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Bardu

Bardu had 4,004 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 668,300 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 17,634/m² on average in 2025 (36 sales). 37% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5520 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
4,004residents1 January 2026
NOK 668,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 17,634/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Bardu by neighbourhood
Map of Bardu: 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
Ala24522%9%21%0
Breidablikk7326%14%088%1
Forseth-Lund7142%0%083%2
Fosshaug-Bardujord22217%23%230%0
Haugli1,02118%21%21125%29
Håkstad6618%8%138%0
Kirkemo1,10121%17%11221%30
Kroken10828%20%264%2
Midtli4243%0%190%0
Nesmoen-Toftaker4594%7%4230%24
Strand17533%9%551%4
Sørdalen8532%5%00%0
Viken-Dybdal6423%14%376%1
Åsen23020%9%258%1

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
16%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20243,986
20253,961
20264,004

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 668,300
median household income after tax
74%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school21%
Upper secondary44%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long8%
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.

2,596 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner61%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting37%

Homes by type of building

Detached house58%
Two-dwelling house7%
Terraced and other small houses14%
Block of flats8%
Communal housing5%
Other buildings10%
NOK 15,557/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
36sales2025

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.

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

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land2,514.0 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 Bardu, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bardu kirke (2)
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Bardu kirke (2)
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Bardu kirke (3)
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Bardu kirke (3)
Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bardu kirke (4)
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Bardu kirke (4)
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Other municipalities in Troms.