Rogaland
Rogaland had 508,922 residents on 1 January 2026, in 23 municipalities. Median household income after tax was NOK 739,600 in 2024, 9% above the national level. Homes sold for NOK 43,131/m² on average in 2025. The population has grown by 8.2% since 2016.
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
All 23 municipalities.
Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| Municipality | Residents | Income | Owning | Renting | Price per m² | 67+ | Under 16 | Employed | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjerkreim | 2,894 | NOK 842,900 | 75% | 25% | NOK 24,561/m² | 16% | 20% | 75% | 36% | 7 |
| Bokn | 907 | NOK 763,000 | 77% | 23% | – | 20% | 16% | 72% | 1% | 5 |
| Eigersund | 15,546 | NOK 707,300 | 79% | 21% | NOK 28,441/m² | 18% | 18% | 68% | 23% | 38 |
| Gjesdal | 12,715 | NOK 806,800 | 80% | 21% | NOK 35,961/m² | 12% | 23% | 72% | 30% | 71 |
| Haugesund | 38,663 | NOK 636,300 | 74% | 27% | NOK 32,922/m² | 17% | 17% | 67% | 9% | 78 |
| Hjelmeland | 2,612 | NOK 733,500 | 72% | 28% | NOK 27,228/m² | 22% | 18% | 73% | 39% | 9 |
| Hå | 20,087 | NOK 744,100 | 76% | 24% | NOK 34,805/m² | 15% | 21% | 72% | 8% | 31 |
| Karmøy | 43,990 | NOK 737,500 | 82% | 18% | NOK 25,508/m² | 17% | 19% | 67% | 8% | 28 |
| Klepp | 21,444 | NOK 790,400 | 78% | 22% | NOK 42,606/m² | 13% | 20% | 73% | 6% | 38 |
| Kvitsøy | 579 | NOK 793,300 | 76% | 24% | – | 21% | 17% | 72% | 38% | 11 |
| Lund | 3,229 | NOK 700,800 | 80% | 20% | NOK 15,070/m² | 19% | 19% | 66% | 22% | 14 |
| Randaberg | 11,841 | NOK 811,500 | 78% | 22% | NOK 45,656/m² | 15% | 20% | 71% | 5% | 43 |
| Sandnes | 85,785 | NOK 756,600 | 76% | 24% | NOK 45,361/m² | 13% | 20% | 70% | 16% | 121 |
| Sauda | 4,603 | NOK 670,600 | 81% | 19% | NOK 15,978/m² | 20% | 18% | 67% | 23% | 26 |
| Sokndal | 3,356 | NOK 691,500 | 82% | 18% | NOK 16,975/m² | 21% | 19% | 66% | 31% | 31 |
| Sola | 29,541 | NOK 838,300 | 75% | 25% | NOK 48,597/m² | 13% | 20% | 72% | 10% | 46 |
| Stavanger | 151,669 | NOK 732,600 | 72% | 29% | NOK 53,449/m² | 14% | 18% | 69% | 10% | 171 |
| Strand | 13,959 | NOK 747,600 | 79% | 21% | NOK 33,292/m² | 16% | 21% | 70% | 25% | 38 |
| Suldal | 3,891 | NOK 733,000 | 73% | 27% | NOK 19,354/m² | 22% | 18% | 70% | 37% | 14 |
| Time | 20,461 | NOK 772,500 | 80% | 20% | NOK 42,345/m² | 15% | 20% | 74% | 11% | 70 |
| Tysvær | 11,750 | NOK 781,700 | 81% | 19% | NOK 28,061/m² | 16% | 21% | 72% | 24% | 18 |
| Utsira | 219 | NOK 732,700 | 67% | 33% | – | 22% | 15% | 72% | 3% | 17 |
| Vindafjord | 9,181 | NOK 715,400 | 74% | 26% | NOK 19,879/m² | 18% | 19% | 74% | 31% | 10 |
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
People.
Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Norway.
Population on 1 January
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Income and work.
Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.
Education, aged 16 and over
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.
228,912 homes in 2026.
Households by tenure, 2025
Homes by type of building
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.
94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.
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 Rogaland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.
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Photo: Mathieu Marquer from Paris, FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Municipalities.