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Leirfjord

Leirfjord had 2,392 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 667,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 7.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1822 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,392residents1 January 2026
NOK 667,100median income after taxper household, 2024
5residents per km² of landdensity
30%green within 500 maverage
Leirfjord by neighbourhood
Map of Leirfjord: 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
Angersnes-Reines11625%12%1651%0
Bardal11332%12%215%2
Breiland4719%17%512%0
Fagervika3749%16%16%0
Forsland-Kviting7914%15%40%0
Kjærstad-Lading7814%10%369%1
Leines28916%21%6335%1
Leira7721%18%10%0
Leland-Tømmervik79618%24%16327%16
Levang12613%27%419%0
Meisfjord-Løkås-Hjartland17528%15%846%0
Nordnes-Tovås12319%24%363%0
Simsø-Moen12413%23%613%0
Sund-Hellesvik5022%22%30%0
Ulvang12324%19%2642%1
Åkvik-Kvalnes6428%19%331%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.

20%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,216
20172,278
20182,307
20192,320
20202,294
20212,278
20222,257
20232,270
20242,352
20252,354
20262,392

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 667,100
median household income after tax
62%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school30%
Upper secondary39%
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.

1,276 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house83%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings1%

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

Everyday life.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
5residents per km² of land451.0 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 Leirfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vefsnfjorden og Leirfjorden fra fly
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Vefsnfjorden og Leirfjorden fra fly
Photo: Øyvind Rask · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Nordland.