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Bjerkreim

Bjerkreim had 2,894 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 842,900 in 2024, 14% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 24,561/m² on average in 2025 (16 sales). 25% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 2.4% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1114 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,894residents1 January 2026
NOK 842,900median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 24,561/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
36%green within 500 maverage
Bjerkreim by neighbourhood
Map of Bjerkreim: 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 11 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
Apeland-Holmen65814%24%2516%6
Birkeland8115%26%367%0
Bjerkreim23218%15%312%6
Eikeland11118%15%210%0
Espeland9718%23%146%1
Ognedal19413%22%34%0
Røysland7323%11%251%0
Tengesdal17615%18%875%0
Vikeså 119325%12%1620%11
Vikeså 21,03216%21%3856%12
Ørsdalen4813%6%041%1

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20162,825
20172,826
20182,826
20192,807
20202,787
20212,791
20222,789
20232,848
20242,892
20252,905
20262,894

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 842,900
median household income after tax
75%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary47%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short17%
University or college, long7%
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.

1,312 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house84%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Block of flats5%
Other buildings2%
NOK 22,623/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
16sales2025

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.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 36% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
5residents per km² of land576.0 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 Bjerkreim, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fossvatn kraftverk
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Fossvatn kraftverk
Photo: PeltonMan · CC BY 4.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.