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Gjesdal

Gjesdal had 12,715 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 806,800 in 2024, 9% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 35,961/m² on average in 2025 (168 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 7.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1122 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
12,715residents1 January 2026
NOK 806,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 35,961/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
30%green within 500 maverage
Gjesdal by neighbourhood
Map of Gjesdal: 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 19 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
Berland1,9284%23%2,21647%69
Bollestad17921%18%66%4
Byrkjedal3727%8%150%2
Dirdal17620%26%747%3
Edland12514%26%2731%1
Frafjord9912%19%26%0
Gilja45514%20%1443%2
Gjesdal14322%20%677%0
Kodlifjell1,3725%25%1,96015%73
Kyllingstad14515%21%310%0
Lomeland9818%20%713%0
Maudal7121%20%10%0
Oltedal1,0639%25%8050%12
Opstad1,36816%23%1,82437%70
Rettedalen59825%17%1,86919%99
Rishagen1,39410%26%1,03325%109
Sentrum1,76215%19%3,59617%101
Solås1,55016%23%1,93817%110
Vølstad13913%25%289%2

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

People.

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

23%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
12%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201611,853
201711,902
201811,866
201911,899
202012,002
202112,064
202212,131
202312,302
202412,362
202512,536
202612,715

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 806,800
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
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.

5,126 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner79%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house67%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats10%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings4%
NOK 26,228/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,936/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 47,417/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
168sales2025

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.

71 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
17kindergartensOpenStreetMap
23residents per km² of land558.0 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 Gjesdal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kleshenger fra Grudes
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Kleshenger fra Grudes
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Kongeparken in Norwegen 01
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Kongeparken in Norwegen 01
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Kongeparken in Norwegen 03
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Kongeparken in Norwegen 03
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.