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Kabelvåg nord-Mølnosen

Kabelvåg nord-Mølnosen (Vågan) had 858 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 21% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 26 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 30% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18650201 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
858residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
70residents per km² of landdensity
6%green within 500 maverage
Kabelvåg nord-Mølnosen · VåganKabelvåg nord-Mølnosen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Vågan with Kabelvåg nord-Mølnosen 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 Vågan.

21%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
18%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016659
2017674
2018669
2019677
2020704
2021745
2022779
2023804
2024821
2025853
2026858

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 Vågan as a whole.

NOK 611,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 32,698/m²average price per m²2025
67%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs4
Restaurants1
Parks1
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches2
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries0
Kindergartens4
Bus stops11
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
70residents per km² of land12.3 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.

Kabelvåg nord-Mølnosen and the nearest neighbourhoods in Vågan, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Gimsøy20821%16%510%22
Henningsvær50418%11%2960%19
Kabelvåg nord-Mølnosen85814%21%706%26
Kabelvåg vest71517%18%5597%29
Kabelvåg øst54622%13%2,3742%29
Knausen21716%21%2,7128%61
Laukvik-Delp37521%18%1211%3
Laupstad-Liland18830%12%911%5
Lilleøya 128327%10%1,0483%61

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

More neighbourhoods in Vågan.