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Sola

Sola had 29,541 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 838,300 in 2024, 13% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 48,597/m² on average in 2025 (470 sales). 25% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 13% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1124 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
29,541residents1 January 2026
NOK 838,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 48,597/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
10%green within 500 maverage
Sola by neighbourhood
Map of Sola: 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 24 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
Dysjaland31615%18%562%1
Gimra7120%11%333%0
Grannes1,70515%19%94731%59
Helleland18213%26%845%20
Håland1,0476%20%2723%7
Joa1,15810%25%71035%65
Jåsund1,2507%23%7581%32
Kolnes27015%10%1032%9
Meling-Mæland1,85617%18%7587%35
Myklebust nordvest1227%31%2180%15
Rege27519%15%1011%1
Sande1,22011%21%1,07025%81
Sande-Skadberg6,9339%23%1,9924%73
Snøde-Haga1,62714%20%5287%14
Solakrossen1,53137%10%1,0287%72
Solamarka8312%7%2524%5
Stangeland13413%22%490%0
Storevarden4,42014%21%1,8045%33
Sømme-Utsola57512%15%9414%24
Sørnes-Grannes97211%25%1,0230%20
Sørnes-Røyneberg2,09112%20%67932%60
Tjelta1,09511%20%3580%18
Tjora25710%14%731%8
Ølberg31419%15%761%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.

20%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
36%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
13%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201626,096
201726,016
201826,265
201926,582
202027,153
202127,457
202227,568
202328,315
202428,685
202529,153
202629,541

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 838,300
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary35%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short25%
University or college, long16%
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.

12,304 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house59%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses14%
Block of flats20%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings1%
NOK 36,331/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 47,775/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 57,579/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
470sales2025

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.

46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 10% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
37kindergartensOpenStreetMap
429residents per km² of land69.0 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 Sola, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sola videregående skole 1
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Sola videregående skole 1
Photo: Kjersti Lie · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sola videregående skole 2
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Sola videregående skole 2
Photo: Kjersti Lie · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter ‘225’ (41498651030)
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Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter ‘225’ (41498651030)
Photo: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.