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Madla

The Madla district of Stavanger had 22,564 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 813,100 in 2024, 11% above the municipal level. 24% of households rented their home, and 6% lived in overcrowded conditions. The population has grown by 6.3% since 2016.

District (bydel) · Code 110304 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
22,564residents1 January 2026
NOK 813,100median income after taxper household, 2024
1,646residents per km² of landdensity
7%green within 500 maverage
Madla by neighbourhood
Map of Madla: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space
Madla · StavangerMadla highlighted; the rest of the city in grey
Map of Stavanger with Madla highlighted

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

All 32 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
Felt D5915%19%2,95011%198
Fluberget33015%23%7331%47
Friheim40910%19%1,07633%7
Gjeresberget85815%19%78029%13
Haugtussa 186829%10%12,40010%185
Klakk47815%22%7472%50
Kuleberget10012%10%2175%48
Madlaforen-Sandal 11,29917%18%4,19016%168
Madlaleiren10510%22%2500%111
Madlamark 189616%21%3,44610%175
Madlamark 21,10516%21%3,34814%182
Madlamark 31,19714%22%2,8501%130
Madlamark sør1,16621%17%2,5358%170
Madlastø1,25112%20%1,8404%47
Malthaug25312%25%3,6142%55
Mimmarudlå17717%23%16532%9
Molkeholen1,03413%21%3,1339%209
Nord-Sunde2,01115%21%3,7943%70
Nordre Sunde 162111%18%4442%59
Nordre Sunde 220915%22%3,4832%61
Olafshagen 11,15213%20%3,2911%52
Revheim-Golfbanen1,40521%16%1,2434%53
Sams28223%14%4418%57
Sletteberget8038%23%4,0152%49
Smiodden56317%19%2,0110%5
Sundekrossen88918%19%3,7041%70
Søra Bråde9189%20%5,7383%41
Søre Sunde 16115%13%794%9
Søre Sunde 31817%25%9,0502%50
Søre Sunde 425010%22%8,3331%51
Ullandhaug 11604%14%4,0007%102
Ørneberget-Slettesvik1,48414%21%3,8051%48

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201621,234
201721,130
201821,040
201921,306
202021,490
202121,573
202221,817
202321,877
202422,318
202522,355
202622,564

In official statistics, districts (bydeler) exist only for Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. Population, income, education and housing figures are Statistics Norway’s own district figures; services, green space and land area are worked out from the basic units that make up the district.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Stavanger as a whole.

NOK 732,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 53,449/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024 and education in 2025.

NOK 813,100
median household income after tax

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary31%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short27%
University or college, long19%

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.

9,563 private households in 2026, with 2.3 people per household on average.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner62%
Co-operative or share owner15%
Renting24%

Households by type of building, 2025

Detached house45%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses19%
Block of flats19%
Other buildings4%
6%of households live in overcrowded homes2025
2.3people per household2026

Statistics Norway counts a household as overcrowded when the home has both few rooms and little floor space for the number of people living there. Shares are for households in 2025.

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

Everyday life.

91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% green space within 500 metres.

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
23kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1,646residents per km² of land13.7 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)

Other districts of Stavanger.