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Bamble

Bamble had 14,267 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 711,400 in 2024, 10% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 26,881/m² on average in 2025 (202 sales). 21% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4012 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
14,267residents1 January 2026
NOK 711,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 26,881/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
37%green within 500 maverage
Bamble by neighbourhood
Map of Bamble: 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 25 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
Asdal32617%18%1182%0
Bleikelia10914%14%1188%0
Brevikstrand25125%14%263%0
Dørdal6232%5%294%0
Eik1,06824%15%89732%21
Eikstrand71620%21%1,43215%32
Fagerheim79122%18%1,16313%28
Findal56610%28%6030%12
Grasmyr1,54021%17%73363%18
Herre1,28518%14%5541%7
Kjørstad23825%12%3167%2
Krabberød92123%19%1,09617%32
Krabberødstrand48130%14%1,0238%37
Nustad1,16925%17%30958%28
Omborsnes95617%17%95641%8
Rønholt57618%14%2669%10
Rørholt7420%15%289%0
Skarpenord60623%14%68932%30
Slaattenes54923%13%1,05621%28
Sota31426%12%87217%28
Stathelle52822%10%1,7608%36
Stein27821%11%1547%2
Torsdal-Nenset13219%14%390%0
Valle20828%9%2416%4
Vaterland50937%8%3,91516%29

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
22%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202414,269
202514,310
202614,267

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 711,400
median household income after tax
64%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary42%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
University or college, long6%
Unknown or none completed1%

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.

6,840 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner68%
Co-operative or share owner11%
Renting21%

Homes by type of building

Detached house73%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats5%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 23,620/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 26,339/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 41,275/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
202sales2025

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.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 37% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
13kindergartensOpenStreetMap
51residents per km² of land282.0 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 Bamble, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Langesund church, Bamble, Norway
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Langesund church, Bamble, Norway
Photo: Anders Einar Hilden · Public domain
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Bamble, Norway
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Bamble, Norway
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Langesund, Telemark, Norway
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Langesund, Telemark, Norway
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