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Nybyen-Marinehaugen

Nybyen-Marinehaugen (Vågan) had 168 residents on 1 January 2026. 10% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 60 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 2.4% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18650412 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
168residents1 January 2026
10%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,400residents per km² of landdensity
7%green within 500 maverage
Nybyen-Marinehaugen · VåganNybyen-Marinehaugen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Vågan with Nybyen-Marinehaugen 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.

16%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
31%
aged 50–66
10%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016164
2017165
2018177
2019184
2020166
2021158
2022174
2023163
2024168
2025167
2026168

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.

60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs5
Restaurants6
Parks2
Playgrounds2
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens3
Bus stops10
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2,400residents per km² of land0.1 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.

Nybyen-Marinehaugen 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
Nybyen-Marinehaugen16810%16%2,4007%60

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

More neighbourhoods in Vågan.