Sømna

Sømna had 2,006 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 605,700 in 2024, 7% below the county level. 23% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 1.2% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1812 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

2,006residents1 January 2026

NOK 605,700median income after taxper household, 2024

10residents per km² of landdensity

30%green within 500 maverage

Sømna 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 12 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
Berg-Klakken	410	21%	18%	81	13%	8
Brekkeidet	172	19%	16%	13	24%	1
Dalbotn	136	17%	18%	3	78%	0
Grøtheim	86	23%	19%	6	56%	0
Midtre Vik	223	22%	9%	56	29%	13
Sand	129	23%	11%	8	39%	1
Sund	62	27%	5%	5	26%	1
Sømhovd	77	36%	17%	7	48%	1
Sømnes	271	24%	19%	32	21%	8
Vestre Vik	254	20%	19%	77	27%	13
Østre Vik	95	16%	13%	6	39%	1
Øyerne	57	40%	5%	3	26%	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.

15%

aged under 16

11%

aged 16–24

25%

aged 25–49

26%

aged 50–66

22%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,031

20172,047

20182,020

20192,014

20201,975

20211,990

20221,981

20231,970

20241,976

20251,979

20262,006

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 605,700

median household income after tax

67%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%

Upper secondary44%

Vocational college3%

University or college, short20%

University or college, long5%

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.

1,074 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%

Co-operative or share owner2%

Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house83%

Two-dwelling house9%

Terraced and other small houses6%

Communal housing2%

Other buildings1%

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

Everyday life.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap

4kindergartensOpenStreetMap

10residents per km² of land192.0 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 Sømna, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sømna

All 12 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.