hattfjelldal had 1,255 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 613,200 in 2024, 6% below the county level. 30% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 14% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1826 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,255residents1 January 2026
NOK 613,200median income after taxper household, 2024
1resident per km² of landdensity
46%green within 500 maverage
Aarborte - Hattfjelldal by neighbourhood
Map of Aarborte - Hattfjelldal: 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 11 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
Elsvatn11832%9%196%0
Hattfjelldal aust37429%13%4728%14
Hattfjelldal vest21827%15%1020%14
Krutå7023%14%026%0
Mikkeljord6532%12%042%0
Skarmodal7621%8%050%1
Trallerud10132%13%076%3
Valli6333%14%062%1
Varntresk6414%19%031%2
Vestre6827%10%092%0
Åkervik5417%15%075%0

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Nordland.

13%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
27%
aged 67 and over
10%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,465
20171,414
20181,411
20191,359
20201,297
20211,267
20221,273
20231,278
20241,284
20251,274
20261,255

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 613,200
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school34%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college2%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long3%
Unknown or none completed1%

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.

806 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner70%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting30%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings4%

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

Everyday life.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 46% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land2,411.0 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 Aarborte - Hattfjelldal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Hattfjelldal
Photo: Silver · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Nordland.