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Egersund vest

Egersund vest (Eigersund) had 406 residents on 1 January 2026. 25% of residents were 67 or over, against 18% across the municipality, and 8% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 71 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11010402 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
406residents1 January 2026
25%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,511residents per km² of landdensity
16%green within 500 maverage
Egersund vest · EigersundEgersund vest highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Eigersund with Egersund vest highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

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

8%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016406
2017406
2018398
2019386
2020400
2021373
2022378
2023397
2024405
2025398
2026406

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Eigersund as a whole.

NOK 707,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,441/m²average price per m²2025
79%of households own their home2025
68%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies3
Doctors3
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants3
Parks6
Playgrounds15
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Kindergartens0
Bus stops25
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.2 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
4,511residents per km² of land0.1 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Egersund vest and the nearest neighbourhoods in Eigersund, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bakkebø/Slettebø1155%9%4526%30
Brualand9027%14%1323%0
Egersund sentrum14828%7%2,46715%71
Egersund vest40625%8%4,51116%71
Egrefjellet94011%20%1,13328%42
Eie30721%9%21828%68
Fotland22320%15%1230%5
Grøsfjell5012%30%47%0
Hadland22318%15%2243%0

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

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