Skien

Skien had 56,906 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 639,800 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 28,541/m² on average in 2025 (1,134 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 0.5% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 4003 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

56,906residents1 January 2026

NOK 639,800median income after taxper household, 2024

NOK 28,541/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025

19%green within 500 maverage

Skien by neighbourhood

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 162 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Neighbourhood	Residents	67+	Under 16	Per km²	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Bakkestranda	449	18%	15%	3,454	11%	172
Ballestad	290	18%	21%	63	7%	15
Banejordet	342	18%	18%	2,631	5%	119
Bergan	373	20%	20%	11	73%	2
Bergsland	303	22%	17%	1,595	1%	132
Bjørnstad	460	24%	14%	1,769	2%	58
Bjørntvedt	32	28%	9%	15	44%	16
Bolvik	59	5%	24%	5	79%	3
Borgestad	1,224	18%	20%	1,590	5%	26
Borgestadholmen	504	19%	11%	764	9%	26
Borgeåsen	650	29%	14%	1,016	15%	22
Bratsberg	183	21%	21%	206	9%	41
Bratsbergkleiva	439	24%	12%	4,390	9%	159
Bratsbergkrysset	403	20%	17%	1,919	4%	60
Brekke museum	51	12%	24%	464	13%	164
Brekkejordet	503	21%	20%	2,647	9%	147
Bukkeholmen	422	48%	10%	4,689	5%	136
Bøle	399	13%	18%	1,209	10%	23
Dalsbygda	60	10%	10%	10	86%	0
Doktorstykket	219	17%	18%	1,825	8%	45
Dolva	262	15%	18%	19	35%	0
Duestien	504	11%	12%	8,400	10%	162
Eikornrød	235	7%	21%	1,679	5%	67
Einaren	402	22%	17%	1,608	11%	50
Elset	49	16%	6%	30	52%	2
Eriksrød	54	26%	28%	98	84%	0
Falkum	341	19%	17%	2,436	12%	158
Falkumjordet	587	22%	18%	1,834	12%	85
Falkumlia	362	20%	20%	2,413	15%	62
Fartangen	198	33%	9%	1,523	8%	126
Faråsen	1,124	14%	20%	1,756	13%	53
Findal	338	20%	15%	14	45%	3
Fjærekilen	250	21%	14%	23	26%	2
Flakvarp	219	32%	6%	36	89%	0
Follestad	593	17%	14%	2,578	6%	158
Fossum	184	18%	14%	57	5%	11
Frogner	312	11%	22%	2,400	4%	123
Frogneralleen	255	14%	16%	1,821	3%	115
Frognerlia	575	12%	22%	2,396	4%	96
Frydenlund	234	23%	17%	1,950	20%	46
Frønes	138	19%	20%	2	88%	0
Fugleleiken	353	16%	18%	2,206	35%	42
Gimsøy	550	17%	14%	2,619	7%	86
Gisholt	154	21%	10%	4	76%	3
Granheimåsen	220	14%	20%	1,222	63%	6
Grini	343	22%	20%	197	17%	24
Gråten	474	17%	18%	2,495	4%	55
Gråtenmoen 1	389	17%	21%	2,288	4%	60
Gråtenmoen 2	71	18%	16%	3,550	3%	65
Gråtenmoen 3	531	14%	20%	2,124	9%	56
Gråtenmoen 4	50	24%	34%	500	4%	54
Gråtenmoen terasse	309	28%	7%	2,575	10%	47
Grøtsund	250	15%	14%	1,250	40%	26
Gulsetlia	135	70%	2%	1,500	9%	53
Gyngehaven	536	20%	15%	4,467	12%	157
Heikleiv	386	23%	15%	2,032	19%	34
Hemmestveits veg	149	22%	14%	2,483	10%	59
Herkules	132	79%	0%	825	5%	130
Hjellen	480	49%	4%	6,857	14%	176
Huken	247	20%	9%	4,117	11%	140
Hulka	145	19%	23%	2,071	30%	25
Huskebru	170	15%	16%	2,833	1%	65
Jønnevall	306	15%	23%	91	45%	2
Kalkovnen	177	24%	16%	1,967	4%	81
Kastet	305	12%	18%	1,326	77%	3
Kikut	453	15%	17%	24	100%	1
Kjørbekk	818	14%	20%	2,479	4%	23
Kjørbekkhøgda	519	16%	16%	2,883	11%	37
Kleiva	621	15%	22%	2,823	4%	124
Klosterfossen	217	15%	9%	2,170	9%	116
Klosterskogen	357	13%	18%	2,975	6%	86
Klosterøya	630	44%	3%	3,706	9%	174
Klyve 1	342	20%	13%	3,109	56%	24
Klyve 2	156	12%	12%	3,900	40%	26
Klyve 3	258	11%	21%	4,300	22%	31
Klyveåsen	359	13%	17%	2,393	26%	27
Kongerød 1	423	5%	31%	1,058	22%	50
Kongerød 2	184	11%	12%	4,600	43%	46
Kongerød 3	247	12%	19%	8,233	26%	47
Kongerød 4	30	20%	10%	500	14%	55
Kristiansro	456	14%	17%	3,040	10%	100
Kverndalen	337	57%	5%	3,064	15%	173
Kverndammen	189	19%	20%	332	28%	26
Lagmannshøgda	524	19%	19%	1,248	2%	110
Larønningen	158	26%	9%	1,436	29%	17
Limi	629	14%	20%	662	28%	16
Luksefjell	58	10%	21%	0	67%	1
Lundedalen	479	38%	10%	3,193	16%	171
Lundetoppen	245	26%	14%	2,227	16%	176
Lundeåsen	183	26%	20%	2,033	42%	40
Meierkollen	407	16%	19%	1,454	21%	45
Menstad	370	29%	15%	1,423	4%	26
Minde	438	12%	18%	2,920	7%	74
Mo	38	16%	8%	1	72%	1
Moflatekrysset	247	16%	10%	8,233	7%	60
