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Gildeskål

Gildeskål had 2,024 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 617,000 in 2024, 5% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 17,293/m² on average in 2025 (17 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 0.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1838 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,024residents1 January 2026
NOK 617,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 17,293/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
35%green within 500 maverage
Gildeskål by neighbourhood
Map of Gildeskål: 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 19 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
Grimstad-Mevik10825%8%54%0
Inndyr nordre36227%11%5940%12
Inndyr søndre33221%19%16720%12
Kjelling3560%0%269%0
Kjøpstad3551%9%129%1
Lekanger7730%9%584%0
Morsdalfjorden3743%16%148%0
Mårnes9028%13%150%0
Nerlandet3250%0%152%1
Nordarnøy6121%12%2111%1
Nygård-Ertevåg14225%14%1259%4
Saura-Skålsvik9435%18%1167%4
Skaugvoll360%28%279%1
Storvik-Finnes6626%15%456%7
Sund5625%5%1572%1
Sørarnøy20526%13%292%7
Sørfjorden7229%8%262%1
Vikan4628%13%20%0
Våg10130%9%1553%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.

13%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
28%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,043
20172,024
20181,998
20191,978
20201,950
20211,920
20221,894
20231,928
20241,958
20252,003
20262,024

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 617,000
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short20%
University or college, long8%
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.

1,231 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house82%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings5%
NOK 15,656/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
17sales2025

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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land622.0 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 Gildeskål, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Gildeskål kirke, Nordland - Riksantikvaren-T407 01 0081
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Gildeskål kirke, Nordland - Riksantikvaren-T407 01 0081
Photo: Nicolai Marcelius Helgesen · Public domain
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Other municipalities in Nordland.