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Sokndal

Sokndal had 3,356 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 691,500 in 2024, 7% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 16,975/m² on average in 2025 (35 sales). 18% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1111 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,356residents1 January 2026
NOK 691,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 16,975/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Sokndal by neighbourhood
Map of Sokndal: 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 14 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
Bakka6526%19%774%0
Bø65220%18%40222%53
Eia-Barstad8722%18%28%0
Frøyland66926%16%43215%51
Hauge47116%18%46251%45
Mydland5526%13%27%0
Nesvåg9416%26%60%0
Rekefjord12328%10%130%0
Rossland-Åvendal8025%18%324%0
Sogndalstrand29517%21%15810%9
Ålgård10116%25%270%1
Åmot10117%13%252%3
Åna-Sira14226%19%739%4
Årstad-Haneberg37215%25%5161%27

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20163,313
20173,316
20183,331
20193,305
20203,280
20213,257
20223,281
20233,324
20243,347
20253,371
20263,356

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 691,500
median household income after tax
66%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary48%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short16%
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.

1,983 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner81%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting18%

Homes by type of building

Detached house84%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%
NOK 14,528/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
35sales2025

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.

31 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
13residents per km² of land267.0 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 Sokndal, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Spear Thistle in thicket, Hauge, Norway
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Spear Thistle in thicket, Hauge, Norway
Photo: Sherool · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sokndal kirkested
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Sokndal kirkested
Photo: Lars-bh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.