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Moskenes

Moskenes had 976 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 520,900 in 2024, 20% below the county level. 35% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 8.1% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1874 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
976residents1 January 2026
NOK 520,900median income after taxper household, 2024
9residents per km² of landdensity
0%green within 500 maverage
Moskenes by neighbourhood
Map of Moskenes: 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 4 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
Hamnøy4038%0%460%7
Reine38922%11%1730%14
Sørvågen40525%9%410%20
Å-Tind13523%9%121%10

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

People.

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

9%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
37%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,062
20171,073
20181,068
20191,039
20201,015
2021989
2022982
2023979
2024954
2025969
2026976

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 520,900
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school37%
Upper secondary37%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short17%
University or college, long6%
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.

705 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner65%
Renting35%

Homes by type of building

Detached house86%
Two-dwelling house3%
Terraced and other small houses1%
Block of flats0%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings5%

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

Everyday life.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 0% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
9residents per km² of land110.0 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 Moskenes, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Moskstraumen
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Moskstraumen
Photo: Hopfenpflücker · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Noorwegen 131
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Noorwegen 131
Photo: rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0
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Å i Lofoten, Northeast view 20150608 1
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Å i Lofoten, Northeast view 20150608 1
Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0
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