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Årvold

Årvold (Karmøy) had 802 residents on 1 January 2026. 11% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 19% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 51 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 1.0% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11490304 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
802residents1 January 2026
11%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
387residents per km² of landdensity
11%green within 500 maverage
Årvold · KarmøyÅrvold highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Karmøy with Årvold 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 Karmøy.

19%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
11%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016794
2017794
2018828
2019822
2020797
2021793
2022801
2023823
2024795
2025804
2026802

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 Karmøy as a whole.

NOK 737,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,508/m²average price per m²2025
82%of households own their home2025
67%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops6
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants1
Parks2
Playgrounds7
Sports pitches6
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens5
Bus stops11
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
387residents per km² of land2.1 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.

Årvold and the nearest neighbourhoods in Karmøy, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aksnes16319%14%8027%8
Bjøllehaugen1,72511%19%2,57511%37
Breidablikk32523%20%1103%46
Brekke51213%18%25515%0
Bygnes17224%25%2539%16
Bø23118%17%1510%18
Eide7968%25%3468%36
Eike1,55011%23%38022%10
Årvold80211%19%38711%51

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

More neighbourhoods in Karmøy.