Mæla	356	22%	16%	848	2%	49
Mølla	213	13%	7%	4,260	13%	174
Nedre Maihaugen	290	17%	15%	7,250	36%	42
Nedre Skotfoss	194	21%	14%	524	48%	11
Nenset sandtak	35	66%	0%	53	11%	20
Nenset vest	418	16%	16%	1,990	8%	23
Nenset øst	208	14%	15%	612	10%	35
Nordre Bølehøgda	369	19%	23%	2,050	11%	31
Nordre Falkum 1	501	20%	17%	7,157	12%	55
Nordre Falkum 2	695	33%	5%	6,950	11%	67
Nordre Frogner	78	4%	18%	66	5%	31
Nordre Hyniveg	36	17%	17%	71	51%	18
Nordre Nylende	72	15%	8%	480	7%	69
Nordre Venstøp	711	5%	25%	765	12%	16
Nyberg	486	19%	19%	1,473	4%	58
Nybergåsen	437	21%	19%	2,081	21%	64
Nygårdåsen	383	28%	14%	3,482	27%	50
Nyhus	58	16%	14%	22	29%	52
Omdal	308	14%	21%	53	53%	7
Plassane	446	15%	20%	4,055	33%	45
Rabben	324	15%	17%	2,160	2%	56
Ramberget	385	9%	18%	124	71%	0
Raset	257	17%	16%	642	9%	23
Ravnåsen	184	17%	17%	4,600	41%	48
Ris	426	18%	12%	15	100%	0
Risinglia	1,412	13%	17%	2,277	0%	17
Rustan	655	17%	20%	32	34%	4
Røymyr	472	24%	16%	1,686	47%	32
Sandaker	633	17%	18%	2,110	6%	36
Sentrum	265	18%	2%	3,312	13%	173
Skogplassene	271	10%	27%	1,936	19%	42
Skotfoss bruk	166	15%	18%	241	61%	15
Skotten	331	17%	15%	4,138	28%	46
Skrehelle	295	20%	20%	19	27%	16
Skrubbehavna	407	31%	17%	2,544	11%	53
Stavdal	117	32%	16%	3	74%	1
Steinsrudsvingen	122	8%	15%	555	46%	4
Stevneplassen	141	82%	2%	613	12%	133
Stigeråsen	244	14%	16%	1,061	22%	52
Strømdal	584	11%	18%	1,947	13%	60
Strømdaljordet	114	11%	20%	1,629	26%	39
Strømdalkåsa	366	26%	20%	2,440	8%	49
Strømdalåsen	474	22%	17%	1,317	19%	51
Søndre Bølehøgda	1,263	16%	16%	1,684	2%	17
Søndre Hyniveg	668	10%	21%	1,260	15%	66
Søndre Nylende	395	12%	20%	4,938	3%	137
Søndre Venstøp	198	16%	17%	208	8%	13
Tamburlund	124	18%	16%	3,100	4%	62
Tolnes 1	339	10%	24%	3,082	3%	45
Tolnes 2	481	14%	15%	2,091	2%	45
Tolnes 3	294	17%	19%	2,262	0%	49
Uglevegen	322	24%	18%	1,894	52%	20
Ulvsvatn	48	13%	13%	5	90%	0
Vadrettet	312	28%	15%	918	36%	20
Valebø	132	22%	8%	2	33%	1
Vatner Ring	612	12%	20%	2,448	5%	149
Vestre Brekkeby	210	51%	6%	10,500	2%	150
Vindalsåsen	843	16%	21%	852	12%	56
Åfoss	913	13%	22%	1,790	37%	8
Åfoss-Åsen	672	19%	20%	1,084	31%	8
Åkre	442	52%	7%	1,005	17%	24
Århusvegen	175	43%	12%	1,167	6%	46
Ås	264	17%	14%	33	58%	0
Østre Brekkeby	309	8%	20%	4,414	1%	146
Østre Falkum	433	21%	16%	3,093	14%	139
Øvre Maihaugen	279	13%	21%	9,300	45%	33
Øvre Skotfoss	234	15%	21%	2,127	50%	11

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

People.

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

17%

aged under 16

10%

aged 16–24

31%

aged 25–49

23%

aged 50–66

19%

aged 67 and over

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202456,619

202556,866

202656,906

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 639,800

median household income after tax

64%

of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%

Upper secondary37%

Vocational college4%

University or college, short24%

University or college, long9%

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.

27,516 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner54%

Co-operative or share owner23%

Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house52%

Two-dwelling house10%

Terraced and other small houses13%

Block of flats22%

Communal housing1%

Other buildings3%

NOK 23,000/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025

NOK 27,307/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025

NOK 33,163/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025

1,134sales2025

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.

60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

30schoolsOpenStreetMap

49kindergartensOpenStreetMap

79residents per km² of land719.0 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.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Skien, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Other municipalities in Telemark.

Bamble Drangedal Fyresdal Hjartdal Kragerø Kviteseid Midt-Telemark Nissedal Nome Notodden Porsgrunn Seljord Siljan Tinn Tokke Vinje