Vega

Vega had 1,202 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 618,400 in 2024, 5% below the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 3.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1815 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

1,202residents1 January 2026

NOK 618,400median income after taxper household, 2024

7residents per km² of landdensity

16%green within 500 maverage

Vega 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 8 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
Gladstad	344	24%	15%	45	24%	15
Holand	302	25%	15%	28	0%	2
Hongset	85	18%	18%	8	4%	1
Igerøy	65	31%	0%	6	0%	0
Kjul	54	33%	11%	5	0%	0
Valla	99	31%	11%	3	33%	1
Vika	132	18%	20%	3	48%	1
Åsen-Marker	91	17%	18%	7	8%	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.

14%

aged under 16

aged 16–24

25%

aged 25–49

27%

aged 50–66

24%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,244

20171,234

20181,221

20191,232

20201,200

20211,182

20221,175

20231,219

20241,208

20251,207

20261,202

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 618,400

median household income after tax

64%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school31%

Upper secondary40%

Vocational college4%

University or college, short20%

University or college, long6%

Unknown or none completed0%

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.

755 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%

Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house87%

Two-dwelling house6%

Terraced and other small houses3%

Block of flats0%

Communal housing0%

Other buildings3%

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

Everyday life.

5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap

1kindergartenOpenStreetMap

7residents per km² of land163.0 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 Vega, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vega

All 8 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.