Røst

Røst had 471 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 595,300 in 2024, 9% below the county level. 26% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1856 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

471residents1 January 2026

NOK 595,300median income after taxper household, 2024

48residents per km² of landdensity

3%green within 500 maverage

Røst 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 3 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
Nes-Meland	118	25%	13%	68	0%	0
Stamnes	275	25%	13%	110	4%	15
Ystnes	79	20%	11%	14	1%	4

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

People.

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

13%

aged under 16

aged 16–24

26%

aged 25–49

28%

aged 50–66

24%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016551

2017535

2018517

2019508

2020498

2021488

2022469

2023469

2024460

2025458

2026471

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 595,300

median household income after tax

73%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school43%

Upper secondary35%

Vocational college2%

University or college, short14%

University or college, long4%

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.

326 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%

Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house86%

Two-dwelling house8%

Terraced and other small houses1%

Block of flats1%

Communal housing1%

Other buildings3%

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

Everyday life.

9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 3% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap

1kindergartenOpenStreetMap

48residents per km² of land10.0 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 Røst, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Røst

All 3 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.