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Storforsheia

Storforsheia (Rana - Raane) had 731 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 19% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 8 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 7.7% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18330601 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
731residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
16residents per km² of landdensity
47%green within 500 maverage
Storforsheia · Rana - RaaneStorforsheia highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Rana - Raane with Storforsheia highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Rana - Raane.

19%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016792
2017781
2018766
2019786
2020767
2021750
2022752
2023751
2024750
2025738
2026731

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Rana - Raane as a whole.

NOK 684,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 32,143/m²average price per m²2025
81%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 47% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches2
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops3
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
9.5 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
16residents per km² of land46.8 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Storforsheia and the nearest neighbourhoods in Rana - Raane, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alteren17718%13%458%2
Alternes33211%18%4194%0
Andfiskå28317%16%1354%4
Brennsletta29614%19%10142%20
Brennåsen36212%20%1798%0
Dalsgrenda22119%22%465%1
Dunderland4516%13%185%0
Englia96821%17%1,07644%12
Storforsheia73116%19%1647%8

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

More neighbourhoods in Rana - Raane.