Dønna

Dønna had 1,445 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 629,400 in 2024, 3% below the county level. 24% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1827 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

1,445residents1 January 2026

NOK 629,400median income after taxper household, 2024

8residents per km² of landdensity

15%green within 500 maverage

Dønna by neighbourhood

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 10 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Neighbourhood	Residents	67+	Under 16	Per km²	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Bjørn-Berfjord	212	22%	11%	9	10%	4
Glein	146	34%	8%	11	9%	0
Hestad	57	23%	23%	1	2%	0
Hølen-Sandstrak	32	38%	9%	2	56%	0
Løkta	136	24%	15%	8	14%	5
Nord-Dønna	177	32%	12%	12	0%	0
Skaga-Breistrand	66	29%	15%	7	0%	0
Solfjellsjøen	354	17%	17%	24	29%	7
Stavseng	223	24%	17%	16	15%	3
Vandve	33	58%	0%	2	0%	2

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

People.

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

14%

aged under 16

11%

aged 16–24

25%

aged 25–49

24%

aged 50–66

25%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,402

20171,410

20181,403

20191,391

20201,371

20211,371

20221,369

20231,391

20241,427

20251,447

20261,445

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 629,400

median household income after tax

61%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school28%

Upper secondary40%

Vocational college4%

University or college, short20%

University or college, long7%

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.

1,041 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%

Co-operative or share owner1%

Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house87%

Two-dwelling house3%

Terraced and other small houses5%

Block of flats1%

Communal housing1%

Other buildings3%

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

Everyday life.

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

3schoolsOpenStreetMap

4kindergartensOpenStreetMap

8residents per km² of land186.0 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.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Dønna, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Dønna

All 10 neighbourhoods.

People.

Population on 1 January

Income and work.

Education, aged 16 and over

Homes.

Households by tenure, 2025

Homes by type of building

Everyday life.

Around here.

Other municipalities in Nordland.