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Narvik

Narvik had 21,647 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 654,100 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 27,495/m² on average in 2025 (321 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 0.9% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 1806 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
21,647residents1 January 2026
NOK 654,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 27,495/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Narvik by neighbourhood
Map of Narvik: 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 73 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
Arnes17429%12%1093%0
Bakken-Rapet18927%10%43024%21
Bjørkvang-Øimo35323%16%15843%21
Bjørkåsen32515%19%3883%8
Bøstrand19627%13%1244%1
Dalberg9117%19%1475%0
Djupvik3450%0%285%0
Djupvik-Fagerjord15117%13%869%3
Djupås6423%5%287%0
Durmålshaugen38516%18%85624%99
Elvegård19234%10%467%5
Elvegården9325%13%421%0
Emmenes69919%19%31361%2
Fagernes64714%16%22146%12
Finnbekken37513%22%2,50013%146
Fjellveien-Terrassen63917%14%2,45823%131
Framneshaugen57527%12%99115%101
Furumoen29930%16%8060%37
Hamarøybakken66127%10%4,72119%141
Haugen-Prestjordmark11616%23%1498%7
Havnegata-Verkstedbakken6022%5%20711%138
Herjangen9523%19%258%1
Herjangsveien38027%11%5,42911%146
Hestnes18224%18%70016%18
Indre Ankenesstrand5878%22%10840%12
Jaklamyra19624%15%47830%109
Jernbanestasjonen52718%14%3,76415%138
Kalvås6819%10%375%0
Kirkeparken-Monsbakken32320%21%2,69213%132
Kjeldebotn14451%2%819%4
Kjeldebotnmark5433%11%162%0
Kjøpsvika17431%9%3840%18
Kleiva12434%11%15327%87
Kongsbakk3129%0%140%1
Kvitsandøyra20523%17%6133%9
Langvåg3244%9%134%1
Lillevik34415%20%2,02426%106
Midtre Ankenesstrand59616%22%45843%16
Nedre Fossestua32815%17%2,05050%74
Nedre Kjøpsnes12923%15%47817%18
Nordre Beisfjord49511%27%2029%5
Nordre Håkvik83113%26%10228%10
Nygård-Hergot5932%5%25%0
Ofotveien57329%10%6,36710%149
Ole Martinussens vei36914%18%5,2718%130
Prestegårdsjordet19126%16%1,06126%18
Prestjord23526%16%3739%18
Seines3070%10%278%0
Sentrum60226%16%31727%17
Skistua6938%17%61324%115
Skjomdalen3716%0%180%1
Skoleveien29246%5%5,84010%147
Sletta-Nordmo32628%12%3025%21
Stor-Ballangen13418%13%332%8
Storfjell-Vassbotn29326%17%1991%1
Stormyra29330%11%1,27410%150
Storåsen29112%16%2,07911%125
Stranda1,09416%23%48016%15
Straumsnes-Rombaksbotn7620%12%050%1
Søndre Beisfjord-Tømmerbakken34621%23%243%5
Søndre Håkvik15121%16%1010%7
Taraldsvik 132613%18%2,50828%114
Taraldsvik 261412%16%2,92425%127
Tjelle5432%6%336%1
Torvet55534%6%3,26514%147
Trældal4229%14%742%0
Vassdal7145%9%10%0
Vassvik28321%12%3,14416%132
Vidrek7218%19%283%0
Øvre Fossestua53131%12%16437%114
Øvre Kjøpsnes13533%6%45026%18
Øvre Lillebakken-Diagonalgata38421%13%6,40015%145
Øyjord11330%5%1450%1

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202021,845
202121,661
202221,530
202321,515
202421,580
202521,591
202621,647

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 654,100
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long9%
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.

11,978 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner63%
Co-operative or share owner10%
Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house51%
Two-dwelling house15%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats15%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings2%
NOK 20,739/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 22,638/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,994/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
321sales2025

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.

65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
36kindergartensOpenStreetMap
7residents per km² of land3,195.0 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 Narvik, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

2019-08-11 Narvik 12
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2019-08-11 Narvik 12
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2019-08-11 Narvik 13
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2019-08-11 Narvik 13
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2019-08-11 Narvik 15
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2019-08-11 Narvik 15
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