Lødingen

Lødingen had 1,964 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 584,000 in 2024, 10% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 13,575/m² on average in 2025 (18 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 8.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1851 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

1,964residents1 January 2026

NOK 584,000median income after taxper household, 2024

NOK 13,575/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025

17%green within 500 maverage

Lødingen 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 7 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
Feneset	208	40%	6%	74	27%	11
Lødingen	1,401	27%	14%	151	8%	29
Offersøy	113	40%	12%	5	60%	1
Rinøyvåg	62	36%	19%	2	0%	0
Strand	37	54%	0%	1	84%	0
Vestbygd	70	44%	10%	1	32%	6
Øksnes	40	43%	0%	1	100%	0

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People.

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

13%

aged under 16

aged 16–24

22%

aged 25–49

26%

aged 50–66

31%

aged 67 and over

11%

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,144

20172,134

20182,102

20192,077

20202,034

20212,003

20221,976

20231,985

20242,060

20252,067

20261,964

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 584,000

median household income after tax

62%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school29%

Upper secondary39%

Vocational college6%

University or college, short20%

University or college, long5%

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.

1,213 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%

Co-operative or share owner4%

Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%

Two-dwelling house4%

Terraced and other small houses4%

Block of flats5%

Communal housing3%

Other buildings3%

NOK 12,359/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025

18sales2025

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.

22 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap

3kindergartensOpenStreetMap

4residents per km² of land508.0 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 Lødingen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lødingen

All 7 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.