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Røkland

Røkland (Saltdal) had 243 residents on 1 January 2026. 24% of residents were 67 or over, against 23% across the municipality, and 14% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 5 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18400208 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
243residents1 January 2026
24%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
15residents per km² of landdensity
42%green within 500 maverage
Røkland · SaltdalRøkland highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Saltdal with Røkland 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 Saltdal.

14%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
24%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016242
2017248
2018245
2019255
2020245
2021249
2022241
2023243
2024240
2025248
2026242

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 Saltdal as a whole.

NOK 652,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 18,978/m²average price per m²2025
76%of households own their home2025
63%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 42% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches0
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops5
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
80 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
15residents per km² of land15.8 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.

Røkland and the nearest neighbourhoods in Saltdal, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bakken45327%15%5150%6
Bleiknes8327%15%10%0
Drageid18123%14%691%0
Evenesdal8729%17%13%0
Fiskvågmo60021%16%35130%25
Høgbakken42223%19%9817%22
Junkerdal5450%0%077%0
Kvæle40114%16%10044%4
Røkland24324%14%1542%5

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

More neighbourhoods in Saltdal.