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Bokn

Bokn had 907 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 763,000 in 2024, 3% above the county level. 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.9% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1145 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
907residents1 January 2026
NOK 763,000median income after taxper household, 2024
20residents per km² of landdensity
1%green within 500 maverage
Bokn by neighbourhood
Map of Bokn: 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 5 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
Alvestad29317%15%1520%8
Austre Bokn23113%19%220%0
Føresvik26329%15%382%8
Hognaland5118%20%80%0
Vatnaland7827%12%42%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.

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016865
2017855
2018844
2019840
2020852
2021859
2022855
2023868
2024883
2025893
2026907

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 763,000
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary49%
Vocational college7%
University or college, short18%
University or college, long5%
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.

511 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house77%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats1%
Other buildings5%

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

Everyday life.

5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 1% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
20residents per km² of land45.0 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 Bokn, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Little road Norway
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Little road Norway
Photo: Håkon Vatne from Bergen, Norway · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Bokn - Norway
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Bokn - Norway
Photo: Sergey Ashmarin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Taupo 9836646 napier (cropped)
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Taupo 9836646 napier (cropped)
Photo: Napier · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.