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Meløy

Meløy had 6,074 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 667,300 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 15,787/m² on average in 2025 (49 sales). 24% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 6.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1837 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
6,074residents1 January 2026
NOK 667,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 15,787/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
48%green within 500 maverage
Meløy by neighbourhood
Map of Meløy: 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 30 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
Bolga7924%13%716%6
Breivik-Bjerangen6620%5%245%1
Enga15623%19%5578%6
Forøy5915%10%2820%2
Glommen33513%19%561%25
Grønøy15616%22%4155%1
Halsa41119%18%4669%5
Halsosa11917%17%1833%2
Haugvik37115%16%2552%29
Indre Holandsfjord6237%10%050%1
Kunna-Dalen12327%15%554%7
Meløy16334%12%729%12
Mosvold-Ørnes55020%16%10121%30
Neverdal33528%18%2775%9
Oldra-Kjeldal4043%0%369%0
Osa-Skura12220%24%2260%0
Reipå-Fore32618%22%5626%13
Reipå-Marken17729%12%719%12
Sandå34818%17%4664%1
Selstad6131%16%877%0
Spildra-øvre20513%16%2136%19
Støtt3053%0%30%2
Torsvik-Mosvold25329%11%4330%24
Vaatvik-Spildra41323%18%1879%1
Vallsjøen19323%21%3557%2
Vassaksla33717%21%2550%27
Vassdalsvik3549%9%458%0
Ågskardet7847%8%527%2
Åmøy9114%19%427%1
Ørnes-Spildervik33534%14%20234%27

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

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20166,471
20176,435
20186,346
20196,331
20206,288
20216,247
20226,214
20236,212
20246,180
20256,104
20266,074

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 667,300
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school29%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short17%
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.

3,467 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting24%

Homes by type of building

Detached house74%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings6%
NOK 13,130/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
49sales2025

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.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 48% green space within 500 metres.

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
12kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land798.0 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 Meløy, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Fykan 2011-N136 Norway
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Fykan 2011-N136 Norway
Photo: Gerry Labrijn from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
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