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Halden

Halden had 32,082 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 624,100 in 2024, 4% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 30,619/m² on average in 2025 (553 sales). 30% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 3101 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
32,082residents1 January 2026
NOK 624,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,619/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
22%green within 500 maverage
Halden by neighbourhood
Map of Halden: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
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 44 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aspedammen17921%13%891%5
Bakke - Sanderød28724%14%2678%0
Brekkerød97013%23%58122%50
Brødløs53517%18%2,0584%70
Buer14415%24%679%1
Bunes7617%15%365%2
Båstadlund64133%11%2,5646%70
Cathrineholm73720%16%85741%26
Enningdalen15224%13%558%0
Erte848%17%271%2
Fosseløkka10917%15%68165%18
Gimle1,15414%21%2,17713%54
Gran40112%19%1,02817%23
Grimsrød74523%15%40313%54
Grimsrødhøyda1,06919%19%1,27319%47
Hov1,42215%19%27231%48
Huseby - Lundestad1,16616%18%3931%20
Håkaby9714%20%298%0
Iddesletta85315%19%4451%6
Karrestad1,16224%15%8184%65
Knardal72814%16%1,69331%132
Kornsjø19327%11%399%0
Låby1,22119%16%2,1808%89
Os1,60429%12%2,2599%154
Porsnes1,28022%13%1,5244%154
Prestebakke29918%16%659%4
Refne12440%10%4,13353%21
Refne - Banken2,41627%11%2,4167%154
Remmen96016%12%59630%34
Rokke53921%15%619%7
Skanseløkka36017%16%1,05917%23
Sofienlund45616%17%77323%40
Sommerro76718%19%55225%45
Sponviken40823%15%36448%5
Stangeløkka67021%15%1,9717%153
Stenrød - Tosterød1,87321%17%1,43014%56
Strupe - Frydenlund1,07919%18%9904%74
Svalerød - Røsnæs60917%15%2818%20
Sydsiden1,40130%7%3806%153
Tangen - Orød1,06218%15%72716%23
Torpedalen25213%21%1374%1
Veden74321%16%25327%22
Vold - Skog94717%20%39659%11
Ør4931%12%192%0

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Østfold.

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202431,935
202532,038
202632,082

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 624,100
median household income after tax
60%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary38%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long7%
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.

16,799 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner58%
Co-operative or share owner13%
Renting30%

Homes by type of building

Detached house49%
Two-dwelling house15%
Terraced and other small houses14%
Block of flats15%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings4%
NOK 25,097/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 28,597/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,933/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
553sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% green space within 500 metres.

18schoolsOpenStreetMap
48kindergartensOpenStreetMap
54residents per km² of land595.0 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.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Halden, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fredriksten festning, Hovedvakten og Øvre magasin
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Fredriksten festning, Hovedvakten og Øvre magasin
Photo: Jentan · Public domain
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View from Storgata bridge in Halden
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View from Storgata bridge in Halden
Photo: Alexandre Alapetite from København (User:Alkarex) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Trehus i asfaltgate.
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Trehus i asfaltgate.
Photo: Øyvind Holmstad · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Østfold.