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Meråker

Meråker had 2,460 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 586,600 in 2024, 12% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 15,759/m² on average in 2025 (24 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2018.

Municipality · Code 5034 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,460residents1 January 2026
NOK 586,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 15,759/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
37%green within 500 maverage
Meråker by neighbourhood
Map of Meråker: 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 8 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
Dalådal16335%5%471%1
Gudå6324%14%10%0
Kopperå16618%13%546%3
Krogstad40121%20%1344%1
Midtbygda1,12124%16%3725%23
Stordal6511%14%166%0
Sørsida11917%24%641%23
Torsbjørk32021%18%649%23

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20182,469
20192,432
20202,422
20212,413
20222,399
20232,426
20242,454
20252,472
20262,460

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 586,600
median household income after tax
60%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary46%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long5%
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.

1,455 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner76%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house80%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing0%
Other buildings6%
NOK 12,481/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
24sales2025

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.

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

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land1,188.0 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 Meråker, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Meråker, Norway
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Meråker, Norway
Photo: Tatiana Bashinskaya · CC BY 3.0
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